Meineke Car Care Bowl Preview

Meineke Car Care Bowl
West Virginia vs North Carolina
Saturday, December 27, 1:00
on ESPN
Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC

Why you should watch:

• It's a Saturday and it's college football
  
• Last chance to see Pat White play for West Virginia
  
• A good Big East team against a solid ACC team
  

Why you shouldn't watch:

• It's the Saturday after Christmas and you might have toys to play with
  
• Neither team has been overly consistent this season and neither scores a lot.
  

Streaks and Scheduling Notes:
West Virginia:

• 8-4 (5-2)
  
• 7th straight bowl game (3-3)
  
• Won 7 of their last 9 games
• 2-3 away from home this season
  

North Carolina:

• 8-4 (4-4)
  
• 5rd bowl game in last 10 years (1-1); first since 2004
  
• Lost 2 of their last 3 games
• 3-2 away from home this season
  

Key Stats, Figures, and Players:
West Virginia:

• No secret here....they run the ball, 217 yards per game. .
  
• Defensively they don't stop the run or pass all the time but they don't let you score, allowing only 15.9 points per game.
  
• QB Pat White threw for 1,510 yards and rushed for 919 this season. He accounted for 26 touchdowns.
• RB Noel Devine ran for 1,228 yards and 3 touchdowns this season. He averages 6.4 yards per carry. He also had 34 receptions for 171 yards.
  

North Carolina:

• Offensively they do nothing well at all. They are 86th in rushing offense and 83rd in passing offense.
  
• Defensively they are average. They can keep you out of the end zone but that is about it.
  
• RB Shaun Draughn is the top running threat for this team. He has801 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season.
  
• S Trimane Goddard is a ball hawk in the secondary. He has 7 interceptions (1 TD) and 5 other passes broken up.
  

Who Wins:

West Virginia....Honestly I don't know how North Carolina actually got to 8 wins this season. They do nothing that well and don't have any real stud players to carry them. West Virginia has played very well in bowl games as of late and I think that continues. Pat White is going to want to go out with a win.