Backing The Pack

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Whoa, BC... 1. Miami (last week: 56-9 W vs Florida A&M) The Hurricanes will remain here unless they are somehow challenged by Ball State this week. That “road trip” to South Florida the next week at least looks a bit tougher after the Bulls pushed Alabama (don’t let the 42-16 final score fool you, it was 21-16 Bama with under … [Read more...] about ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 2

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images I was going to write about the game last night, but the hotel internet didn’t feel like working, so just throw another loss on the pile there. Got a nice big ol’ pile goin’. Big smelly heap of craptacularity. Of all the unpleasant scenarios that seemed plausible, I can’t say getting outgained 460-143 was one of them, but one of … [Read more...] about Welp

Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Go Pack! Let’s go see. Wolfpack vs. Volunteers Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ABC (Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe) Online streaming: WatchESPN … [Read more...] about Game thread: NC State vs. Tennessee

David Banks-Imagn Images Let’s fritter away some money. My picks in Week 1 didn’t pan out terribly well, but I am ready to bounce back after putting in the work in the degeneracy dungeon at BTP headquarters, chain smoking and staring at box scores for 72 straight hours in an effort to refocus. Our team has been hitting the torture chamber extra hard as penance for last … [Read more...] about College football degeneracy corner, Week 2

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The Volunteers happen to be pretty good at football, if you weren’t aware If you’ve been around BTP, you know I typically come up with some opponent preview gimmick each season that ultimately gets ridiculed. Two years ago it was the “Three shots at victory” bit. Last year I did the “in 1-2-3” segment. And to be honest, I hadn’t … [Read more...] about NC State Opponent SWOT: Tennessee