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2025 Richmond Spiders Football - Opponents Countdown - North Carolina
- Thread starter Mojo-Spider
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The Belichick era did not live up to the hype.
nypost.com
Bill Belichick’s UNC debut goes from celeb-filled party to total disaster after months of hype
This wasn’t how the Bill Belichick debut was supposed to unfold.
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As we travel to play Bill and Jordan I hope we have an offensive breakout. We’re probably gonna need more than the 10.5 offensive points we’re averaging in 2 games. Need to keep the offense on the field to make sure the defense isn’t on the field for extended periods of time.
ViennaSpider
Walk-on
Fingers crossed on this one. Offense has to show up to make it respectable. Go Spiders!
CityStadiumFan
Walk-on
The elephant in the room is getting out of this game healthy. The only way you could see us being successful on offense (based on our current personnel and how we are "built") is a bunch of QB runs. I know Wickersham is a big guy but that's a recipe for disaster and potential injury when facing a FBS defense, especially with our inexperienced OL. My fear is a bunch of 3 and outs that puts our defense on the field for long stretches and then we start seeing attrition on our DL which is our best unit. I hope we get after them on Saturday and make it a 4 quarter game.
SDCspider
Walk-on
i agree, this should be a defensive tune up game. odds are the offense wont get much going considering the injuries and fbs talent. if our defense can hang strong and make some good plays throughout 4 quarters it can be seen as a small win
I also wouldnt be opposed to letting important guys rest this week to get back for important games. no point to rush back to get schemed up by a future HOF coach
I thought the same thing. In my brief viewing of the end of the Wofford game, I saw a number of guys that looked hobbled to a degree and that adds to the concern. UNC is definitely not a great team, but should have enough to overpower the Spiders.
Players are excited for the game I am sure, but sure doesn’t seem like there is much upside in this matchup.
Mojo-Spider
Bench player
I believe it was Huesman who took it even further. Unless I’m dreaming, I believe he, or someone, said there was less chance of injury, because you’re competing against better athletes, who possess better technique, reducing the risk of injury.
Of course there was no data to back up this opinion either!
Go Spiders!
Of course an injury can happen in any game. But if you are playing a team that is significantly bigger than there is no way the team isn’t going to “feel it” more the next day. The FCS schools keep playing the FBS ones so it isn’t a death knell, but the reason they play is for the money and the small chance of a victory. In this case, I think the small chance is even smaller thus no upside.
CityStadiumFan
Walk-on
I’d love to see the data as well, would be very interesting. Obviously with the violent nature of football there’s always a chance for injury but when you run a QB (who is more like a fullback, and not elusive) 15-20 times a game I think the risk of injury probably increases with bigger/faster/more powerful defensive players getting hits on him. Hopefully it’s just worry on my part and we come out of this game healthy and put up a good showing.
carolinaspider
Bench player
I was there and watched Nixon chase Famous Amos Lawrence from behind.
Richmond embarrasses Tar Heels
Clipping found in The Charlotte Observer published in Charlotte, North Carolina on 11/5/1978. Richmond embarrasses Tar Heelswww.newspapers.com
That game was played at City Stadium in front of 16,000.
Mojo-Spider
Bench player
thanks for posting this newspaper story...its amazing how my mind tends to embellish things that happened nearly 50 years ago now...but it's fun until you get called out!...it's the stuff war stories are made of!
The story writer, Lipper, who wrote for the Times-Dispatch for quite a while, exposes my excited memory...Barry Redden did not outrush Famous Amos Lawrence...the Heels were 3-5, not thinking of a bowl game when they came to City Stadium...and the slate in the locker rooms was never mentioned...
I'll see if I can determine whether, or not, Nixon really was the SI National Defensive Player of the Week!...if he wasn't he should have been!
Go Spiders!
ncspiderfan
Bench player
You are correct I heard the same interview.
Brown Recluse
Walk-on
If huesman said that, he's just shooting from the hip. He really thinks our guys are less likely to get injured because bigger, faster and stronger players are playing with more skill? Are they somehow sacking the QB more gently and effectively as a result? What in the world is he talking about.
