Vote for Trimane Goddard on ESPN!
The 5th Corner —
A "Quick Hit Post", Trimane Goddard's final play of the game against Miami is one of the four "Pontiac Game Changing Performances". Go and vote for it (link through UNC WP), so that we reward the young man for his great effort on the field. In all the senior safety had a team high eight tackles, two picks and broke up another pass. Goddard also received a coveted "Helmet Sticker" from ESPN college football analyst Mark May Saturday evening. Congratulations to this senior leader of an up and coming team! Here is the interception (found on YouTube, sorry about the background ...
Sifting Through Saturday’s Carnage
The Big Lead —
* ESPN’s already projecting every bowl game matchup, and both guys have Alabama in the title game. This feature, this early, may be lamer that Bracketology in the summer.
* The coolest play of the weekend had to be this UNC steal in the end zone at the buzzer.
* As if Georgia’s loss to Alabama wasn’t bad enough, Knowshon Moreno could miss the Tennessee game with a busted elbow.
* If you’re wondering about Oklahoma falling victim to the letdown (USC)/look-ahead (Wisconsin), the No. 1 Sooners travel to 2-2 Baylor Saturday a week before the Red River Shootout. We just ...
About Last Saturday...
ACC Football Report —
No game summaries and recaps here...just a few themes that emerged from the kooky weekend that was. HOME FIELD DISADVANTAGE? Out of the eight games involving ACC clubs last Saurday, five were won by the visiting team. This is not a new development, as the road squad emerged victorious in the biggest conference games in weeks two through four (Wake at FSU, Georgia Tech at BC, Virginia Tech at UNC), while the visitors have won their fair share of non-conference games as well (USC at Virginia, Wake at Baylor, Northwestern at Duke, UNC at Rutgers, Miami at Texas A&M). What does this all mean? Beats me, other than lousy teams are lousy ...
Goddard wins Game Changing Award
The 5th Corner —
Great news comes out of the official web site regarding last week's Pontiac Game Changing Performance. Senior Trimane Goddard, who had an amazing pick in the end zone against Miami as time was winding down, sealing UNC's 28 to 24 win over Miami, was named the winner on Thursday, during the Pontiac G6 Halftime Report. As a result of this UNC will receive a $5,000 contribution from Pontiac to their general scholarship fund. Also, as one of the 13 weekly "Pontiac Game Changing Performance" winners, Carolina has the opportunity to compete for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year. The ...
