It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC at the end of the year, Notre Dame battling with the Big Ten or Pac-12 all season long and a host of other important non-conference showdowns. Each and every year, a variety of intersectional matchups mold the national championship landscape or add a chapter to long and storied rivalries.

Athlon Sports starts marking up the 2013 calendar with key non-conference games to watch:

#16. North Carolina at South Carolina (Aug. 31)

Yet another SEC-ACC battle — but this one will have interstate bragging rights on the line. The two programs are the State-U’s in their respective Carolina, but the North version will have to play over their heads to compete with the potential SEC East frontrunner.

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A win would be a great way to jump into the season and rankings.

I'll be shocked if y'all can stay within 4 touchdowns against S. Carolina.

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--- cnwhite wrote:

I'll be shocked if y'all can stay within 4 touchdowns against S. Carolina.

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Prepare to be shocked then, just cause your tiggers crap themselves every time they play their biggest rival doesn't mean UNC will. Plus first game of the year should help us out. lil Carolina has to replace a lot, and their offense definitely doesn't scare me.

As I've said in other threads our O will score yes they will stop us some but we will score our O will be tuned up even with cooper and gio gone! IT'll come down to if our D can stop them and there O is not great so if we dont give up 2 many plays we keep it close and we pull the upset! I personaly can't wait for this game due to living in SC now and thats all you hear is gamecocks! Ill be at that game and loud and proud for the REAL CAROLINA!! WE ARE CAROLINA ALL THE OTHERS ARE JUST C@CKS!

Five of the top eleven games include ACC teams. ND is in four of the top eleven.


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