Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
[quote=Anonymous]UNC is not going as well as expected this year due to the injuries of 3 top players. Not having them playing is really a big deal for UNC this year. You can see they are struggling and are now out of the top 10.

UNC will be fine, they have 4 losses all to current Top 10 teams (Northwestern, Syracuse, Notre Dame, JMU) and they have 2 wins against quality opponents (Virginia & Florida). BC coming up and they have the ACC Tournament where they will face stiff competition. It doesn't look like there are any clear cut favorites to win the National Championship so you never know what will happen. Down year for UNC would be a great year for most programs.[/quot

UNC should not be struggling because of 3 players out. They are a top team therefore should have the bench. Can't use the 3 players out as an excuse, sorry.

Every team deals with injuries, UNC is out of sorts but I would bet that they finish the season Top 10 - 15. Obviously that would be a down year for The Heels but still better than 100+ programs. Top Programs play very competitive schedules and when they are a little off it is reflected in their record. It looks like UNC has 7 competitive teams on their regular season schedule this year if they can't knock off Boston College they will be 2 - 5 vs strong competition. If they win vs Va Tech, Pitt and Duke they will finish the regular season at 12 - 5 just about every loss coming at the hands of a Top 10 Team.

Yes, a Down year for UNC is a year that 100+ other programs can only dream of.