Thursday, October 6, 2016

Notre Dame Makes First Visit To Raleigh

High school football Wednesday night Tarboro 42 South Creek 0

There are not many teams that the fighting Irish of Notre Dame have a losing record to.  The Wolfpack is one if them as the Pack beat the Irish in the 2003 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville led by Philip Rivers.  This game is a 12 noon kickoff and is going on ABC nationally at noon Saturday.   At 1-3 the Irish have already played more noon games than in any season as most of the time they are the darlings of network tv in prime time.

Notre Dame 1-3 At NC State 3-1.  Before season started this was the first game of a four week stretch for the Wolfpack Notre Dame, Louisville, Clemson and FSU.  All of a sudden the Irish and Noles are winnable games.  I suspect Carter Finley's top would blow off if it had one from the excitement of this big chance. State always pulls an upset at least one every year and they will win this one 33-28.

North Carolina Wesleyan 2-2 at Maryville 3-1:  Both teams are 1-0 along with Ferrum and Averitt.  Maryville was picked second behind Huntingdon who the Bishops took down last week. If the Bishops win this one they have a leg up on everybody having knocked off the top two in preseason.  Bishops 36 Maryville 34

Virginia Tech 3-1 at North Carolina 4-1:  The Hokies are much improved over last season but the way Carolina has become Tech will need forty to win this one and I don't see the Tech offense can score enough on the porous Tar Heel Defense.  Doubt the Heels only win by one.  Carolina 42 Virginia Tech 28.

ECU 2-3 at South Florida 4-1:  Pirates are playing poorly but the truth be told only their opening win did they look good.  If the Pirates don't get their act together this could be a blowout.  South Fla 43 ECU 26

Army 3-1 at Duke 2-3:  Which Duke team will show up.  Even though they are 3-1 the Cadets of the Hudson really haven't beaten a real power house in the bunch.  Duke 26 Army 17

Syracuse 2-3 at Wake Forest 4-1:  Maybe the most interesting game of the weekend.  Question is either team very good?  Wake looked like the Pack was going to blow them away but made score respectable.  None of the Orange losses have been close.  Wake 31 Cuse 23

FSU 3-2 at Miami 4-0:  Talk about an intriguing game.  This might be Worse Seminole team in 30 years.  The Question is, is Miami really that good.  If Noles are to get any where close to a top tier bowl game they can't lose this game but to me seems this FSU team doesn't have the heart other teams have had.  Miami 38 FSU 31

Georgia Tech 3-2 at Pitt 3-2:  Do you realize every game this week so far could go the other way. I have liked Pitt every time I see them play.  Pitt 38 Georgia Tech 28

Clemson 5-0 at Boston College 3-2:  After the big win over Louisville this could be a trap game but I just don't see that BC has any wins against a quality team.    Clemson 45 BC 10

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