2011 Belk Bowl

Belk Bowl – 8pm 12/27 Charlotte, NC Predicted finish:  Louisville 24 vs. NC State 31 This will be a battle between underachievers. Both teams enter this bowl game as middle-ranked teams in the respective divisions and both have 7-5 records. Louisville looked to be one of the main competitors for the Big East title early in the season, but the lack of passing game and leaky secondary provided issues for the Cardinals down the stretch. NC State on the other hand never seemed to show any consistency throughout the season; this was best exemplified by their shutout loss against the Florida State Seminoles on October 29.  However, things turned around just a couple of weeks later and they dismanted the ACC Champion Clemson Tigers on November 19th. Louisville enters this game with a slight edge in the running game, headed up by talented duo of Dominique Brown and Victor Anderson who combined for nearly 1,000 yards and 7 scores. NC State never really found much of a running game as t...