It's not all bad news for the Heels. It looks linebackers Bruce Carter and Quan Sturdivant have been cleared to play tonight versus LSU. The other piece of good news is that the Tigers' offense had little ept last year, so even with a weakened defense the Heels could be okay.
On the offensive side the story is the same as last year. If QB T.J. Yates plays well the Heels should move the ball, even without Greg Little to throw to. Besides Yates, pressure will be on third string running back Johnny White. White has been more of a special teams player in Chapel Hill but now gets to start his last year as a Tar Heels running back as the starter. Perhaps that Cinderella story line will result in a 100-yards plus game.
Good news for the Heels football team but not so good news for the Hellas football team. Playing their first game in the EURO 2012 qualifying round and under new coach Francisco Santos, Ellas could only manage a 1-1 tie against their Orthodox co-religionists from Georgia last night. FYI, the game was moved to Pireaus to accommodate a U2 concert at the Olympic Stadium.
Greece is in a pretty underwhelming group. Besides Georgia, Ellas is grouped with Malta, Latvia, Israel and Croatia. Israel is decent, but Croatia is good and should be Greece's only real competition. Then again, we could only muster a tie at home.
Croatia's talent, and the tie versus Georgia, makes Tuesday's game in Zagreb a BIG one for Ellas. The good news is Greece thoroughly outshot and outplayed Georgia, and Santos appears to have them playing a more attacking style. But it's only be one game.
- In honor of TJ Yates' home state AND the EURO 2012 game last night this post is in Georgia font.
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Shout out for a fellow Asheville High grad, Johnny White!
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