State-Carolina

It has been 1979 since N C State won the ACC football championship. Carolina can't say much to Wolfpack fans about that cause they haven't won the title since 1980. Let's face it neither one over the years has been as good in football as they both think. Today for the first time in a long while the Pack here the next to last week on the regular season can win a division title but depending on what happens at Maryland if Carolina takes them down today could get eliminated. With all that has happen at Carolina this fall with all the investigations beating the Pack would help ease all the disappointments that this year has brought. Kick off is noon on the Big Five.

I don't know whether you have heard this or not but the Illinois-Northwestern game being played today at Wrigley Field in Chicago will only let the offenses go in one direction. Seems the right field wall which is all most on top of the the back of the End zone is too close to the playing field. After every change of procession the teams will turn around and go the other way.

Sounds to me like a preseason scrimmage. I wonder who is going to scrimmage on the other end of the field. Those of you that think playing at Wrigley with the wall so close to the field is crazy. The Chicago Bears use to play all their games there. I fact in the history of the Bears they still have played more games at Wrigley than they have at Soldier Field. I wonder whether the Big Ten has ever heard of padding used in every high school gyms in the country to help cushion the players when they run into the walls. Just a thought!

Wolfpack basketball has lost Foward Tracy Smith through December. Despite that the Pack beat George Mason in Charleston and will play Georgetown Sunday night in the finals of that tournament. The three freshman all had good second halfs in pushing the Pack to victory

Carolina had a tough matchup last night against Minnesota losing their first game of the year. Like last year Point Guard play killed the Heels down the stretch. Duke romped over the Tooth Paste school Colgate.

Northern Nash and Hunt will square off next Friday night at Hunt with the Winner of that game representing the Big East in the Eastern Finals. Every conference has a reputation one way or the other and there is no doubt that the Big East/NEW-6 was known for football and it is being proven out again this year in the east.

Just in case you haven't seen this Jacksonville soccer who beat Rocky Mount 1-0 then in round four knocked off Hunt 2-1 in overtime, lost in the east finals to Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh 3-2. rocky Mount has had a tough time with beating Jacksonville. Jacksonville can't beat Cardinal Gibbons.