Like We Don't Get This Enough From East Carolina
by T.H. on Jul 24, 2008 11:29 PM EDT
in Football
3 comments
Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore wants to play UNC. Alas, his feelings are slightly hurt that the Heels are taking McNeese State to D1-AA prom:
Moore acknowledged Wednesday that he’s tried to get the Tar Heels on their schedule. So far, North Carolina has balked.
Moore said he’s puzzled why the Tar Heels scheduled McNeese State for their season opener instead of the Mountaineers. He said a matchup with North Carolina would be a “great football game” and “good for the state.”
By "good for the state" he means "our backwater portion of it," I presume. Because I don't really see the benefits to the rest of the state of giving y'all any reason to leave Boone. Lord knows what he means by "a great football game" because hopefully it's not this.
I agree with the App fans in one regard, though. It's rather disgraceful that UNC is playing McNeese St. Or the Citadel, William & Mary, and James Madison, the three FCB schools the Heels have lined up for '09, '10, and '11. Carolina really should be sticking to a schedule of 1-A schools. But these games were all lined up under the previous regime, and before the folks in Boone made a mountain range persona non grata in Michigan. Jerry can always hope for 2012 - and I'm sure that's what he's thinking by dropping this little nugget at a press conference - but I'd like to think the new coaching staff can aim a little higher.
In the meantime, "UNC avoids scheduling any real in-state competition?" Are you going to take that, Duke, East Carolina, North Carolina State and Wake Forest? (OK Duke, you may actually have to take that.) If ASU wants to play UNC, they can take the same route East Carolina did. Beat N.C. State a couple of times, then appeal to your alumni in the state legislature. In the meantime, we're trying to build a football team over here.
(Oh and Katie? Don't make me call your sister in to kick your ass.)
0 recs |
3 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
App state
Well if you do schedule them I hope they don’t win 34-31 like your poor brethren to the East. That would be embarassing and hurtful to your massive Chapel Hill Ego.
See you at the KFC in 2009. My own order will be 4pc. of chicken, with a side of lamb chops.
by Fan in the Stands on Jul 25, 2008 8:05 AM EDT reply actions
Survey says:
The reason you do not get this enough is because the Heels are notorious for playing the likes of aka “Sisters of the Poor”. I understand why you do play them, an automatic win, but come on. Is that what your fans really want to see? Come to think of it, after hanging out in Chapel Hill, the Tarheels probably do encourage this sort of scheduling. I would not be surprised to see UNC squaring off with Durham Jordan or Riverside in the future. Keep up the good work. www.betsportsweb.com
Hey stevie, the Sisters of the Poor called. They had an alibi.
Before you mouth off about how UNC always plays poor schedules, why don’t you, um, try these little things called “facts”?
http://www.tarheeltimes.com/2005/06/alltime_north_c.html
Check out who the Heels have played out of conference throughout this decade, and pay special attention to what records those teams finished the season with (also, try to figure out which BCS conferences the vast majority of those teams play in, if you can).
The truth hurts, I know.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
