I am a casual follower, but always want to see the Dukes do well.  I've attended a few games when it fits into my schedule, but certainly don't claim to follow the team as some others do on this board; so I wanted to get your opinions as to what the team was missing this season that caused it to fall short of its goal of a Conference Championship.  I know they were just a FG away from the win, but it seemed that all of the ducks were lined up for a victory, that perhaps should not have come down to a late FG, i.e. experienced talented QB, high level award winning running back, a receiving corps that really took off this season, and some highly regarded and experienced defensive stars.  Perhaps CCSU was just a better team; I don't know, but maybe someone can enlighten me as to what happened?
In general,  it seems that the football program is one of the more successful in it's conference, and is in contention for the championship on a regular basis.  The coaches seem to have some good contacts in the DMV, Florida and the South to bring in talented players from those areas.  I just wonder why they aren't able to achieve the goal of winning the Conference Championship more often.