UNC leading CFB's misery index.

"Brown eventually went to the television booth when his run at Texas went south, but he always wanted one more shot on the sidelines. North Carolina and athletics director Bubba Cunningham gave it to him in 2019, when Brown vowed that his goal was to win a national title at a place that meant so much in his life and career.

It seemed really romantic back then. Now, it seems ridiculous."

It is not a pretty picture. If not the fact that the BT always gets overrated, the SEC would have near total ownership.

Miami is #7, but the only other ranked ACC teams are undefeated Louisville at 15 and 1 loss Clemson at 17. That does not bde well for the ACC getting 2 teams into the 12 team playoff. Of course, Pitt is still undefeated and BC has lost by 6 at ranked Missouri and b eaten a BT team. Both could become ranked by season's close.

My first take away from this poll is that if it is true, as has been discussed by various people on the internet, especially those focused on the Big 12, that #10 Utah has not signed the Big 12 GOR and thus can leave the Big 12 easily and cheaply, the ACC needs to be all over Utah. Utah grew its program with foisting permanent recruiting ties in CA, and there are no CA teams in the Bug 12. Utah with annual league games vs. Cal and Stanford would be much better served for football than what the Big 12 offers.

The ACC needs a Championship Game with both team s either undefeated or 1 loss, and both ranked Top 10. Miami does not face Clemson, nor Pitt, nor BC, but does play the Cards at Louisville on October 19.

Louisville plays at ND this week, and faces Miami. The Cards go to Clemson on Nov. 2, and then close the season at Home vs. Pitt and at UK. If the Cards could finish 12-0, they should be ranked Top 4.

Clemson Goes to a reviving FSU on Oct. 5, hosts Louisville, at Pitt Nov. 16, and closes hosting the SoCar Coots. An 11-1 Clemson would be ranked Top 5.

Pitt's final 3 games are, this year, a killer trio: hosting Clemson, at Louisville, and at BC.

BC hosts Louisville and closes the season hosting Pitt. Would the northeast care at all if the Pitt-BC game were to determine who plays in the ACC Championship Game?

Posted Sep 14, 2024
We didn't ask coaches what they know about NIL, because we already know that nobody really knows what's true and what isn't. Instead, we asked them to tell us which schools they believe have the best NIL situations based off of what they hear on the recruiting trail. We asked for lists of three. Unsurprisingly, Arkansas easily appeared on the most ballots. (CBS Sports)

...at least for now...and for the first time ever I'm an Andy Dalton fan. I always thought he was half a notch below top-notch, but today I'd put his first half performance up against any QB in the league.

I soured on the Panthers when they sold the farm to get Bryce Young, an incredibly stupid move IMO. I refused to watch even a minute of their games until I saw that Andy was going to start today. We might not end up being SB contenders but dang it felt good to see an actual football team kick butt on both sides of the ball.

Been on the road all day, thinking the game was at 3:30. Just got to the OBX and saw the score. Glad it's over already so I won't feel like I have a game to watch this afternoon.

HOLY $#!+ memories of the ECU, ASU games in the Fed era?

JAMES MADISON 70, UNC 50
SEPT. 21, 2024
KENAN STADIUM, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
• The 120 combined points are the second-most in a game in UNC history and the record for any
game in Kenan Stadium.
124 - Sept. 3, 2022 - UNC 63, App State 55 in Boone
120 - Sept. 21, 2024 - James Madison 70, UNC 50 at Kenan Stadium
118 - Nov. 10, 2012 - UNC 50, Georgia Tech 68 at Kenan Stadium
• Both teams gained 600 or more total offense yards and combined for 1,227 yards.
• UNC’s 616 yards were the most in a game since gaining 644 against Syracuse in 2023. It was the
23rd time UNC has gained 600 or more total yards.
• UNC trailed by 32 points at halftime, its largest halftime deficit since trailing 35-0 at Virginia Tech
on 10/21/2017.
• The teams combined for 729 yards in the first half, the most in a half since UNC and Virginia
combined for 798 in the first half on 9/18/2021.
• The teams combined for 74 points in the first half, the most points in a half since UNC and App
State combined for 75 points in the second half on 9/3/2022.
• Carolina amassed a season-high 30 first downs, including 20 passing first downs.
• Caleb LaVallee blocked a JMU punt that Davion Gause returned 34 yards for a touchdown. It was
UNC’s first blocked punt for a touchdown since Bruce Carter blocked a punt which Matt Merletti
recovered in the end zone against UConn on 10/4/2008.
• UNC’s five turnovers were its most since six at Miami on 9/27/2018 (three fumbles lost were the
most since playing Georgia Tech on 9/25/2021).
• Mack Brown is 110-74-1 as head coach of UNC. Brown is 285-150-1 all-time and is the winningest
active head coach in the FBS.
• UNC is 3-1 all-time against James Madison.
• UNC drops to 73-9 when scoring 30 or more points under Mack Brown and 25-6 under Brown
when gaining 500 or more total yards.
Offense
• Quarterback Jacolby Criswell passed for a career-high 474 yards, the most since Sam Howell
threw for a program-record 550 against Wake Forest in 2020.
• Criswell’s 474 passing yards are the third-most in UNC history. Howell had 550 against Wake
Forest in 2020 and Marquise Williams had 494 against Duke in 2015.
• It was Criswell’s first multi-passing touchdown game of his career.
• He is the ninth Tar Heel to pass for 400 yards.
• Criswell completed 28 of 42. The 28 completions were a career high (previous 14 last week vs. NC
Central). The 28 completions were the most by a Tar Heel since Drake Maye had 28 against Duke
last year.

• Omarion Hampton rushed for a game-high 139 yards. Hampton passed Ronnie McGill and
Marquise Williams to move into 13th on UNC’s all-time list with 2,460 rushing yards.
• Hampton rushed for three touchdowns for the second straight week and third time in his career. It
is the most rushing touchdowns by a Tar Heel in a two-game stretch since Ty Chandler had six over
two games in 2021 (four against Wake Forest and two against Notre Dame).
• Hampton has 27 career rushing touchdowns. He is one of 13 Tar Heels with 25 or more rushing
touchdowns in his career and the first since Javonte Williams (2018-20).
• John Copenhaver’s 35-yard touchdown pass was the longest TD catch of his career.
• Jordan Shipp caught his first career touchdown pass.
Defense:
• Linebacker Power Echols made his 250th career tackle.
• Beau Atkinson had his first sack of the season (4.5 sacks for his career).
• Kevin Hester had a season-high five tackles.
• Stick Lane forced the seventh fumble of his career.
• Amare Campbell (eight) and Jaybron Harvey (five) had career highs in tackles.
Special Teams

• Noah Burnette made a 42-yard field goal. He is 6 for 7 this year and tied Nick Weiler for fifth all-
time at UNC with 40 made field goals.

Opponent Notes
• James Madison’s 70 points ties the record for most points against UNC. East Carolina beat UNC,
70-41, on 9/20/2014, in Greenville.
• JMU scored 53 first-half points, the most by any team (UNC or opponent) in a half in Kenan
Stadium history. The previous high was 49 by UNC in the first half against Old Dominion on
11/23/2013.
• JMU’s 53 points were the most by an opponent in any half against UNC. The previous record was
45 by Maryland in College Park in the first half in 2003. They were the most points in a half by an
opponent at Kenan Stadium (previous was 40 by Georgia Tech in the second half in 2012).
• JMU totaled 611 yards, the most by an opponent since Georgia Tech gained 635 in 2023.
• JMU blocked a punt for a touchdown to go ahead 11-0, the first blocked punt for a touchdown by
an opponent since Jordan Houston of NC State blocked Ben Kiernan’s punt and C.J. Riley recovered
it in the end zone on 11/26/2021.
• JMU quarterback Alonza Barnett III was responsible for seven touchdowns, which tied the record
for most touchdowns responsible for by an opponent (Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman was
responsible for seven in 2021).

New JMU HC Bob Chesney was under close consideration for the BC job and probably who'd have gotten it if not for Bill O'Brien lobbying for it. He is another G5 HC that Bubba should be loloking at every week.