Duke Coastal chances are slim, but still alive. For Duke to win the division, North Carolina has to lose to Miami, Virginia Tech, and NC State. While completely unnatural and counterintuitive for Duke fans, you really want UNC to lose. I know, crazy. The biggest focus at this point is the bowl picture, which is… Read more »
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ACC Gametimes 11/28: The art of scheduling games on TV in 2015
Usually this is the space where we predict the gametimes for the Thanksgiving set of ACC games. That week features a ton of rivalry games: BC/Syracuse NC State/UNC Wake Forest/Duke Virginia Tech/Virginia Florida State/Florida Georgia Tech/Georgia Louisville/Kentucky Clemson/South Carolina Miami/Pittsburgh Coincidentally this week features the ACC battling SEC schools in 4 games. This may actually… Read more »
Where Should UNC be Ranked?
SportsChannel8 was the first to call Clemson the best team in the country, so we’re firing up the hype machine once again to be the first on the #UNC4CFP bandwagon. Let’s look at the criteria generally used for selection into the top four teams picked to compete for the national championship: Play in a power… Read more »
[VIDEO] Headphone Bling: Drake on the Miami-Duke Ref Debacle
We all know Drake likes a winner, and last time we checked the refs are still undefeated–even the suspended ones. It’s no wonder, then, that Drake has taken up the plight of the on-field officials. He even wonders out loud if we’d be better off without replay review of calls.
#DukeUNC4Gameday: What to Root For
Still holding out hope for #DukeUNC4Gameday in Chapel Hill on Saturday November 7th? While it appears to be a pipe dream after Duke/UNC was given a 12/12:30 start time, here are some things you should be rooting for this week to give it a shot: Hope the game starts at 12:30 on ESPN. Not that… Read more »
ACC Bowl Projections: Week 8
Pool 1 Bowls include the Sun, Pinstripe, Belk, and Music City/TaxSlayer Bowls (in no order). Notre Dame can replace any ACC team in the Russell Athletic Bowl, Pool 1, or lower provided the Irish are not more than two games behind the team they’d replace. Should the ACC place a team in the Playoff, the 2nd… Read more »
ACC Bowl Projections: Week 7 – CORRECTION
Pool 1 Bowls include the Sun, Pinstripe, Belk, and Music City/TaxSlayer Bowls (in no order). Notre Dame can replace any ACC team in the Russell Athletic Bowl, Pool 1, or lower provided the Irish are not more than two games behind the team they’d replace. Should the ACC place a team in the Playoff, the… Read more »
College Football Polls: Duke Rises, Pitt Joins, and UNC Waits
The new polls are out with Duke climbing to 21st in the Coaches Poll and 23rd in the AP Poll during the bye week. Clemson still sits grossly underrated at 6th in both polls, but picked up a well-deserved first place vote in the AP. The other big news … 5-1 Pitt makes an appearance… Read more »