The Alphabet: ACCidents Will Happen
The Sporting Blog —
... G is for GPS. The purchase of one might be a stellar idea for the pilots and parachutists who jumped into Wallace Wade stadium and landed on the 35 yard line with the game ball for McNeese State/UNC. Note that important detail: Wallace Wade Stadium is where Duke plays, and both they and James Madison were surprised to see random men parachuting onto a field many miles off course. I’m just as relieved for the parachutists’ sake that this was Duke, and not Tennessee or South Carolina. Can you say Red Dawn scenario? I can. ...
An Alphabetic Look At Saturday's Games
The Sporting Blog —
... G is for GPS. The purchase of one might be a stellar idea for the pilots and parachutists who jumped into Wallace Wade stadium and landed on the 35 yard line with the game ball for McNeese State/UNC. Note that important detail: Wallace Wade Stadium is where Duke plays, and both they and James Madison were surprised to see random men parachuting onto a field many miles off course. I’m just as relieved for the parachutists’ sake that this was Duke, and not Tennessee or South Carolina. Can you say Red Dawn scenario? I can. ...
An Open Letter To My Irish Brethren After A Promising Week One
Rakes Of Mallow —
... North Carolina barely prevailed over the visiting McNeese State Tigers, triumphing 35-27. Butch Davis' team is young, so these hiccups are to be expected, but that's a little close for comfort against an opponent they should have been scorching. Senior Brandon Tate was the trump card, scoring on both a punt return and reception, then tossing in 106 yards rushing on three carries. Perhaps most embarrassing for the Heels was the fact they turned their preseason festivities into a story that looks like it belongs in The Onion. After all of ...
Excuse Me...Could You Give Me a Ride to Keenan Stadium?
Play is Under Review —
... Quick story, if you haven't seen it. Two parachuters scheduled to bring the game ball for the North Carolina game, landed 8 miles away in Duke's stadium an hour before their kickoff. ...
The Cynic's Guide to College Football: Week 1
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
... I think we all knew that the ACC was in for a down year this year, but I don’t think anyone expected it to get this bad, this soon. The defending conference champs losing to ECU. NC State getting blanked by Steve Spurrier. Clemson, the favorites to win the conference this year, showing they are clearly not ready for prime time with a beatdown at the hands of the Crimson Tide. Things got so bad, the pre-game parachutists couldn’t tell a difference between North Carolina (supposedly an up-and-comer this year) and Duke football. Let’s put it another way—what was the ...
