- NOT AGAIN (May 28)
Duke loses to Johns Hopkins in what some people call the biggest upset in college lacrosse history. After defeating the Blue Jays 17-6 two months earlier, the top-seeded Blue Devils end their season at the hands of Johns Hopkins for the third time in four years.
- NOT SO SWEET (March 30)
The Blue Devils lose in the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season, this time to Texas A&M in Oklahoma City. The loss ends Joanne P. McCallie's first year at the helm and the program's worst season since 1997, as it finished 21-10 with no titles to its name.
- BEST IN THE BUSINESS (May 31)
Former athletic director Joe Alleva might have made the hire of his career in David Cutcliffe. It might have been so good that it boosted him to another job, as Alleva took the same position at Louisiana State in April. After a month-long search, Duke hires Kevin White, the highly respected athletic director from Notre Dame.
- CUT TO THE CHASE (Dec. 15)
Billed as a quarterback guru and offensive mastermind, David Cutcliffe immediately breathes air into an otherwise lifeless football program. The tutor of the last two Super Bowl MVPs helps increase ticket sales, enhance recruiting and promises a bowl-bound Duke team.
- ONE AND DONE... AGAIN (March 22)
A hot start had people hoping for a perfect ACC record, especially after a dismantling of North Carolina on the road Feb. 6. But Duke tumbles hard-failing to reach the ACC tournament final, barely escaping embarrassment with a one-point win over No. 15 Belmont in the first round of the NCAAs only to fall to West Virginia in the second round. It's the second straight year Duke fails to advance past the first weekend.
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