I had the pleasure of watching my Tar Heels in person Sunday night (to wash myself of the stink of defeat on Saturday).
This Tarheelblue article talks about Larry Drew and his breakout performance last night. Go Drew!
Other important stats from the Nevada game:
- Deon Thompson scored a career-high 23 points!
- Ed Davis tallied 16 points and 15 rebounds
- Roy Williams earned his 600th career win - go Roy go!
Also - props to my Gators for knocking off Michigan State and Rutgers this weekend to win the Legends Classic in Atlantic City, NJ. And for the Gator football team finishing the regular season 12-0 with a thwomping of Florida State on Saturday.
Go Gators and Heels!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Steve Carell Talks Gators
Steve Carell, before he was famous, previews the 2001 Orange Bowl. His career started as the co-star in a bunch of FedEx spots. The matchup was between the last Maryland team that was good at football and a Florida team led by QB Rex Grossman (incidently, the last time he was good at football).
It was one of my favorite bowl games of all time.
Congratulations Deon Thompson
Congratulations to Deon Thompson. On a dunk last night against Gardner-Webb - he became the 63rd Tar Heel to score 1,000 points in his career.He came to UNC overweight and slow - but since the departure of diaper dandy Brandon Wright, he's been a solid 2 (going on 3) year starter for a UNC team filled with stars that often stole the spotlight.
But his ability to average 10+ points and 5+ rebounds every game was essential to the Tar Heels national championship last year - and this year he will be counted on to take a central role in a rebuilding squad.
Congratulations Deon Thompson. Rarely do you see such consistent improvement in a player - don't rest on your laurels. We've got a championship to defend!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Ty Lawson Dunk
A lot of people have seen this already - but in case you haven't...
Why didn't he ever do this for the Heels?
Why didn't he ever do this for the Heels?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
UNC - Known for it's Kickers?
Former UNC Kicker Connor Barth was a fan favorite as he gave UNC a stellar kicking game for the past few years.Crazy as it might sound - UNC had a great weekend for it's kickers. Wait - before you yawn and go to CMBlog, hear me out.
As we probably know, Casey Barth was 4-4 kicking field goals and 3-3 on extra points against Miami this weekend (accounting for 15 points). However, his brother, Connor Barth, hit three field goals, all over 50 yards, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 25-23 loss to Miami. Also, former UNC kicker Jeff Reed scored all of the Steelers' points as he was 4-4 on field goals in their 18-12 loss to the Bengals this weekend.
UNC's Kickin' Ass! (Sorry)
Boston College Preview
Kendric Burney had a big game last year, picking off two passes in UNC's 45-24 spanking of Boston College. He also had a big game this past weekend against Miami, picking off three passes, one for a TD, and one for a lateral/fumble which went for a TD - totaling 170 INT return yards - a UNC and ACC single-game record!Success has found UNC football! We're 7-3, and finally .500 in ACC play!
I can't believe we've beaten Virginia Tech, an impressive Duke team, and Miami in consecutive weeks!
But don't be fooled by the moderate hype surrounding this "reborn" UNC team. There's still plenty of flaws - and Boston College is not a football team to be trifled with. They're also 7-3, and they're undefeated at home (which is, of course, where we'll be playing them).
They might have the best offensive line in the ACC - luckily, UNC has one of the best defensive lines in the nation. Add an elite linebacker corps, and I expect UNC to put up a wall against Boston College's impressive running game.
They're freshman QB Dave Shinskie (who's 25 years old after a short career in the baseball minor leagues) is better than expected, but if UNC can force Boston College off schedule and into throwing - perhaps we can notch a few more interceptions (for BC's sake, I hope they don't throw it anywhere near Kendric Burney - that guy is a bawl hawk).
BC is favored by 3 in this game - expect them to carry some significant home field advantage. While I predict UNC wins this game, I wouldn't be surprised by a loss. They've got a solid defense, the loss of 3 of our starting 4 tailbacks is significant. Offensive coordinator John Shoop has done a good job installing some gimmicks to lighten the running load on Ryan Houston, giving Jerhanie Boyd, Johnny White, and Greg Little some carries on end-arounds and even conventional runs. But if Houston can't get some solid yardage on say, 30 or so carries, I'd be worried about the effectiveness of those gimmick runs as defenses get used to seeing them on tape and on the field.
However, don't discount the effectiveness of Casey Barth so far, who has hit 13 straight field goals - especially in a defensive struggle like this game will probably end up being.
My prediction: UNC wins, 24-14.
Go Heels!
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