“I didn’t love our team until tonight”. This is the 30th anniversary season of Len Bias’ 35-point performance for Maryland in an overtime victory against the then-No.
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So if Maryland wasn’t really missed right away, that had a lot to do with Maryland and a lot to do with Louisville and a lot to do with a growing comfort level in college sports with teams moving from conference to conference.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has been tasked with stopping North Carolina’s prolific offense ahead of Saturday’s ACC championship game.
Long story short, I’ve been counting down to this game for months.
Paige will make one very quiet, personal statement in response to the scandal by donning a Carolina blue cap and gown, nearly certainly on May, 8, 2016 at UNC’s Kenan Memorial Stadium, and accepting a degree in journalism and history from UNC-Chapel Hill.
“We go through our regular routine, I get some shots up, look at my clock and I’ve still got, like, five hours before the game”, Paige said.
14 Georgia Tech (3-9, 1-7 ACC): The Yellow Jackets may have been right there with BC if not for a freaky blocked field goal that was returned for a TD on the final play of the game against FSU.
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Maryland. So it will be interesting to see how Paige fits into this game. Williams said. “That’s a great defense”. He’ll facilitate and be a second or third option. If he plays well, it’s a huge advantage for UNC. KenPom had them ranked in the top 20 in adjusted tempo in both 2013 and 2014.
UNC has been starting Thoe Pinson and Joel Berry in the backcourt. They are only the fourth team in program history and first since 1997 to win 11 games. He has yet to get hot from three so far this season but he has still made a big impact through six games. Perhaps the only question when it ended was this: Was it as good a return as Paige had envisioned?
As a resident of North Carolina, I know first hand how weird it feels to still be talking about meaningful college football heading into December.
Maryland comes into this game undefeated but they have had their share of close calls.
“I felt better than I thought I would”, Paige said. If Jake Layman has more rebounds than shot attempts, the Terps should be in good shape. He received a standing ovation, a fitting reward for a returning All-American candidate who showed no signs of rust. Williams has passed for 17 touchdowns and run for 10 scores during the 11-game winning streak, and on Monday was named to the All-ACC second team.
UNC got a very important win over a non-conference top five team. Though they slipped as they neared halftime, the Tar Heels were aggressive defensively in forcing turnovers, allowing them to get into their bread and butter of running in transition. Trimble will need to outperform Paige, and someone in the middle will need to step up alongside Carter in the trenches against Meeks and Johnson.
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When you go into enemy territory against a top-10, and a possible No. 1 seed tourney seed, work your way back from a 13-point deficit, and lose because the home team shoots the ball almost 70 percent from beyond the arc, it is okay.
