Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
With the Thanksgiving week MTEs and stuff like the ACC/SEC Challenge now in the books, we’re entering a slightly quiet period on the college basketball calendar. Right around this time of year, a lot of school wrap up their semesters and don’t play as many high profile games. Also, there’s the matter of some holidays […]
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After a post-exams win against USC Upstate that was maybe more competitive than anticipated, the UNC Tar Heels continue their three-game homestand with a matchup against the 8-3 Buccaneers of East Tennessee State. The Heels will be looking to extend their winning streak to 4, while ETSU will be coming in off its third loss […]
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After a short break due to exams, the Tar Heels have found themselves back on the grind these next couple of weeks. They are coming off an uninspiring win over South Carolina Upstate on Saturday, they face off against ETSU tonight, and then they’ll be in Atlanta Saturday to face off against Ohio State. After […]
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On Saturday, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ men’s basketball team handled business against USC Upstate. While the game was still somewhat close late into the first half, Carolina went on a run to end the half and then turned things on to pull away in the second. Now, the Tar Heels are set to play […]
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Most other weeks, Carolina’s ho-hum performance against USC Upstate might raise a few questions, but I think fans should give them a pass on this one. Take it from someone who was in that situation not too long ago, exam week games are often a bit of a slog. No matter how good of a […]
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It is always interesting to see how a team responds after taking a week off for exams. North Carolina came out and played ugly in what ended up being an 18-point victory that was closer than the final score reflected. South Carolina Upstate got the game down to 68-60 with just a little over 4 […]
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While it was far from a comfortable win, the Tar Heels were able put away USC Upstate 80-62 to improve their record to 9-1. Everything started off as one would expect this afternoon with UNC jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes. The Spartans woke up after falling behind the 8-ball, though, […]
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After conquering the tough part of their non-conference schedule, the Tar Heels are back in action this afternoon to face off against South Carolina Upstate. UNC had to face off against Kansas, Michigan State, Kentucky, and Georgetown to kick off their pre-ACC journey, and out of those games they only managed to drop one. The […]
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For the first time, the North Carolina Tar Heels will take on USC Upstate. The Spartans have had a few opponents from the Old North State this season, taking on UNCW, NC Central, and Western Carolina. Both Carolina and USC Upstate were victorious against their common opponent, NC Central. The only other exposure to UNC […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels’ football team has never had a season good enough to claim a national championship. They finished third in the AP postseason poll in 1948 and have reached the top five during the season on several other occasions, but they’ve never sealed the deal. They definitely won’t be able to claim […]
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UNC has announced the dismissal of offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens on Friday morning following the Heels disappointing 4-8 season: Kitchens was brought in by Mack Brown in 2023 to serve as the tight ends coach and run game coordinator. He brought with him some NFL experience in those areas, having previously served as the tight […]
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Ok, I haven’t been as vigilant about these updates as I’d like to have been. But ahead of the new year and ahead of conference play for the Tar Heels, it’s as good a time as any for a renewed commitment. Courtney Banghart’s UNC women’s basketball team has had an excellent start to the season, […]
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If you missed yesterday’s overview of this year’s recruiting class and examination of the offensive and special teams recruits, you can find it here. College football wrapped up its Early Signing Day window last week (championship week, no distractions for some of the programs there). For most programs, this concludes the high school portion of […]
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After four straight games that were tests of various degrees, North Carolina are now set to play a fairly straight-forward one. On Saturday, the Tar Heels are set to welcome USC Upstate to Chapel Hill, as Carolina looks for a third consecutive win. The Spartans, from the Big South Conference, come into this matchup with […]
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College football wrapped up its Early Signing Day window last week (championship week, no distractions for some of the programs there). For most programs, this concludes the high school portion of recruiting, despite the “official” signing day in February. The January portal season looms. In late September, Tar Heel GM Michael Lombardi sent out an […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels are in their final four games before ACC play, and are looking at two straight tune-ups at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. First up is the Big South’s USC Upstate Spartans. Here are a few key factors to keep an eye on when Carolina hosts USC Upstate on Saturday […]
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There are a lot of things that people get wrong in poker because of the way it’s portrayed on screen. For instance, if you ever play with someone don’t say, “I’ll see you and raise you.” It goes back to the idea that you’re effectively lying about your intentions in order to gain information from […]
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… I get knocked downBut I get up againYou’re never gonna keep me downI get knocked downBut I get up againYou’re never gonna keep me down Tubthumping-Chumbawamba The ACC definitely got knocked down this past week but responded with aplomb, getting back up and scoring some big wins after a lackluster ACC/SEC challenge saw the ACC […]
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Between the ACC/SEC Challenge and a handful of other nonconference matchups, there were plenty of big games across the men’s and women’s landscape this past week. While the top 10 women’s teams all maintained their rankings in the latest AP poll, the results of the men’s games produced a lot more movement. Let’s take a […]
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After a brief interlude last week where someone besides a UNC big man was awarded Tar Heel Blog Player of the Game honors, we return to the status quo in the wake of UNC’s impressive 81-61 win over Georgetown on Sunday night. Somehow, I doubt too many UNC fans are disappointed. Veesaar and freshman Caleb […]
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Following a big win against Kentucky last week, it would’ve been understandable if UNC had a hangover going into yesterday’s game against Georgetown. It’s something we’ve seen from previous teams, and while it tends to be a really frustrating situation, it at least would’ve been predictable. However, this Carolina team was able to handily dispatch […]
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The #16 UNC Tar Heels got double-doubles from both starting frontcourt members once again and found some shooting touch from three-point range, as they pulled away from the Georgetown Hoyas with a final score of 81-61. Caleb Wilson led the charge with 20 points, while Derek Dixon recorded a new career-high 14 after his late […]
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Coming off a huge win over Kentucky, the Tar Heels are back in action this evening to face off against the Georgetown Hoyas. This will be the first time that these two programs have faced one another since 2007 when Georgetown took down UNC 96-84 in overtime. This matchup doesn’t happen very often, and of […]
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One of the nice features of advanced metrics is the ability to compare game data year to year. Advanced stats can remove garbage time points and yards, adjust for opponent strength, and compare your results to every other play run in college football that year. They compare results to historical averages. They dig into the […]
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It’s hard to believe, but we’re already a quarter of the way through UNC men’s basketball’s regular season schedule. Carolina is sporting a 7-1 record heading into Sunday’s matchup against Georgetown. The Heels have defeated fellow blood-blood programs Kansas and Kentucky in the same season for the first time since 1982; overall, I would guess […]
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