Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A look at games that might pique your interest Happy Thanksgiving, you turkeys! Thanks for sticking with us here at BTP this year through the ups and downs. It’s been a... well... a wild ride. Would really appreciate it if the football team decided to treat us to an easygoing 10-win … [Read more...] about Week 14 Football: What to Watch
ACC Champion NC State Takes On The Purdue Boilermakers
Jayden Taylor guards Bradon Smith | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A rematch with our Final Four opponent When: Thursday November 28 – 3:00 PM Where: LionTree Arena at UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Invitational Tournament TV: FS1 Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): KP Purdue 77-71 / BT Purdue … [Read more...] about ACC Champion NC State Takes On The Purdue Boilermakers
ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 13
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just one more win for the Pack is all we’re asking for I don’t even know why I bother with this anymore, but let’s humor ourselves for a bit. Here’s my kneejerk reaction power rankings with about a single minute of thought put into it. 1. SMU (last week: 33-7 W @ Virginia) SMU slowly pulled away from … [Read more...] about ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 13
UNC fires Mack Brown
Robert Myers-Imagn Images I guess this is goodbye, again. Mack Brown officially turned into a lame duck this week, as UNC chose to end his second tenure in Chapel Hill rather than expose the football program to another year of turbulence. This is a disappointingly logical move on Bubba Cunningham’s part. One more season of six- or seven- win ball with Brown’s fate … [Read more...] about UNC fires Mack Brown
NC State a 3.5-point underdog at UNC
Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Welcome back to rivalry week. It’s feels like a bit of a throwback NC State-UNC matchup this week, with both fanbases feeling a bit resigned at the moment, as both teams conclude mediocre seasons. Reminds me of the heady days of 2004ish, when sometimes this game wasn’t even televised. NC State will head to Chapel Hill a modest underdog on … [Read more...] about NC State a 3.5-point underdog at UNC