collegegameballs.com - 8/26/2008
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UNC is coming off a 4-8 season where their marquee win was against the 1-11 Duke intramural squad. However, the Tar Heels are the trendy pick to win ACC Coastal division because of some very close losses. As a Hokie I’ve become caught up in figuring out whether or not they are the real deal. The three reasons why I think UNC will go from 4-8 to 8-4 (or better) are: a lot of ...
ACC Weekly Awards: Tate and Wilson Honored —
Tar Heel Fan
Brandon Tate was recognized as the ACC Specialist of the Week which seems rather pedestrian description of the senior being the difference on Saturday. Tate recorded 397 total yards which shatter the UNC record set by Derrick Fenner in 1986 and come within a shoe string tackle of breaking the ACC mark.
Defensive lineman EJ Wilson share Defensive Lineman of the Week honors with GT’s ...
Dear Aerial Adventures —
Tar Heel Fan
It is my understanding that you were contracted by UNC to deliver the game ball for kickoff Saturday night at Kenan Stadium and mistakenly ended up landing at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham instead. In an effort to avoid a similar mistake in the future allow me to offer these handy satellite photos of the two stadiums available for free on Google should you feel the need to do your homework ...
UNC 35 McNeese St 27 —
Tar Heel Fan
Alrighty then….
There is a double edged sword when it comes to playing I-AA teams. If you blow them off the face of the earth then it is a grain of salt moment because it was a I-AA team. If you struggle ending up in a nip and tuck affair, then you suck because it was a I-AA team. Over the next few days, UNC will find themselves victim of the latter and honestly that is not ...
McNeese St. vs UNC: The Final Thoughts —
The 5th Corner
As the game is about to begin I give you my "Final Thoughts" on it. Just like the "First Thoughts" I did at the beginning of the week, these too are random and just off the top of my head as I think about the game. These thoughts are just what I feel as the game is about to begin, nothing more and nothing less. First thought: What UNC player is going to be the most talked about after this ...
Odds and Ends: Calm Before The Storm Edition —
Tar Heel Fan
Andy Roddick’s girlfriend, Brooklyn Decker has great taste when it comes to hats .
LSU has moved the kickoff with their game against Appalachain State to 10 AM CDT to get ahead of TS/Hurricane Gustav. Apparently the decision was made by former Duke and current LSU AD Joe Alleva. Just to be clear: Handling false rape allegations against lacrosse players? Sucks. Handling incoming ...
UNC vs McNeese St. —
Tar Heel Fan
Where: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
When: Saturday, August 30th, 6:00 PM
TV: NONE Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network
Records: UNC 0-0, MSU 0-0
Butch Davis: Year #2
McNeese State comes in having finished 11-0 during the regular season in 2007 and by all accounts is a good football team on the I-AA level. UNC opens the season with as much hype and anticipation surrounding any season ...
UNC Injury Report For McNeese State —
Tar Heel Fan
Via ESPN ACC Blog :
UNC
WR Cooter Arnold, ankle, doubtful
DB Charles Brown, ankle, questionable
LB Linwan Euwell, knee, doubtful
DB LeCount Fantroy, hand, questionable
DB Johnny White, thigh, questionable
Charles Brown is the only key player on the list here and his injury has been publicized for some time. Brown was a starter for most of last season so getting him back would be ...
UNC 125-1 Odds To Win The BCS —
Tar Heel Fan
So….you are saying there’s a chance!
Virgina Tech leads the ACC at 20-1 because the lack of any known commodities at WR and RB apparently garner you better odds.
Boring Training Camp Set to End; Fans Rejoice —
Tar Heel Fan
Maybe it was the fact I was neck deep in work both at home and the office but this training camp for college football has been rather boring. From the Tar Heel fan perspective there were no brewing personnel decisions to be made. That tends to be the case when the QB slot has been decided ahead of time. UNC returned 17 starters which left only a handful positions to be decided. So deep ...
Obligatory “Who Is The Real Carolina?” Post —
Tar Heel Fan
One per season.
Ivan Maisel brought it up in his column at ESPN.com and yes the debate continues to be dumber than a box of rocks if for no other reason than the fact UNC was here first:
So when you think of Carolina, do you think of the Tar Heels or the Gamecocks? The debate over the identity of the real Carolina continues this fall on the cover of the football team’s media ...
THF On ACC Nation Podcast —
Tar Heel Fan
The guys over at ACC Nation were kind enough to include me in their weekly podcast. We talked UNC football and I made some not so bold predictions about the coming week of ACC action mainly because almost everyone is playing a I-AA school. Be sure to check it out .
2008 UNC Football Preview —
Tar Heel Fan
Great expectations.
I will go on record up front as saying that the level of hype given UNC for this season is a tad much. What is ironic about that hype is the media in general loves to refer to UNC’s 4-8 season in 2007 on their way to declaring them a dark horse to win the ACC Coastal Division. The question is, if a bevy of experts say UNC is a dark horse and assigns high ...
UNC Releases Depth Chart —
Tar Heel Fan
Nothing that shocks the world unless you want to count Mike Paulus being slotted 3rd at QB. That’s right, should TJ Yates’ shoulder explode then Cam Sexton will be the guy. Could be worse…could be Joe Dailey. Given all the hype surrounding Paulus when he came in one has to think that perhaps his attitude is playing a part in his position on the chart or perhaps he is ...
