Saturday's game was extremely important for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The things that I thought had to happen did happen. The offense clicked. The running game came to life. I was worried going into the game that the Heels would fold. They didn't. The perfect opportunity to hang their heads would have been with N.C. State's quick strike opening the second half. The manned up and played football. And won.
To gloat, I'll point to a post I made on Inside Carolina Saturday morning before the game.

I predict...

1. Carolina strikes early, surprising the Pack.
2. The OL decides to strap in and play big.
3. Jarwarski Pollock and Jesse Holley each make big plays.
4. Toney Baker has a good game on the ground.
5. Barrington Edwards is the star of the Heels' ground game.
6. Heels win by 10.
7. A meltdown on the State boards unlike any other.

Optimism, folks! It'll keep you sane.

To think I was one missed Connor Barth field goal away from going 7 for 7!

Toney Baker is going to be a great ACC back. On Saturday, the Heels stopped him. Jay Davis was sacked six times. The Heels gave up two big plays the entire game (The T.J. Williams catch and the Tramaine Hall return).

Mistakes were made, sure, but the Heels didn't let them cost them the game. Those mistakes ought to be corrected.

It's easy for me to sit here and tell you that we saw something special started on Saturday. I have no accountability. If I'm right, great. If I'm wrong, I'm just an anonymous voice on the internet.

IF the Heels correct the small things (the big corrections were made last week), they have the potential to win 7 games this season. But they cannot rest on a win over an overrated N.C. State team.

John Bunting is not the type to rest on a big win or dwell on a heartbreaking loss. State is over. We are 1-2. On to a warm homecoming against Utah...