2005 North Carolina Tar Heels

The 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football preview and predictions are now up!

Fans are hoping that the 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels can build off of last year's successes and make a solid bowl this season.  When making football predictions the public's expectations do come into play, and with this team riding high after last year you might find value going against North Carolina.

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North Carolina Tar Heels

The Tarheels were a surprising bowl team last season.  They upset Miami and nearly knocked off Virginia Tech as part of a 6 win season.  UNC returns 15 starters from last year’s squad, but don’t expect them to match last year’s win total.  The ‘Heels have one of the tougher non-conference schedules in the nation including games against Wisconsin, Utah, and Louisville.  North Carolina must replace their leader and best player, QB Darian Durant, who accounted for the majority of UNC’s offensive production.  This team is still pretty skilled athletically, but as far as pure football players go they are near the bottom in their division.

It’s going to be a long year for the UNC faithful.  Last year’s success was embraced because there were really no expectations for this team.  With a bowl-bid under their belt the expectations will be much higher, however the loss of talent and leadership from this team is simply too much to overcome.  Looking at their schedule it is hard to imagine this team winning more than 2 or 3 games.  If they somehow manage to grab 5 or 6 wins it should be considered a very successful season at UNC, just don’t count on it.  

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