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(Ehe oaihj (Ear MM Gridiron gripes: 3 things I hate about football Have you ever seen those grammar columns that sometimes show up in the middle-of-nowhere section of a newspaper? Usually some crusty old retired high school English teacher whose mother was a crusty old English teacher fields questions from equally electrifying souls on dreary grammar issues and offers answers that would enlighten Shakespeare. For me, such reading is about as thrilling as a televised Scrabble tournament. Maybe that’s why I is not so good at grammar. But I do like the idea of using column space to sound off on top ics irking me —and with football season underway I can’t think of a more appropriate time to lambaste some problems with a sport that makes it acceptable to sit on the couch for nine hours on Saturdays and not shower on Sundays. Nothing makes me spill my nachos worse than when defen sive players make sensational plays to force turnovers and then get fancy with the pigskin. I’d guess that half the time a ball is lateraled (not counting option pitches), it’s being flung backward by a defender after a turnover. How any coach can tolerate such high-risk/low-reward behavior by players with as much experience with balls in their hands as Louie Anderson has with a treadmill is beyond me. Columnist Matt’s answer: If you’re a defender and find yourself with the ball after a turnover, cover it with both arms and scamper until someone takes you down. Another situation that makes me throw all she of my remotes at the TV screen is when a player on the punt-returning team insists on being around the gaggle of oppos ing players trying to down a kick. Any special teams coach will tell you it’s the job of the punt returner to yell like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman to his return-mates if he’s not going to make a play on the ball, because, of course, if it touches a member of EXPERIENCE REAL WORLD SUCCESS IN OUR WORLD JB „. ■ as B * : ***** f Hj m |K|,. S/m \ •■'•‘‘"'■■c, jit ■ jgpr I mi '••• * I 1,,, 1 |L iJj * v rxYjfl . VMBHBBB| j&r* -f • , *F* .3&v- ■*■ *•'. ' \\ ■i-v V *' v : )* ■ *"7 "-'■ 'f-r> ~ ' . j.. ,■ • **". v.;, - < % i X'^ * m MATT ESTREICH STREICH ZONE the return team, it’s in play. For some reason guys on the return team adore following an oblong-shaped ball notorious for taking unpredictable bounces that’s careening from the sky from as high as 50 feet crash to the ground until it reaches its final resting spot. My solution: The instant the return man voices his disdain for fielding a particular punt, every member of the return team should race each other to the Gatorade table on the sidelines. Plus it’ll increase the probability of one of those awesome crashes where a player spills 200 cups of Gatorade that took the water boy the entire first half to replenish. A final point of contention con cerns the drive-killing end zone interception selfishly brought out by the once-heroic defensive back, only to be tackled at the 3-yard line. If robbing a TD weren’t enough, these greedy coverage connoisseurs can’t wait to call mom to TiVo their 106-yard return. But when they’re corralled by a lineman, they realize their tailback will be lined up in the painted grass rather than at the 20 if he’d just taken a knee. My last suggestion: Make a pick in the end zone and sit on it faster than you would in the balloon-pop ping race on “Wild and Crazy Kids.” If you’re like me, there’s some thing about the game that drives you madder than Jack Torrance at the Overlook. If you see these things happen, I encourage you to hurl blunt objects at the TV screen. I promise it’ll be more better then learning grammar. Contact Matt Estreich at estreich@email.unc.edu. 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Instead, the two teams will meet this Saturday, the earliest date the two UNC-system schools have clashed since 1989. “I’d like to play them at the end of the year,” said senior defensive tackle Chase Page. “But we’ll play them first game of the season if they want.” Scheduling aside, Saturday’s game is one that the Tar Heels can ill afford to lose if they hope to stay afloat in the ACC. Despite showing promise in a season-opening 27-21 loss at Georgia Tech, last week’s defeat at the hands of Wisconsin left UNC desperately needing a victory, espe cially with road dates against No. 9 Louisville, No. 12 Miami and No. 4 Virginia Tech looming. “To say that we’re starving for a win would probably be an under statement,” said UNC coach John Bunting. But the Wolfpack could pose problems for Bunting’s squad. While NCSU does not feature a workhorse running back in the mold of Wisconsin’s Brian Calhoun, the Wolfpack likely will rotate three or four players into its backfield. One of those athletes is fresh man Toney Baker, who started and rushed for 85 yards and scored three touchdowns all in the first half in NCSU’s 54-10 romp against Eastern Kentucky last weekend. The Wolfpack defense, mean while, finished No. 1 in the country in yards per game allowed last sea son and returns its entire defensive front. “I have a great deal of respect for those defensive ends, and the defense tackle (John) McCargo he is a beast in there,” Bunting said. “The one thing we do know is they’re going to come after you.” Last year, though, the Tar Heel offense had marked success against the Wolfpack. 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This year, however, the Tar Heels must travel east on 1-40 to Carter- Finley Stadium, where a sea of red and the sounds of wolves await. “We’ve had a couple of Wolfpack howls over the loudspeakers (in practice) to get us ready,” Page said. “They do that howl thing every two seconds over there.” And while' UNC players will attempt to take the game in stride, it’s difficult to discard the emotion al nature of the matchup. “State is definitely the biggest game of the year for us,” said wide receiver Wallace Wright. “It’s the rivalry everyone comes to see.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. THE Daily Crossword By Philip J. Anderson ACROSS 1 Indy circuit 4 Barack of Illinois 9 Airhead 14 Simpson's judge 15 Ardent in the extreme 16 Separated 17 Manicurist's art? 20 looking at you, kid 21 Presses 22 Humdinger 23 Sappho's birthplace 26 Short snooze 29 Melancholy 30 Cheerful songs 31 Collection biz 32 Sentence break 33 Mistreated 35 Egotists' art? 38 Stupefies with drink 39 Connect 40 Right on maps 41 Kidney-related 42 987-65-4321 group 45 Metric square measure 46 "... no place like home" 48 Young or spin follower 49 Nostrils 51 Deceptive action 52 Physician's art? 57 Sandwich cookies D R u I dßp r o udls t s DONNA ■loos E|M E T E NYBOPPE rßa R E :;1 11 C_ 0_ D_ Esl J3 A_ JLA.k.!SA.£ s HI_Li_L E 0 AAIAA y ls.lAl a m.ll !!All E l^i£l s liH Ai.i E |s.AAA s l±A.£A i - l l|oouy|modes ||iy__E n_t s |patent ££AAIi G IIAAA A D E s AL2 N illlAllllll K I mWs~ H O R T SHORTS eve BT mageMawake d|e|nßs|o|l|o|sßl|e|t|o|n WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 SPORTS CALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 ■ WOMEN'S SOCCER at Florida State, 7 p.m. Tallahassee, Fla. 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This is a hands-on opportunity assisting with sales and promotional programs that requires strong math and interpersonal skills. ■ MEN'S TENNIS UNC Fall Invitational, All Day Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center ■ CROSS COUNTRY Great American XC Festival, All Day, Cary ■ CROSS COUNTRY Roy Griak Invitational, All Day, St. Paul, Minn. ■ FOOTBALL at N.C. State, 12 p.m. Raleigh ■ VOLLEYBALL vs. Virginia, 6 p.m. Smith Center ■ DY-NO-MITE! Check out a link to a hilarious cartoon com paring N.C. State coach Chuck Amato to Napolean Dynamite. "Do the Hokies have large talons?" go to: apps.dailytarheel.com/ blogs/pressbox.php (C)2005 Tribune Media Services. Inc All rights reserved. 41 Changes, as a timer 42 Wading birds 43 Lookout 44 Dudley Moore film 46 Support piece 47 That girl 48 Salton, e.g. 50 Perched on 51 Greek cheese 52 MIA verified 53 Nest-egg letters 54 _ pro nobis 55 Amusing activity 56 33rd president 9
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