Twitter quick to remind Duke it’s a basketball school after loss to Charlotte
By Mark Powell
The Charlotte 49ers defeated the Duke Blue Devils on Friday night, a surprising result that more of us really should’ve seen coming.
David Cutcliffe making Duke relevant again, at one point or another, ought to be enough to make the College Football Hall of Fame.
Duke is a basketball school through and through, and by no means will that ever change. Losing to your non-Power 5 conference neighbor, however, is a new low the Blue Devils achieved on Friday.
A back-and-forth display saw the 49ers come out on top thanks to a late touchdown and a defensive stop when they needed it the most.
Duke Blue Devils: Twitter quick to point out they’re a football school
Will Healy picked up the 49ers first ever win over a Power 5 program. It’s a victory that deserves to be celebrated, even if it did come against the lowest tier of ACC competition.
Charlotte fans that made the quick trip over to Durham stormed the field to celebrate, as did the players. It was well-deserved.
For the first time in program history @CharlotteFTBL beats a Power 5 opponent!
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) September 4, 2021
It is certainly CLUB LIT! pic.twitter.com/T2xPnmrtob
Social media roasted Duke after the loss.
getting duke football to the point where anyone cries about beating them should be the first item on david cutcliffe's application for the hall of fame.
— bomani (@bomani_jones) September 4, 2021
i know there aren't applications, but for real.
✅ Beat Duke
— UNC Charlotte (@unccharlotte) September 4, 2021
Duke, most embarrassing loss by a team from North Carolina today
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 4, 2021
Charlotte 49ers beat Duke and earn their first win vs. a Power Five team in program history 😨
— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) September 4, 2021
(via @SteveReedAP)pic.twitter.com/j27sG3Y5e2
Beating Duke as a regular school always calls for a field or court storming. You can’t pass up the chance to celebrate beating the consultants who are gonna lay you off six years from now
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) September 4, 2021
Duke Football is having a TOUGH nightpic.twitter.com/OzKXTt2GPx
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/HankF330ToGo/status/1433999630178656256
There were more where that came from.
Should the Blue Devils not improve by ACC play, they could be in for a rude awakening.
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