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Weddington High quarterback Anthony Boone committed to Duke after taking an unofficial visit to Durham last weekend, coach Phil Williams said. Boone, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound junior, has more than 5,000 career rushing and passing yards. He threw for more than 1,200 yards and rushed for more than 300 yards this season for Weddington, which finished 0-11. Boone was being recruited by N.C. State, Wake Forest, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Illinois, Williams said.

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November 11, 2008  08:19 AM ET

His high school finished 0-11 this year? Should be right at home at Duke.

November 11, 2008  09:23 AM ET

That is laughable...

November 11, 2008  09:24 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

His high school finished 0-11 this year? Should be right at home at Duke.

I am thinking that is a typo and was supposed to say 11-0.

But I was thinking the same thing you were!!!

November 11, 2008  10:43 AM ET

had the opportunity to go see Duke/NC State last weekend. Those facilities at Duke are terrible. They dont even have a Visitors Locker room. The away team meets behind the scoreboard at half time. Wallace Wade High School Stadium - what a joke. The ACC really needs to step in and eliminate Duke from having any home games until they update their facilities.

November 11, 2008  12:45 PM ET

Well it looks like Cutcliffe keeps on rolling.

November 11, 2008  01:05 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

had the opportunity to go see Duke/NC State last weekend. Those facilities at Duke are terrible. They dont even have a Visitors Locker room. The away team meets behind the scoreboard at half time. Wallace Wade High School Stadium - what a joke. The ACC really needs to step in and eliminate Duke from having any home games until they update their facilities.

Don't worry. With Cutcliffe breathing life into this program with a near .500 finish and some key recruits, the boosters will start to write checks for the football program.

November 11, 2008  01:22 PM ET

This is a great get for Duke!!!!!!!! It won't take him long to adjust to going 0-11 in college against better competition. Now this is out of the box thinking on recruiting @ Duke...get all the kids from the 0-11, 1-10, maybe 2-9 high schools so that the Duke FB experience won't be such a shock to their system.

November 11, 2008  01:44 PM ET

I'm a Duke Fan. Unfortunately, the record is correct, and the team went 0-11. Apparently, they graduated a large senior class so they only had four starters returning this year. I'm willing to cut Cutcliffe some slack on this recruit.

As for the facilities, they are the worst in the ACC but are getting better. The Yoh Center is pretty good and opened in 2002. They have more plans to upgrade the facilities. It's just tough since they have such a small alumni base in NC.

November 11, 2008  02:19 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

I am thinking that is a typo and was supposed to say 11-0.

He was on the ESPN 150 watch list and was considering some other respectable schools. Some coaches do better with 2 & 3 star recruits then others do with 4 & 5 star recruits. Charlie Cheeseburger come to mind anyone?

November 11, 2008  03:42 PM ET
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As for the facilities, they are the worst in the ACC but are getting better. The Yoh Center is pretty good and opened in 2002. They have more plans to upgrade the facilities. It's just tough since they have such a small alumni base in NC.

Yeah, but Duke alum are normally a little better off economically than your avg school's alumni.

November 11, 2008  08:54 PM ET

"Yeah, but Duke alum are normally a little better off economically than your avg school's alumni."

Not necessarily. A medical degree from UNC pays just as much as a medical degree from Duke and a sociology degree from Duke pays just as bad as a sociology degree from UNC. Just because the school is expensive doesn't mean the students all come from rich families. Most Duke students I know get massive amounts of financial aid.

November 11, 2008  08:54 PM ET

Does Duke really not have a visitor locker room?

 
November 12, 2008  05:17 PM ET

An obvious attempt to stockpile all of the available talent in NC. Pete Carrol, Urban Meyer and Nick Saban are livid that this one got away. Cutcliffe is on the fast track to creating a dynasty.

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