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Legend [16629]
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What's with the love for the Tar Heels in FB this year?
Mar 24, 2014, 2:56 PM
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I get that they are possibly a team on the rise, but seems like lots of morons (well, maybe that answers my question right there) like SECSPN's Schlabach are quick to confidently rank them ahead of us going into this fall.
I guess my question is did I miss something? They got embarrassed by East Carolina at home. And the only reason they ended the regular season on a 5-game win streak is because the competition, frankly, was laughable. Oh, yeah, and they beat a mediocre team Cincy team in a bowl.
I just don't see them anywhere even remotely close to us in terms of talent or experience on either side of the ball.
So, what am I missing?
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All-In [26968]
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Anti-Clemson bias pervades our very existence.***
Mar 24, 2014, 2:58 PM
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CU Medallion [18202]
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What does that even mean?***
Mar 24, 2014, 4:03 PM
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Orange Blooded [2253]
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Means he likes acting like a jerk !! *****
Mar 24, 2014, 6:20 PM
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All-TigerNet [11161]
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Pandering for a preseason ranking.
Mar 24, 2014, 2:59 PM
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They know their division is hot garbage and feel like they have a chance at winning it.
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Valley Protector [1422]
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Several SC AAAA teams
Mar 24, 2014, 3:39 PM
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would be in contention for the Coastal Division title. That entire division is a pile of hot garbage.
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Orange Blooded [4787]
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their basketball team sucked, they had to pump something!***
Mar 24, 2014, 3:01 PM
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Hall of Famer [24440]
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their young QB looked good down the stretch. if they had
Mar 24, 2014, 3:03 PM
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made the switch from rennet earlier in the year, their record may have reflected it.
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Legend [16629]
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Yeah, maybe
Mar 24, 2014, 3:05 PM
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but that's speculation and in no way, it seems to me, would warrant them being ranked ahead of us.
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Hall of Famer [24440]
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IMO, it's not about how improved they are, although they
Mar 24, 2014, 3:08 PM
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will be improved...it's about how far we're going to slide.
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Valley Protector [1422]
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Or their rookie QB looked good
Mar 24, 2014, 3:48 PM
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because the level of competition took a nosedive after game #6. A 3 win team (NC State), two 7 win teams (Pitt and BC) an 8 win FCS team (ODU), and a bowl win over a 9 win Cincy team who beat nobody last year and lost to both USF and Illinois. That's a big reason why UNC looked so formidable when Williams took over.
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All-TigerNet [11161]
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Do they even go to class, bro?***
Mar 24, 2014, 3:04 PM
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Legend [16629]
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Haha true, since they don't have class
Mar 24, 2014, 3:06 PM
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I guess they'll have so much more time to practice!
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They almost beat Duke last year***
Mar 24, 2014, 3:20 PM
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Orange Blooded [2507]
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No clue. Their D is garbage and their O isn't great
Mar 24, 2014, 3:21 PM
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with our front 7 I expect to stone wall their offense this year and by that point in the season our O should have gelled well enough to exploit their porous defense.
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CU Medallion [20940]
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Recruiting and end-of-yr win streak. Embrace it.
Mar 24, 2014, 3:55 PM
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We need other ACC teams to pull their weight and provide some semblance of competition. Of course, we will smack them down hard.
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All-TigerNet [14488]
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Their QB is pretty good
Mar 24, 2014, 3:55 PM
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but other than that, they got nothin
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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against easy competition***
Mar 24, 2014, 6:17 PM
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All-Conference [418]
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Re: against easy competition***
Mar 24, 2014, 8:46 PM
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I think miami Georgia tech va tech were better competition than most teams in the Atlantic such as wake forest bc nc state and Syracuse. And Pitt was better too I think. Fla state way above the rest of course.
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Re: What's with the love for the Tar Heels in FB this year?
Mar 24, 2014, 4:01 PM
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the media does this. Remember those are the same jokers who told you how great Logan Thomas was going to be year after year. So listen at your own peril
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Oculus Spirit [39429]
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Preseason CFB rankings
Mar 24, 2014, 4:17 PM
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are to actual importance AS Sackerlina football is to actual accomplishment.
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National Champion [7765]
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Stronger Foundations Are Emerging For UNC ----
Mar 24, 2014, 5:05 PM
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Elijah Hood and TJ Logan will provide a decent run attack...decent wide-outs...decent quarterback not sure about their O-line and defense but everything could go in a good direction for them since they have another year in Fedora's system.Just will have to be sure that they are outscored
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Orange Blooded [2762]
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Getting a degree is easier than ever at unc?***
Mar 24, 2014, 6:19 PM
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Enthusiast [103]
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Re: What's with the love for the Tar Heels in FB this year?
Mar 24, 2014, 7:02 PM
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I must be missing something as well. I know they are putting some pieces together.. Hood should be a beast, but I don't understand the love. I think Fedora is a pretty smart coach, but I think they are still a few years away from "arriving." That is...if they ever arrive.
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Virtuoso [656]
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Just boosts our SOS, Hype em up all you want
Mar 24, 2014, 8:57 PM
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The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
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