North Carolina vs South Carolina
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Shout out to @Archer2 for being the only one to call the win.
The way we handled their all NFL defense was excellent.
So, what does the past record have to do with today again???? Absolutely nothing!!!!! 11 point spread sec team against acc things getting a bit more even now, huh?
Just rode through Ocean Lakes Campground with my UNC flag waving. Got a lot of go to hell looks from chicken fans. Suck it you yardbirds!
Bateman delivered. Lots of heroes. But unbelievable game by Surratt. He was around the ball. Even the miss tackle on the touchdown run, he was in the hole(just missed the tackle).
Strowbridge and Crawford were dominate late. Wolfolks last interception, a thing of beauty.
Strowbridge and Crawford were dominate late. Wolfolks last interception, a thing of beauty.
SMILE
!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TAR HEELS !!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TAR HEELS !!!!!!!!!!!!
How sweet it is! After all the sec hype to take the p5 victory and beat a 11 point spread with the W. What a great start to the new Mack Brown era, #mackisbackindeed
Great win but that last second strategy by Mack had me very worried BIG victory GO HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few shoutouts:
Bateman had the guys prepared to play and mixed the coverages up well, guys were generally in the right position to make plays (too many missed tackles in the 1st half but that was corrected in the 2nd). We got good pressure on Bentley.
The backs ran very hard all day, announcers commented on that fact multiple times. We are blessed to have 3 very good backs to rotate so that we always have fresh legs in there. The OL blocked well against a stout DL.
The DB’s took their best receiver out of the game and came up with 2 TO’s, rare as hens’ teeth the past two seasons.
Pretty solid play by the LB’s, better than I anticipated, (Chazz is going to be a good one).
Sam was incredibly poised for a true freshman. Incredibly poised.
Bateman had the guys prepared to play and mixed the coverages up well, guys were generally in the right position to make plays (too many missed tackles in the 1st half but that was corrected in the 2nd). We got good pressure on Bentley.
The backs ran very hard all day, announcers commented on that fact multiple times. We are blessed to have 3 very good backs to rotate so that we always have fresh legs in there. The OL blocked well against a stout DL.
The DB’s took their best receiver out of the game and came up with 2 TO’s, rare as hens’ teeth the past two seasons.
Pretty solid play by the LB’s, better than I anticipated, (Chazz is going to be a good one).
Sam was incredibly poised for a true freshman. Incredibly poised.
I should have also mentioned Brian Hess, our guys looked fresher in the 4th quarter, despite being on the sunny(hotter) side of the field as mentioned by the announcers.
It’s great to get a big win even while we have a lot to work on in all three phases of the game...four if you count the coaching.
I don’t think that’s on Mack. I’m pretty sure Sam wasn’t supposed to snap the ball. I’d bet they wanted him to take the delay of game then punt on fourth down
Each game, Surratt is going to pick up more about playing LB. By mid-season, he could be real handful for everybody.
Man how they go from being an all star team to wanting to eat their own in a matter of a few hours. I told you that their season hinges on this game. Feels so good to ruin it already.
Funny thing is, if the first half playcalling wasn’t so conservative in the red zone it could have been a blowout
True, but in hindsight Mack & Co. handled it the right way by letting Sam get settled in before taking off the handcuffs in the 2nd half. If my math is correct... after SC went up 20-9, Sam was 8-10 for 156 yards. Of the 8 completions, 2 were for TDs and 5 were first downs. The 2 incomplete passes were: a well thrown ball that was dropped (for a potential first down), and the other was a tough, but catch-able ball that was right at the sticks on 3rd & 5.
In fact, they let him throw three times on 3rd down during that stretch. That 18 yard completion on 3rd & 20 didn't result in a first down, but it gave the punter some breathing room with a few minutes to go (too bad the return team sucked so bad yesterday). That pass had some zip on it - VERY NICE TO SEE THAT FROM A UNC QB - even the announcers were calling it an NFL-caliber throw.
ETA: one of those 8 completions was recorded as a 10 yard run by Javonte, since it was a backward pass. I'm still counting it, since Sam had to make the throw to him.
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TDs are statistically scored as first downs, which makes those numbers even more remarkable.
I haven't combed through all the stories and threads to know if somebody has already mentioned it, but the coaches really eased Howell into the game. Maybe too much. UNC had 52 rush attempts versus only 24 pass attempts. And many of those passes came after we fell behind 20-9 and needed to start throwing it. We ran the ball well, which obviously helped take pressure off the freshman. Just couldn't get it in the end zone. It would've been a very different game if one or maybe two of those FGs had been TDs instead.
This poast aged well, especially the "Look dumbass" intro.
Btw 2k15 we would’ve hung 30 on your vaulted defense if they had given us the last td
Hmmmm I guess it doesn’t pay to overlook your opponent does it? How’d that work out for ya?
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