Common Foes

               North Carolina                NC State
           TotYds    OppTotYds         TotYds    OppTotYds
vs. ECU      423         470             384         326
vs. UVA      399         350             431         369
vs. Mia      401         411             317         398
Average      407.7       410.3           377.3       364.3

              North Carolina                NC State
         Yds/Play  OppYds/Play       Yds/Play  OppYds/Play
vs. ECU      6.8         6.3             5.3         3.7
vs. UVA      6.5         4.5             5.7         4.2
vs. Mia      5.8         6.0             4.2         5.4
Average      6.4         5.5             5.1         4.4

If the respective performances by UNC and NC State against their common opponents are any indication, this weekend's game will be as close as most folks expect.

In this new era of good feelings, I feel good about Saturday. Which makes me uncomfortable.