Entries from November 2006

November 15, 2006

UNC looks for first 1-A win against NC State

John Bunting entered the 2006 football season proclaiming his team “the new blue” and also that his team would be competitive in every game . It didn’t take long for fans and analysts to realize that UNC was down right terrible, and that maybe “the new blue” held another meaning.
UNC hasn’t been this bad in [...]

November 15, 2006

ECU-RICE PREVIEW

After coming off an emotional and down right huge win againt Marshall to become bowl eligible for the first time in five years’, the Pirates of East Carolina(6-4) return to action on Saturday to play Rice(5-5) in Texas.
Many thought coming into the season that this would be an easy win for ECU, but alot is [...]

November 14, 2006

NFL Week 10 Reflections

The Colts are 9-0 after beating Buffalo 17-16. They become the first team in NFL history to start back to back seasons 9-0. Who would have thought they would be this good after losing key defensive players, as well as arguably a top 5 back in Edgerrin James? 10-0 will likely be hard to get [...]

November 13, 2006

What the Butch hire does for State,Duke

Butch Davis is the next head coach at UNC. One would think that both Ted Roof and Chuck Amato are both on the hot seat. Not so fast,however. According to NC State Athletic Director Lee Fowler, Amato is safe no matter what happens the rest of the seasom.
In my opinion, this is a major [...]

November 13, 2006

It’s a Done Deal

In what has to be the biggest news for UNC football in quite some time, Butch Davis has been named head coach for the Tar Heels. Davis will immediately take over the recently fired John Bunting after the season’s end at Duke.
Davis was 51-20 as the Miami Hurricanes’ coach from 1995-00, then [...]