Hard to believe that Carolina went down to Miami and beat the Hurricanes on the road. A week after blowing a 14-point lead in Kenan, the Heels turned the tables on the team from Coral Gables to win 28-21.
Lots of things to be impressed by. One, the fourth quarter comeback from a 14-24 deficit - on the road against a team that won the previous week on the road and thus had some momentum. Two, the play of third-string quarterback Cameron Sexton, who was poised all afternoon, especially on the game winning touchdown to Brooks Foster than saw him roll to his right, throw across his body on the run, and float a perfect pass over the Miami defender to a spot where only Brooks could catch it. Three, the play of the Carolina receivers. Four, the defense tightening in the second half and the two interceptions by Goddard. And finally five, I've watched two football games this season (credit to TiVO for that one).
The Heels play Ed Mierzwinski's UConn Huskies in Kenan on Saturday. I believe the winner advances to the Final Four.
Go Heels!
Swing State Poll
Interesting to see how the swing state poll is playing out. Virginia is perceived as a slam-dunk for Obama. Remember, if Obama holds all the states that Kerry won, something he should do despite tight polling from Pennsylvania and Michigan, he wins and we get the country back.
After Virginia, Colorado and NOT Ohio is seen by Carolina and Hellenic Blue Blog readers to be the next most likely blueBama state. Also interesting to see Nevada tied with Ohio.
Winning all three would be an incredible accomplishment for Obama. Since 1968, those three states - Virginia, Colorado and Nevada - have only voted for Democrats three times. Thanks to Ross Perot, Nevada and Colorado both voted for Clinton in '92. Four years later, without Perot, Clinton lost Colorado but Nevada stuck with him against Dole. That's it. Virginia has not voted for a Democrat for president since 1964 and Lyndon Johnson, the only time the state has done so since 1952.
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