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UNC Football Catch-All Thread | Week 10 - UNC @ FSU 3:30 ACCN
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I think the point is this: it would not at all be disappointing for this team to win as many as 9 games considering this team’s level of talent (or lack thereof). But, in the bigger picture, it’s very disappointing that we have to settle and think in such a way.
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Where did I ever say that winning 9 games would be disappointing? Please go find that. I'll wait. I genuinely want to know if I said that, because I am 99.999% certain I did not. And the only reason I'm willing to not say 100% is that I say a lot of stuff on here and nothing is an impossibility.
If you go back and look at what what I *actually* said, it was that 9 wins should be the bare minimum expectation for this team, against this schedule, in year 6 of this coaching regime. Nine wins being the "bare minimum expectation" does not equal nine wins being a disappointment. There is a big difference.
And no, I am not over-ranking the talent on our team and under-ranking the strength of our opponents. I said before the season and I stand by it now, that 10 of the 12 football head coaches on our schedule would trade their rosters for ours before you even finished asking them the question.
Which is the point I've tried to make over and over.
There is a difference between dreams and reality.
This team, the one that is wearing light blue every week this season, is the one I would be excited about winning nine games. Should that be a huge accomplishment in 13-season games in the 6th year of a HoF coach? No. But that is the reality of this year.
Do they have to trade the QB position, too?
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I assume you've watched Malik Murphy, Eli Holstein, DJ Uiagalelei, Hank Bachmeier, and Grayson McCall play ball this season, yeah?
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The final score looks a lot better than it really was.
Yes, he actually blocked two Central defenders at same time to create the hole.
Minnesota will not be one of the three worst teams on our schedule.
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Nccu offense was never the issue. 167 yards. It was can the unc offense do anything. Just two years ago we were giving up 61 to app and 28 to ga southern. 500 yards on defense. Improvements tremendous on defense with young players everywhere.
It's the UNC curse. Good offense means bad defense. Good defense means bad offense.
Minnesota beat Nevada and Rhode Island by a combined score of 75-0. We beat Charlotte and NCCU 83-30. If we are better than Minnesota, it ain't by much.
That was not my point. I was responding to cal who said we had played the three easiest teams on schedule. Minnesota is better than several teams we have yet to play. Certainly didn't say we are much better than Minnesota. We did best them by 2.
They were predicted to finish 15 out of 18 in the Big 10 and that was before Indiana and Michigan State looked good. There is a decent shot they finish around UCLA and Purdue at the bottom of the league.
Maybe JMU or Wake is worse, but it is close.
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Three Keys to JMU Football’s Game vs. North Carolina
The Dukes are a 10-point underdog to the Tar Heels, but JMU can pull the upset if it's able to slow down UNC's dynamic running game.
jmusportsnews.com
"... Saturday’s road game against North Carolina (3-0), which kicks off at noon on the ACC Network, is a major test. Still, JMU is only a 10-point underdog and should have a chance to beat the Tar Heels, if it executes well.
Here’s a look at three keys to JMU’s lone meeting with a Power Four team this fall. ..."