I didn't notice that I left a gaping hole in my predictions for the Heels, and sure enough, Carolina had to post a score that fell right in that hole. The problem is that UNC beat the Dukes by 23, which would put them in the scoring range of my prediction of a winning season, but by giving up more than 7, I torpedoed that prediction. Also, if I simply downgrade my prediction by a bullet point, the next one down is still defense-dependent. I'm going to give UNC the benefit of the doubt, though, and start with the 5-win prediction. However, UNC had one fumble and one interception. Therefore, according to my ruberic, we have to backup one bullet, and I stake my claim to a 4-win season. I hope we get at least 6, and make a bowl, but for now I have to stand by my predictions and be realistic, and I think a 5-win mark may still be optimistic. Only time will tell.

On another note, as Elizabeth pointed out, UVA let me down by losing badly to Wyoming in their opener, and with Dook as their next opponent, they will have no chance to redeem themselves before we play on September 15. That means that I will not watch the South Florida game, and whether or not I could possibly watch the VaTech game will depend on South Florida's performance against Auburn next weekend. Go Bulls! If the Bulls can't put together a respectable showing, then I may not watch a game until the end of October or November. Conceivably, we could qualify for a bowl game with wins against JMU, ECU, UVA, SFL, NCST, and Dook, and I will not watch the bowl game because we still have not earned a quality win. That would suck. Perhaps in that scenario, I'll redefine a quality win to include a 60-point thumping of Dook, just to keep the door open for one football game this year. But let's not get ahead of ourselves....