Category: Duke Alumni

Put simply, Dave Brown is one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play at Duke. While he only started for about two full seasons, Dave made an impact on the field and in the record books. He stepped in during a crucial stretch of the 1989 season and made the most of the opportunity. Dave had a 10 year NFL career with the Giants and Cardinals after his time in Durham and is now in private equity. Dave was kind enough to take some time out of a Saturday to talk about his time as a Blue Devil, the 1989 season, Coaches Spurrier and Wilson, his NFL career, including a very interesting story about how he got drafted, and his son who is a great lacrosse player who committed to Maryland.

We hope you enjoy this talk – it was a good time. Go Duke!

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We all remember Anthony Nash from the big plays he made as a wide receiver at Duke. Anthony was kind enough to stop by and talk about playing football in Durham, his time in the NFL and his work as a physical therapist. We talked a lot of “What If” moments such as the entire 2016 season and, of course, Miami.

As promised, here’s Anthony making a big play against the Irish.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=L9wdmpy96ow%3Fstart%3D77

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Jake Bobo, now of the UCLA Bruins and formerly of the Duke Blue Devils, took some time out of a Thursday evening to talk about the transfer portal, why he decided to go to UCLA and his time in Durham. We also discuss how, after more than two years, I’m finally back to trying jury trials. COVID-19 really put a hold on jury trials and it’s nice to be back at it.

This was a good talk about a hard-nosed player that we all enjoyed watching over these last four seasons. Thanks, Jake, for stopping by and best of luck next season!

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2021 starting quarterback and team captain Gunnar Holmberg took some time to talk about what brought him to Durham, the benefits of a Duke education and his time as a Blue Devil.

Gunnar is a great quarterback with a bright future. He hope you enjoy this interview with the second Holmberg to come on the podcast.

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Former Duke offensive lineman Joey Finison took some time out of a Saturday to come on the podcast and give an in-depth talk on his time as a Blue Devil, the state of the program today and David Cutcliffe’s legacy in Durham.

This was a great talk about the state of college football overall and, in particular, the Duke program. We learn a lot about the coaching staff and get a real in-depth look at the Blue Devils. Coach Latina told me that the OL gives the best interviews and this one won’t disappoint.

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Dr. Randy Cuthbert is the greatest Duke running back in my lifetime. He was part of the magical 1989 season that ended in a ACC Championship (shared with Virginia) and played in the NFL with the Steelers. Dr. Cuthbert took some time out of a Saturday to talk about his career in education, his time as a football coach, how to approach concussions in football and, of course, Duke football.

Now as you listen to the podcast, you’ll probably wonder why it took so long to get to one of the greatest moments in Duke football history which is pictured below

I have to apologize for that oversight. We spent a lot of time talking about the win against Clemson and how it started the Blue Devils on a run to the title and I guess I got distracted. But I appreciate Dr. Cuthbert getting back on the call to finish up the interview. He shares a great story or two about that great win.

We also discuss one of the greatest touchdowns in Duke history which came in the 1989 game against Clemson. I’ve skipped it ahead to about 1 hour and 30 minutes in so you can see Cuthbert cap the drive that got the Blue Devils back into the game and started them on their path to the ACC crown

Go Duke!

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If you’re my age or older, you know who Robert Brickey is.

If you’re a youngster, you missed out. Robert Brickey was a great player at Duke who was a lot of fun to watch.

https://youtu.be/oqAZZSqM-Io

Turns out that Robert Brickey isn’t just a former Blue Devil basketball player, he’s also a Duke football fan. Robert was kind enough to take some time out of a Thursday evening to talk about basketball, the legacy of his jersey number, number 21, finances, life and football. This was a fun talk with a great Blue Devil. I know you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

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Ryan Wolitzer of The Wolitzer Group stopped by last week to talk about NIL and his work advising athletes through the NIL process.

Ryan played football at Duke from 2016 to 2019. Since graduating, he’s landed in the field of NIL advising athletes through the process and helping them operate in this new environment. He’s got some pretty impressive clients and a bright future ahead of him.

We also discuss my ongoing desire to have our show sponsored by Karhu. That company makes the absolute best shoes you will ever find. Seriously, Karhu, let’s talk!

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We close out Season One with a BANG!

Former Duke captain Koby Quansah stopped by to talk about his time as a Blue Devil, the “What if” seasons that are 2016 and 2018, two great bowl wins and how COVID-19 has affected the draft and and free agency process. I had a lot of fun talking to Koby and getting to know more about a guy who always made an impact on the field. This was a great discussion with a Duke legend. I know you’ll like it.

We also talked about the Jump Pass. You’ve been warned.

We also give a shout-out to Ryan Wolitzer of the Wolitzer Group who runs a consulting group for NIL issues. Best of luck on a great career, Ryan!

Thanks to all you guys for listening. We couldn’t do this without an audience.

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Former captain and defensive lineman Mike Ramsay took some time from his Saturday morning to talk to us about his current life, his college and pro football career and the start of his fiancé’s legal career. One fun fact – he played for the Orlando Apollos and Coach Spurrier!

Mike played at Duke from 2013-2017 and experienced a lot of great moments in Blue Devils football history. We covered those along with the injury-riddled 2016 season and the up-and-down 2017 season. And before you ask, yes, we talked about Miami. You’ve been warned.

Beyond the football talk, we had an interesting discussion about financial literacy, the social issues that are tied into our education system and we get into one of the most informative history podcasts ever, the Revolutions Podcast series on The Haitian Revolution. If you’re not interested in this discussion, just skip over 8:53-17:12. I enjoyed our talk, but understand that some of you may be here for just the football. If you don’t want to listen, that’s fine – skip past it. Don’t blow me up with negative emails, Twitter mentions and the like.

Going back to Haiti’s revolution, the first episode can be found here. I can’t recommend this series, and the entire Revolutions Podcast, enough. Mike Duncan is a great podcaster – start listening to him if you haven’t already.

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