Saturday is a referendum on our program

Dec 5, 2024, 10:48 AM

Forget how we got here, or whether or not you think we deserve it. This is where we hoped to be, playing for another ACC Championship and a spot in the playoffs.

This used to be our sanctuary. Championship football. Peaking at just the right time and playing our best when it mattered most.

This game is a referendum on whether or not this is still true. Can Dabo and this staff motivate this team to return to glory and the playoffs?

We have not played our best ball or even consistent ball all year. Now is the time to find out if we even still have that in us. If we do, Dabo and staff will provide the right motivation, have the right gameplan, make the right adjustments, to put us in position. The team will then have to be focused and motivated and execute in a near flawless manner.

I'm thinking we need another performance out of Cade like the last time we found ourselves in this position against UNC in our last ACC Championship game. And, the defense will have to match that intensity and that consistency.

If we do this, I can start to feel better, and think that maybe we have the right stuff to change some things, but still remain a high level program.

If we again fall flat under the bright lights, there is no more words to soothe the reality we have to face going forward.

I'm hoping Saturday night will be our finest hours of the season. Let's make this one count!