Carolina has not scored a TD in the fourth quarter of its last 5 games against power conference teams.

Omarion scored on a 3-yard run with 7:03 left in the loss at Clemson last year. Since then, UNC has played 82:03 in the fourth quarters of games against power conference teams without crossing the goal line.

From The ACC.......


Week 7 - ACC Football Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon ET

#10 Clemson at Wake Forest
Series: Clemson leads series, 71-17-1
Last meeting: Clemson, 17-12 (2023)
ESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955

Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon ET
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Series: Georgia Tech leads series, 33-22-3
Last meeting: Georgia Tech, 46-42 (2023)
The CW: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 162 / SiriusXM 194 / SiriusXM 380
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956 / SiriusXM 970

Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
Stanford at #11 Notre Dame
Series: Notre Dame leads series, 23-14
Last meeting: Notre Dame, 56-23 (2023)
NBC & Peacock: Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129


Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
California at #22 Pitt
Series: Pitt leads series, 3-2
Last meeting: Cal, 30-15 (1966)
ESPN: Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955

Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
(RV) Louisville at Virginia
Series: Louisville leads series, 7-5
Last meeting: Louisville, 31-24 (2023)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 162 / SiriusXM 194 / SiriusXM 385
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956 / SiriusXM 975

Saturday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. ET
(RV) Syracuse at NC State
Series: NC State leads series, 13-3
Last meeting: Syracuse, 24-9 (2022)
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955


ACC NOTES

Undefeated Starts in 2024

• Two of the remaining 12 undefeated teams in all of FBS hail from the ACC - Miami (6-0) and Pitt (5-0).
• The Miami Hurricanes are 6-0 for the first time since 2017. Under head coach Mark Richt, the Canes started the season at 10-0 went 10-3 that season and reached the ACC Football Championship Game, falling to No. 1 Clemson 38-3.
• The Pitt Panthers are 5-0 to start a season for the first time since 1991. The Panthers completed an undefeated non-conference slate for the first time in program history, going 4-0 this season.

Miami Hurricanes One of Two Bowl-Eligible Teams

• Miami is one of only two teams in all of FBS football to be bowl-eligible after Week 6 of the 2024 season.
• The Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers out of the Big Ten are the only teams that are 6-0 after Week 6 of the season.

Dabo Passes Bowden

• With Clemson’s 29-13 ACC road win at Florida State on Saturday, October 5, Tigers’ head coach Dabo Swinney made ACC history with his 174th win.
• Clemson’s Swinney surpassed the legendary Bobby Bowden (173) for the most career head coaching victories while leading an ACC program with 174.
• Ironically, Swinney accomplished the feat against Coach Bowden’s old team of Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, on the very field named after the Hall of Fame coach.
• Swinney and Bowden are the only head coaches to lead an ACC program to 150 wins or more in the conference’s 72-year history.

Four Teams Ranked in the Latest AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls

• The ACC had four teams ranked in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 Poll (October 6) - Miami (No. 6), Clemson (No. 10), Pitt (No. 22) and SMU (No. 25).
• The same four ACC teams were ranked in the most recent top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll (October 6) - Miami (No. 6), Clemson (No. 11), Pitt (No. 24) and SMU (No. 25).
• Three other ACC teams received votes in either of the top 25 national polls – Syracuse, Louisville and Virginia.

Conference Play Highlights Week 7

• After eight conference games last week in Week 6, five of the ACC’s six games in Week 7 are conference contests.
• Two of the four top-25 ranked teams will be in conference play this week, as No. 10 Clemson will play at Wake Forest (noon ET, ESPN) and No. 22 Pitt will host Cal (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Close Games Continue in ACC Play

• he ACC has been known for close games each year throughout conference play the last few years. Before the start of this season, the ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23).
• The 73 one-touchdown score games came over 168 total conference games during the three years, a mark of 43.5 percent.
• The trend has continued this season in 2024, as 10 of the 20 ACC league games to date have been decided by less than eight points.

ACC in Non-Conference Play

• Through Week 6 of the 2024 college football season, the ACC is 41-13 overall in non-conference play. The 41 non-conference wins are the second-most among all FBS conferences.
• Overall, the ACC has eight non-conference wins versus fellow Power 4 conference foes.
• The ACC has recorded five non-conference wins over the other Power 4 conferences on the road.

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When you think North Carolina you think Jordan’s game winner. Vince Carter throwing down dunks. Phil Ford holding up four corners. you think of greatness on the basketball court and rightfully so. No other basketball team has won a national title in each of the last four decades 82,93,05,09,17. I think if the dominance from 05-09 should have won 3 titles in that span but I digress. There are many football diehards. Anyone reading this is probably one of them. I want to just stress my opinion (for what it’s worth) on game day experience and expectations



Well before I dive deep into the rabbit hole of North Carolina football let me give a little back ground on myself when it comes to big time football and game day experiences.



I like many could not afford going to UNC. I had the grades (4.0) but I didn’t want the student debt. I chose to go to a great school the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga yea weee Terrell Owens went. Yes I believe he could make a NFL roster right now. He’s just a freak of nature. During my time there we had great football teams. They were in the Socon and when I was there they won the conference 2 years in a row. They had a lot of talent even some NFL talent like Buster Skrine that played in the NFL for a decade. They had others make rosters and stick around for a while. When UTC won the socon. They let classes out early one Friday to celebrate campus wide. They had the cheerleaders handing out cake slices in UTC colors the football team celebrating and the coaches gave speeches to the students about the need to support the team during their run in the playoffs. The next season they had their first Thursday night game and they made sure students had a huge lot to tailgate. It was fun and UTC was good. I was friends with a lot of the players and they enjoyed the culture and most importantly they were winning and fans showed up. Yes this is FCS level football but still every high school football player in the area wanted to go to UTK (the orange school up the road) or UTC. Things were great and they have maintained a culture except for a few down years.



Let’s talk about North Carolina Football now. The first game I went to was the hurricane game. Horrible I won’t go there. However I make it out to a at least a game a year. I live 6.5 hours away but it’s always fun for me and my family. When I do go to the games if I didn’t have a group of friends I tailgate with it would be difficult to enjoy. There is not much tailgating culture around campus. It’s like most college towns not a lot of parking and tough luck if you can’t get up here and get a spot. Now for me being an out of town fan I will go enjoy Franklin street and go to my favorite places I’ve become good friends with some of the owners. I have even donated UNC memorabilia to one restaurant. It’s a lot of fun but the tail gating culture (not the fans) but the entire structure of UNC seems to not want to have this kind of culture for football. There are some good places to tailgate the Friday center and some other lots the boyles lot by the Dean dome is good but there aren’t many other than those. Look at other schools their tailgating culture is outstanding. UTK not far from me has it like a well oiled machine. I’m related to a UTK legend by marriage (he will not be named) and he tail hates with the fans and he would rather be in the stands other than his luxury box the boosters provide for him. It’s just different up there.



Now let’s get to the game I’m not talking about the product on the field that’s later in the post. Chapel hill is the most beautiful college campus in America. Yes I am biased but the walk to kenan is amazing. In kenan you can see it’s a bit dated. The seats aren’t as comfortable as they should be. The stadium can’t hold as many it’s about 55k or so if I remember correctly. The bathroom situation is pretty bad. Another thing too that’s a gripe of mine is the food situation. Why on earth do they not have local restaurants and venders at every concession stand. I can get hunt brothers pizza at the gas station down the road from my house I don’t want that at a UNC football game. Put the investment in the local businesses and get them in the concessions everywhere. I am aware that topo serves their beer there which is awesome I need it sometimes watching the game but even my wife has said she wishes that was an option for her because we didn’t drive 6.5 hours to watch North Carolina football and eat hunt brothers. Get the cookout in there I’ll slam a NC style bbq sandwich any day of the week at a UNC football game. That’s just a few gripes I have from the gas day experience I want it to be better but gosh I love this university and I went to see football do well. Also the tent idea with the seats for several grand a game is the dumbest idea. I thought it was fake but surely it’s not. That should sum up your UNC football experience if you ask me. When it comes to the product on the field … just to prove UNC is a basketball school I’ll quote Roy Williams “everything looks better when it’s going in the net.”



Leave your comments below and I want to hear what others think and their experiences.

I think this year's team may have even more basketball skills and athleticism, but who will provide the leadership, fire and "edge" that Cormac and Ingram provided? For lack of a better term, our team played with more of an "edge" last year than recent Carolina teams. Many players gave credit to Harrsion and Cormac for that. So who steps up?

I've been a fan of UNC Football since the late 80s. So I've watched quite a bit of TarHeel Football.

I don't understand what it is regarding coaching, the environment whatever. Why regardless of the staff we only develop the same positions. Over the last 25 years we have the same 3 position groups flourish and the rest not even close.

QB, Receiver (Wide Outs, and TEs), RB. Outside of those 3 groups I can't think of a single player in the last 25 years who was career or even Season noteworthy.

We have had 5 star and high 4 star commits come in on the D-Line, O-Line, DBs and LBs and all have mediocre to underperformed careers at UNC and this is regardless of coaching staff.

If it wasn't for some pretty Good College QBs and I say College because none of them went on to the NFL and starred, We shall see about Maye. Some Beast Receivers and Running Backs.....UNC Football would not have even been a topic of conversation the last 25 years.

Why can't we capitalize on the recruits we get when we get them we have 4 or 5 years in a row Top 25 recruit rankings as far as commits and still struggle against FCS and FBS teams that field not one Top 100 recruit. It's mind boggling. It's like we are cursed!!!!

I am here and we will soon get mack and the coordinators.

We know UNC football fans are struggling right now, so we’re going to make all of our content free through the GT game next week.