FBS Preview: College Football Week 14
Week 14 means the last of the FBS Preview pieces for this year. Also none of the North Carolina FCS teams made the playoff, so we are done with them also. The final week of the season is a little strange. The ACC once tried to say that they would not schedule cross-divisional matchups on the last weekend of the season to avoid repeats in the ACC title game. Yet we have two of those rivalry matchups this week.
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Friday – 11/28
East Carolina Pirates (7-3) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-9)
Time: 8:30
TV: ESPNU
Thanksgiving will be over, but the American Athletic Conference keeps on giving. East Carolina has slight hopes to claim a share of the American title and has to beat hapless Tulsa in order to have a chance. So go forth and score, young Pirates. Then come back next week and beat the Knights that say Ucf.
Saturday – 11/29
North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) vs NC State Wolfpack (6-5)
Time: 12:30 PM
TV: ACC Network
Hide the defense and make sure the scoreboard can handle big numbers. These two rivals have thrived all year on big offenses and not so much defenses. The winner will probably improve their bowl positioning along with the inevitable bragging rights. Still it will be probably be a good game to watch.
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-5) vs Idaho Vandals (1-9)
Time: 2:00 PM
TV: ESPN3
App State cannot go to a bowl this year because of its transitional status, but they have a chance at a winning record and have already guaranteed a winning conference record. To do this they face Coach Petrino, Paul not Bobby. Marcus Cox could reach 1500 yards with a huge day against the Vandals.
Duke Blue Devils (8-3) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8)
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: ESPNU
Remember when I said UNC-NCSU is a good rivalry game to watch, that is not necessarily the case here. Duke does not have much to play for here, while Wake could use another win to feel better going into next season. However Duke is better at finding points than Virginia Tech was last week.