Volleyball Playoffs Start Saturday

Three teams from the Big East unlike Tennis where only two teams get in the state playoffs begin the run  in the North Carolina Volleyball state championship Saturday.  Fike and Hunt are the power in the Big East and both draw home games Saturday. 

Fike as the #8 seed in the east host Eden Morehead who is seeded 25th.  Hunt the #2 from the Big East and the #15 seed will host Cleveland 18th seed..  Northern Nash as the # 3 representative from the Big East holds down the # 22 spot  is traveling this weekend.  They head to Cedar Ridge the #11 seed.  If you have no idea where Cedar Ridge is it is in Hillsbourgh.

Did not realize until coming home tonight that Va Tech and Pitt play Thursday night football so we need to get these college picks going .  Had a poor 5-4 record last week which runs me to 54-19 on the college circuit.

Virginia Tech at Pitt:  Don't think this will be high scoring but the Gobblers win.  26-17

N C State heads to Louisville Saturday and early in the week you would say the Pack has a shot.  Then you find out seven players are shooting b b guns and doing  damage to  personal property and half the defense will stay in Raleigh.  I think I am going to have to do to the Pack  like I am doing Nash Central.  Until they prove to me they can beat somebody pick against them.  Louisville 44- State 28

Georgia Tech at Carolina.  Carolina might have a shot in this one since their worse part of the defense is pass coverage.  Georgia Tech runs so that might be right at Carolina's strength.  Oh yeah, I forgot wasn't it last year Tech laid 60 on the Tar Heels.  Rambling Wreck 35 Carolina 31

The very best game of the day might be Virginia at Duke.  This is a hard pick-em game.  Both teams are better than anyone thinks.  I think in Wallace Wade Duke is very good so I'm taking the Devils at home 31-26

U Conn at ECU.  The lackluster play by the Pirates they have lost out on national media people who were looking at them to maybe a team that could sneak into then top ten with impressive wins over nobodys.  Their just get by mode has lost them many polling votes and here comes another you had better beat the pants off U Conn if you want to get noticed.  I think they win but the Huskies keep their pants on 36-21

Syracuse at Wake Forest.  This is the kind of game that the Deacons history they win.   I think they will again.  WF 24 Syracuse 21.

Notre Dame at Florida State.  If Winston plays no contest, if he doesn't The Irish win.  So I'm making two picks here .  FSU with Winston 44 Notre Dame 28  Without 24-23 Irish.

Clemson at BC.  Is the Clemson QB hurt?  If he is BC just might win this one but I'll go with the Tigers  35-27

Finally the Todd Gurley Heisman watch will end if he doesn't play this week.  Gurly is practicing but no commitment on being able to play.  Without Gurly Arkansas wins with Gurley Georgia Wins.  I have a feeling Georgia will let Gurley play Saturday.