Bob Holliday Coverage
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Our TakeHolliday: Only one miracle for NC State but it's a big one
NC State has a chance for a rare 10-win season. A bowl victory on top of the epic win against the arch rival should really help on the recruiting trail. -
Our TakeHolliday: NC State playing UNC for a chance to go to Charlotte
NC State must first win Friday against a certain team from the west side of the Triangle to advance to the ACC Championship Game next week. -
Our TakeHolliday: Opportunities lost for NC State, UNC
Both State and Carolina will be expected to win this week, which means each team will have plenty to play for when the two sides collide on the day after Thanksgiving. -
Our TakeHolliday: TV spurns ACC leaders as Pack wins, Deacs fall to UNC
The ACC's biggest game to date won't be seen by the largest possible audience. That's because ABC has chosen to show Notre Dame's visit to Virginia Saturday night. State and Wake will still play in prime time, but on the ACC Network. -
Our TakeHolliday: Pack puts down Cards, could deal UNC out of postseason
Headed into November it's clear that NC State, even in winning, and UNC in losing both have much to improve upon. -
Our TakeHolliday: Buckle your chin straps Pack fans, looks like a wild ride ahead
After a disappointing loss to Miami last weekend, NC State still controls its own destiny. But the end of the season figures to be a wild ride, writes Bob Holliday, and it starts on Saturday when NC State hosts a suddenly-hot Louisville team. -
Our TakeHolliday: NC State bounces BC, but can't sleep on Miami
Miami has been labeled a disappointment at 2-4, but two of the losses came against Top 10 teams. -
Our TakeHolliday: Anatomy of UNC's worst loss yet
This team, of which so much was expected, keeps finding new ways to lose. -
Our TakeHolliday: State survives, Heels roll, but does Duke expose cracks in the Victory Bell?
NC State got an important win over Louisiana Tech and UNC beat Duke, writes Bob Holliday, but even in the win, UNC's flaws were exposed. -
Our TakeHolliday: NC State has a path to ACC Title, but does the ACC have a path to the CFP?
If NC State can replicate Saturday's showing against Clemson in places like Winston-Salem and Chestnut Hill, the Pack could well earn a spot in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte. And the Atlantic Division has owned the Coastal of late in the annual league showdown. No Coastal team has laid claim to the ACC Title since Virginia Tech in 2010. -
Our TakeHolliday: UNC's emerging run game could change the ACC race
UNC has a chance to string together four or five more wins, if the Tar Heels can follow the formula of the second half against Virginia. -
Our TakeHolliday: Starkville struggles set back NC State and the ACC
The ACC needed NC State to get a big win over Mississippi State in Starkville, writes Bob Holliday, and the Wolfpack couldn't deliver. He writes about what's next for the Pack and what went wrong. -
Our TakeHolliday: Things UNC must fix before September 18 against Virginia
The Tar Heels can scarcely afford another ACC loss if they hope to play in the league's championship game, writes Bob Holliday, and they would still need Virginia Tech to lose twice in conference play. Indeed, Carolina faces a long climb, and must start by addressing a number of glaring issues that surfaced in Week 1. -
Our TakeHolliday: Leadership, flexibility hallmarks of Krzyzewski's long, successful career
Most of what Mike Krzyzewski has learned about leadership - and he has given speeches and written entire books about the subject - stems from his time as an Army cadet at West Point. -
Our TakeHolliday: Davis' UNC pedigree undeniable
In so many ways, the hiring of Hubert Davis checks all the boxes: Carolina guy, grew up in the system and believes in it, first Black head coach, dynamic recruiter, knows the NBA, strong communicator, full of passion for this job, the only head coaching position he ever wanted. Y -
Our TakeHolliday: Roy retires; is it the end of an era?
Eighteen years ago to the day, Matt Doherty was let go by UNC and the process that would end in hiring Roy Williams began. -
Our TakeHolliday: Still dancing, NC State faces Thursday test against Colo. State
Maybe the hard knocks of this season for NC State - the COVID-19 pauses, the injuries, the lineup changes, and the tough losses - will give this team the wherewithal to win a close game in Texas against a team with a better record. -
Our TakeHolliday: Will the ACC still be dancing next week?
The ACC has historically done very well in the NCAA Tournament, writes Bob Holliday, but it might not have a team make the Sweet 16 in the 2021 COVID iteration, which would end a 40-year streak of at least one ACC team in the Sweet 16. Who has the best chance to get there? Can it be UNC, and will Roy Williams' undefeated streak in the first round continue? -
Our TakeHolliday: Starting this afternoon, Duke has long road to NCAA Tournament
After Duke's poor showing in Chapel Hill, Mike Krzyzewski faces a challenge preparing his team for a week of "win or go home" unlike any before. -
Our TakeHolliday: Triangle teams finish unusual regular season with (slim) hopes for more in March
The 2021 ACC regular season, surreal though it has seemed at times, wraps up this week with the conference having played 81% of scheduled games, against some pretty tall odds.