University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: October 17
October 17, 2014 | General
Football
An interesting advanced stats look at the UNC-Notre Dame game...Assignments, as always, will be key to defending Georgia Tech...A capsule look at the matchup--the Jackets lead the nation in third-down conversion percentage, so keep an eye on that stat...Chase Rice will perform at the ACC Fan Fest before the league title game on Dec. 6...Saturday's uniforms:
@TarHeelFootball uniform for this weekend against Georgia Tech. #BCA #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/MlacixecMk
— Jason Freeman (@UNCEquipment) October 16, 2014
You'll also see some different touches on the field on Saturday:
@Tar_Heels_Turf putting the beginning touches on the field for the weekend. #BCA pic.twitter.com/7vEijCcndr
— Jason Freeman (@UNCEquipment) October 16, 2014
Basketball
The preseason coaches poll has Carolina No. 6...The visit to Iowa helped Harrison Barnes clear his head. Barnes had five points, but another Tar Heel stole the show--James Michael McAdoo had 20 points in 20 minutes. McAdoo, who has been Twitterless for quite some time, is finally on board. Ty Lawson had 10 assists for the Nuggets in that game...Brandan Wright is facing a pivotal year in Dallas...Terrific news: Brad Daugherty will be back on ESPN calling college games...NBA Hang Time followed Rick Fox back to Chapel Hill...Tyler Zeller had 14 points and seven boards off the bench for Boston...Cool to see Ed Davis learning from James Worthy in this video of Worthy's visit to Lakers practice:
And here's a feature on McAdoo from the Warriors:
Love this photo Jawad Williams posted on Instagram yesterday from the 100 years celebration, but the real highlight is in the comments, where a handful of Tar Heels do battle on the eternal 2005 vs. 2009 question:
LoadingDiscussing 2005 vs 2009 with Wayne Ellington and Eric Montross. FYI... We would smack 2009! TBT TarHeelNation
Olympic sports
Men's soccer hits the road at NC State (maybe they can stop by the fair?) tonight...Bike to Uganda was a success again this year...Looks like the Diamond Heels had a fun team-building day:
Another awesome team-building day for the Tar Heels, this time at @usnwc: pic.twitter.com/1DTxBHmpx3
— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) October 16, 2014
Today's games
The only home action is a swim meet against Georgia. On the road, the men's tennis ITA Carolinas Regional continues in Cary. Cross country is at the Wisconsin Invitational. Field hockey is at Duke in a big game at 6 p.m. on ESPN3. Men's soccer (6 p.m.) and volleyball (6:30 p.m.) are both at NC State.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Kareem Martin has a bigger role with Arizona...Quinton Coples had a tackle on Thursday Night Football...Julius Peppers and the Panthers are getting reacquainted this weekend...James Hurst is still earning praise in Baltimore and might start again this weekend.
Long read
Ever wonder how the field gets all those different paint schemes? Here's a look behind the scenes:
