Holy Cow, the UNC Tar Heels are for reals

I just finished watching the UNC Tar Heels beat UNC Asheville by 68 points. That’s right. 68 points. At one point, the UNC had their deep bench players in and was leading by 71 points. I am not sure if I have ever seen an actual game with that kind of point spread. Unreal.

Of course, UNCA is not the same as playing ACC opponents, with ACC big men and ACC shooters, and UNC Asheville is without their eight foot big man, but still it’s impressive to say the least. Maryland gets blown out by Georgetown in a further display of inconsistency and giving Gary Williams even more reasons to worry about whether his job is safe, while NC State got a win for coach Sidney Lowe.

UNC Basketball Tickets are in Demand

It’s no wonder that UNC basketball tickets are in demand this year. Well, to be honest, UNC basketball tickets are in demand every single year because the Tar Heels are always in contention for the national championship.

This year, just like last year, the team revolves around power forward Tyler Hansbrough, a player who plays basketball like a rampaging beast and never, ever takes a play off. The biggest accomplishment of Hasnbrough’s career at UNC is probably not the amount of free throws he’s taken or the All-American awards he’s gathered or even the scoring record for a freshman at UNC. It’s probably the fact that Tyler Hansbrough has become a UNC legend that stands among the greatest UNC legends, which seems almost impossible.

Who would think how good a player would have to be to walk onto the court of the North Carolina Tar Heels and stand toe-to-toe with Dean Smith, Phil Ford, Michael Jordan and James Worthy. These aren’t just the known players of the UNC system, these are the elite class of an extremely elite alumni that includes Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Shammond Williams, Vince Carter, Brad Daugherty, Kenny Smith, Eric Montross, George Lynch, Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May, Rick Fox and dozens of others. It isn’t just a ‘good’ group.

This season, Hansbrough has possibly the greatest UNC team ever surrounding him, although it would be difficult to rival the 1982 and 2005 Tar Heels, who were loaded with NBA talent. Right now the Heels likely have at least six future pro players on their roster, if not more, and that means the UNC faithful feel that last year’s loss in the Final Four will be avenged.

Backup up Hansbrough is the fastest point guard in the college game, Tywon Lawson, a speedy burner who finishes with high arcing layups at full speed, and Wayne Ellington, a deep shooter who can create his own shot and score in a variety of ways. It’s a team that is loaded with offensive weapons and has a deep bench that will allow coach Roy Williams to fully employ the fast paced running game that he loves so much.

Danny Green is a fan favorite in Chapel Hill, a player who doesn’t get the press as some of the other players, but offers an array of skills, from scoring, to dishing the ball in transition, to finishing on the alley-oop. He’s a player who tested the NBA waters last year and may end up in the pros when it’s all said and done.

Adding to the Heels’ prospects are four incoming talented freshman. It should be a stellar season for Heels fans.

This article was originally published on GoArticles by Joey Strike.

College Football playoffs? What an Idea!

It’s great that Appalachian State has a chance to defend their three-peat national title in the FCS college playoff system. I can’t help but wonder, if App State had to work within a stupid bowl system like BCS schools do, would they ever even have had the chance to repeat, and repeat, and possibly repeat?

Oregon State to the Rose Bowl

It sure seems like a lot of people think Oregon State is going to the Rose Bowl, even though the last game of the season has yet to be played. Can’t say they aren’t probably right, Oregon State has set up nicely and it’s not like they haven’t proven they can win. Going to the Rose Bowl would be an awesome culmination of the season, and they should be able to pull it off.

Fans of Oregon State are worked up, excited, and they have every right to be, going to the Rose Bowl is something a lot of teams will never experience! Even big time SEC and ACC schools have teams that never sniff a BCS bowl, much less the Rose Bowl, so Oregon State going to the Rose Bowlis a big deal.

Oregon State to the Rose Bowl?

So the games are about to kick off and if Oregon State wins, their fans will buy Oregon State tickets to the Rose Bowl and be wildly happy. And they should be!

When you are a fan of a college football team, the current system rewards teams with good seasons by a tiered bowl game system, and Oregon State getting to the Rose Bowl is one of the best rewards that can be handed to a college football team. Unless a team is really in contention for a national title, getting a Rose Bowl berth (even in a year when the Rose Bowl is not hosting the BCS national title game), is a fantastic reward for a great college football season. Oregon State going to the Rose Bowl is a dream come true for players and fans, and that’s why they are heading out to buy Rose Bowl Tickets and watch Oregon State. Who can blame them for being ecstatic?

It’s a great day for Oregon State and another chapter on their road to real national prominence, especially after many pundits writing them off. If they win today, they win the conference championship, and the celebration ensues as fans buy Rose Bowl tickets to watch Oregon State.

It should be a great game