I guess that’s what you get for losing three games to teams who will finish below .500 (assuming Florida State loses the Gator Bowl to West Virginia). I’m very bitter about Bobby Bowden getting his wish of playing a Swan Song game in the state of Florida, at the expense of more deserving Clemson, Miami, and North Carolina teams. Goes to show you that the bowl selection process is all about rewarding the student athletes the almighty dollar.

On to the Carolina/Pitt matchup, I can’t say that I’m not excited about Carolina’s prospects in this game.  We have been excellent at stopping the run all season, and (as evidenced by Dion Lewis’ 46 carries in their loss to Cincinnati on Saturday) Pittsburgh loves to run the ball. It’d be great to finish the season with our first bowl win since New Year’s Eve 2001 and a 9-4 record.

I’ll have more on this later, I just wanted to make sure the readers know I’m still here after the West Raleigh debacle. Congratulations to Georgia Tech to finishing what they started in Tampa Bay with an exciting 39-34 win over Clemson.  Also, congratulations to the ACC for getting over 42,000 in the seats, up almost 15,000 from last year.