Naturally, when the Pack finally gets a coveted Saturday night home game…all the good TV matchups are late starts (Alabama at Georgia being the highlight). I suppose UNC/Miami is somewhat interesting, in that a loss would almost surely knock the Holes out of Coastal Division contention. And a loss really should be the end result – but keep your fingers crossed.
Duke is a full touchdown favorite against an ACC foe (Virginia) today. How long has it been since you could say that? The Cavs really, really suck. So, naturally, they are not on NC State’s schedule this year just as Duke has not been on the Wolfpack’s schedule the last four years.
The “Observers” had good ‘observations’ in today’s papers:
* ACC bounces back: The ACC is gaining momentum after a disastrous opening weekend. Wins against East Carolina, Mississippi State and Texas A&M helped the ACC’s stature climb while the Pac-10 plummeted. Entering this week, the ACC ranked fourth among BCS conferences behind the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 at realtimerpi.com.
* Refereeing stellar: We’re one-third of the way, and the ACC hasn’t had an officiating controversy yet. The refs usually only get mentioned when there’s a complaint. Let’s give them credit.
* ‘This ain’t intramurals, brother’: Colorado is 3-0 and coming off a big win against West Virginia under coach Dan Hawkins, who’s famous for his rant urging malcontents to play intramurals. The Buffaloes will be formidable for a Florida State team that looked awful on offense in a 12-3 loss to Wake Forest.
* Rivalries cooling?: Michael Jordan Nissan is advertising on Tom O’Brien’s N.C. State coach’s show. What’s happening to the rivalries? Next thing you know, the Tar Heel Radio Network will be running Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Sports Medicine ads.
SFN always promotes that Wolfpack fans need to ‘get out there’ and experience other schools – as it relates to both athletics and general campus experiences – as often and as much as possible. In the following video about Georgia you get to hear about Vince Dooley boning some hot chick. You also learn that Georgia has 65 bars around campus. I don’t think all of Raleigh has 65 bars.
