Who says Christmas is over? This week is a great one for Tar Heel fans. HeelsBlog will be at four games - three basketball and one football - as well as ring in the new year -in the next six days. It's a huge road trip for us. So yesterday 12/27, we left Goldsboro (my hometown) for Raleigh (home of HeelsBlogGirl). Tonight it's to Chapel Hill, back to Raleigh, to Taylorsville tomorrow (staying with my grandparents), from there to Charlotte for the Continental Tire Bowl, back to Chapel Hill for more basketball, back to Raleigh, ringing in the new year, then back to Chapel Hill on Sunday for a game against William & Mary. I was hoping to get to a women's game sometime this week, but it will be tough. Here's the rundown:
12/28 - Basketball vs. UNC-Wilmington
12/30 - 1 pm - Football vs. Boston College
12/30 - 8 pm - Basketball vs. Cleveland State
1/2/05 - 1 pm - Basketball vs. William & Mary
What to do Sunday afternoon? The Panthers have to win at home over the Saints to stay alive for the playoffs (and even then they'll need a little help), and that game kicks off at 1 as well.
The basketball Heels get 3 games in 6 days coming back from the holidays. Here's a chance to try some new things. I am hoping Quentin Thomas will see more action for 2 reasons. 1) So that he can improve his point guard play in the flow of the offense, and 2) So Raymond Felton can rest his wrist before ACC play. I predicted we wouldn't see much of Raymond vs. Vermont, but he still had 24 minutes to QT's 13, and the Heels won that game by 28 points.
UNCW is missing its leading scorer, John Goldsberry, and he is the only player averaging double figures (13.8) for them in scoring. I predict their 6'11 center Aaron Coombs (5.4 ppg) will foul out. Also, am I making this up or did Halston Lane transfer from an ACC school? Georgia Tech?
Cleveland State gave us a scare last year, but that ain't happening again. Likewise William AND Mary. Unless Lang Campbell works out of the shotgun, the Heels will roll.
I'll probably get to my Continental Tire Bowl preview later tonight or tomorrow, but, we're pumped, even if the city of Boston isn't. Hope to see you at a game or two (or four) this week!
