Maize
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Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
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5. North Carolina Tar Heels
Last season, the Tar Heels opened up 2013 at just 1-5 but won six of their final seven, including the Belk Bowl, to finish with a winning record. Their win streak coincided with mobile quarterback Marquise Williams taking over as the starter, as he was the best fit for coach Larry Fedora's offense. It is rare for a team to be down here at No. 5 of my surprises list yet have a set of my power ratings that call for it to go 12-0; however, one of my sets does call for North Carolina to shock the college football world and run the table in the regular season.
Seven of their eight units rank among my top positional units, including the No. 6 special-teams group. I have heard some people criticize Fedora for losing some games he should not have, but he did guide Southern Miss to a school-record 12 wins and a Conference USA title in 2011, and in the two seasons since he left, the Golden Eagles are 1-23. The Tar Heels do have a brutal schedule that includes road trips to Clemson, Notre Dame and Miami (Fla.). However, in my power poll, which looks at just talent and returning experience, the Tar Heels come up stronger than all three of those teams.
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-footb...prise-2014
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mj4life
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RE: Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
Phil might need to put whatever he's smoking or drinking down. I think 8-4 is a more realistic record, we just have to many unanswered questions on defense, offensive line & most importantly who starts under center
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2014 07:43 AM by mj4life.)
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RE: Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
(06-24-2014 07:42 AM)mj4life Wrote: Phil might need to put whatever he's smoking or drinking down. I think 8-4 is a more realistic record, we just have to many unanswered questions on defense, offensive line & most importantly who starts under center
Just about everyone has UNC in the Top 25...on paper UNC has talent...we shall see... 
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jaminandjachin
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RE: Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
It's the tease that keeps on teasing.
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RE: Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
Given the talent that UNC brings in most years, you have to figure that at some point they will put it together.
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RE: Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
Anybody in that crap division could surprise this year. But ain't none of your crap teams going 12-0.
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Phil Steele: UNC one of the Top 5 Surprise Football Teams in 2014
