The ACC released it’s football schedule the day after UNC-Duke which means no one was really paying attention. Anyway, here is how the Tar Heels’ schedule shapes up.
| Sept. 5 | The Citadel |
| Sept. 12 | @ UConn |
| Sept. 19 | ECU |
| Sept. 26 | @ Georgia Tech |
| Oct. 3 | Virginia |
| Oct. 10 | Georgia Southern |
| Oct. 17 | Bye |
| Oct. 22 | Florida State |
| Oct. 29 | @ Virginia Tech |
| Nov. 7 | Duke |
| Nov. 14 | Miami |
| Nov. 21 | @ Boston College |
| Nov. 28 | @ N.C. State |
UNC will play a Thursday night game at Kenan Stadium. Pray you have no need to be at UNC Hospitals that night for anything. Previously a Thursday night game was deemed a logistical nightmare so they are playing it during fall break which means the students will largely be somewhere else. UNC actually plays back-to-back Thursday night games traveling to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech a week after hosting the game at Kenan. The other notable change to the schedule is acknowledgment that UNC-NCSU is a true rivalry game and therefore must be played at the end of the season. The game with Duke was moved to beginning of November.
There is also the matter of UNC playing two I-AA teams this season. The 2nd game came about when Butch Davis canceled a home-and-home with Colorado but could not find a suitable I-A opponent willing to come into Chapel Hill. Playing two I-AA teams means only one of those games can count towards bowl eligibility. At least Duke and NCSU are doing the same thing sparing us any trash talk about the schedule.
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Why do we have to keep playing damn ECU? Little benefit to winning that game. Looks to be a maintainable schedule. Should be a decent year, although very young. Does anyone think that it will take 2 years for our incoming class to represent us well? I am sure the loss of Nicks and Tate will be reflected in our W/L record. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to this season, very much so. Can’t wait for summer to be over with, again.
BTW, shouldn’t summer have to include some form of football or basketball for us to enjoy? I mean, I dislike summer. You mow the lawn, swat gnats as you do yardwork, you try to grill out, you get buzzed by mosquitos, you try to pick tomatoes out of your garden to find you are about to get stung to death by yellowjackets as you see them bubble up out of the ground. No exciting sports to watch. Just 90 plus degree heat with high humidity, and very little breeze to enjoy. Bring on fall & winter, and the sports they deliver.
Outside of the two “cupcakes” every game is certainly a toss up, just like a year ago.
We need decidely better QB play this year to acommodate the loss of our veteran recievers. I do believe our defense will be one of the best in the ACC if not the country due to the speed BD has recruited.
I’m leaving right now for Chapel Hill to get to the Thursday night game on time! (I do hear it is during fall break so at least classes won’t be in session).
I wonder if the Thursday night game was something Davis leveraged during that period when his name was mentioned in connection with the UT job.
why did Butch cancel the Colorado series?
He does not like traveling to the west coast. My understanding is he think it takes too much time up. Apparently he did it once at Miami and did not care for it.
I don’t think Butch likes those cross-country games. Though, I hate that we have to replace CO with Georgia Southern. Georgia maybe, but not Georgia Southern.
Didn’t it take an act of the NC Legislature to get UNC and State to play ECU in football? Yeah, that’s a good use of legislative time.
As a 9-year usher in Kenan Stadium, I can tell you that by far the worst behaved fans are State Fans. But I find it funny that some State fans I know say the worst fans they’ve encountered are ECU fans. Pot… meet kettle.
JB,
We’ve got a lot of basketball still to play, plus a whole season of UNC baseball. Please be patient. Fall will be here soon enough.
Wonder what the student section will look like for the FSU game? No doubt I will be eating at home or in PBO that evening, and if I need medical attention I will drive to Rex on Hwy 64.
I hope Butch Davis didn’t hold a Thursday game at Kenan over Baddour’s head. But I guess we’ll see how bad it really is come October, and if it will ever be attempted again. I’m not against trying, but the powers that be should recognize that UNC has a stadium in the middle of campus that students can walk to, as opposed to places like NCSU where the students have to drive. It ain’t wrong, just different.
PRGuy, right on!
Santiago, thanks for the encouragement!
Darn! I thought this was the first year we could start the “Fire Lane Kiffin” cries in Rocky Top……..
I’m interested to know exactly why we couldn’t get a more suitable opponent to fill the slot for Georgia Southern. I know that SEC teams don’t really like to schedule tougher non conference games because of the tough conference schedule, but Butch could have had someone a little tougher come in and take that game.
This is going to be a tough year for Yates throwing the ball. If the UNC offensive line and running game is as average (if not below) as it was last year, not having Nicks, Tate, and Foster will hurt. With that being said, I wonder where Greg Little will wind up on the depth chart. Running back or receiver?