At day 9, I'm kind of torn. Really, fescues aren't fully sprouted until day 14 or so, so letting it go another week is a good idea.

However, day 9 is usually late enough that you can see what isn't going to work. So if you did put down a little seed now, I also wouldn't have a problem with you doing so.

Dead grasses aren't usually a barrier to seed sprout, so I'd also make sure that your watering reached it evenly.

Well, considering most of NC has seen constant rain for a week straight all last week, it would be hard for me to imagine those areas not getting enough water.

Dead grasses would keep a seed from getting proper seed to soil contact though wouldn't they?

I can't imagine that lack of water is a problem in NC at the moment, no. Quite the opposite...

Dead grass shouldn't be an issue. I seeded directly into incredibly thick dead KBG when I reseeded. It was a beautiful, full lawn of incredible density (I got rid of it because the color and habit weren't what I wanted).

The seed sprouted perfectly.

Rolling the seed can certainly help, but in the case of complete ground saturation like you folks have, I don't think I'd suggest that in this instance.

So I just got home and checked out a few spots. I'm a little worried now. At first everything was looking good. Now I'm seeing some areas of the old dead grass with only a few minimal fescue sprouts. I can't imagine I was that uneven with my coverage. I threw some more seed on those spots.

Also, some spots on the sides of my driveway look like water ran off the driveway and across the grass and a pretty steady pace. So the grass is kinda matted over and it looks a little rough. The sprouts are still in the soil so will these areas be okay even though they're laid over?