Duke coach David Cutcliffe said it's tough not having scouting film on the first three opponents, but the team has "got to be mentally tougher"
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00:00 They played a lot more zone, played a little differently than what we
00:04 anticipated, they really kind of put two bullets into him a lot.
00:08 At times even playing zone, they made his releases difficult.
00:13 They did a good job.
00:15 But when they're doing or spending that much time somewhere,
00:17 you gotta be productive otherwise.
00:20 So tough day, it happens.
00:22 You don't have a game going into this game to study.
00:27 So that's hard on the players and we're gonna face the same thing next week.
00:32 We gotta be mentally tougher than that.
00:34 So we've gotta go in with a great plan and it's gotta be about Duke.
00:39 It's not about BC, it's not about Virginia.
00:41 We gotta trust who we are and what we do.
00:44 Well, we had the same thing a week ago and
00:47 to finish drives, we've gotta put our playmakers in position.
00:52 The first thing you look at is what kind of position are you putting your
00:55 playmakers?
00:56 When the field gets smaller, it's almost like playing playground or
00:59 backyard football.
01:00 You gotta make sure that you get your best playmakers in a position to score
01:04 touchdowns.
01:06 If you can't run it in, the field's smaller,
01:09 you gotta really have some quality opportunities in the passing game.
01:13 And we didn't get those done.
01:15 And of course, when you turn it over, doesn't matter what you call.
01:19 And we've gotta do a better job of finishing drives by taking care of the ball
01:24 and by putting our people in position to score touchdowns.