Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
Over the last 11 seasons, UNC football had a losing record in five of them. The Tar Heels had lost their last four to NC State. UNC broke the bank to reverse those trends, but things went in reverse instead. The Tar Heels slipped from 6-7 to 4-8, making it six losing seasons out of […]
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Carolina capped off a miserable season with a miserable performance at NC State on Saturday, racking up 11 penalties for 129 yards en route to a 42-19 loss. As he was against Duke last week, Jordan Shipp was the best player on the field for the Tar Heels. He finished with eight receptions for a […]
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Michigan State played one hack of a defensive game against UNC, holding the Heels to a 38% shooting average and clamping down on UNC’s shooting from beyond the arc for a 74-58 win. A combination of poor play on UNC’s part and excellent execution on the Spartans led to the Heels suffering their first loss […]
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And just like that, the first season of the Bill Belichick experiment comes to a resounding end with a 42-19 loss to NC State. The loss, which was not as close as the score indicated thanks to a late score by the Tar Heels, was UNC’s fifth straight loss to the Wolfpack tying a record […]
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UNC Football’s 2025 season came to an end on Saturday with a 42-19 loss to NC State in Raleigh. For many Carolina fans, it is likely a merciful end to a frustrating and disappointing season. The Wolfpack’s 42 points were the most they’ve scored against the Tar Heels in more than two decades. The win […]
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Well, we finally made it. We have reached the final game of the regular season. The Tar Heels are preparing to face off against NC State in what will provide a merciful conclusion to the 2025 season. UNC could earn a fifth win tonight that would potentially set them up for a bowl game if […]
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Last season, this was a game many weren’t looking forward to. The Tar Heels had lost three in a row to NC State, and the 2023 game in Raleigh was an utter embarrassment. By the time Carolina trudged into the 2024 game, they were only 6-5, and Mack Brown had been fired by a phone […]
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Welp, last week I got some things right. Totally whiffed on the, “Surely Manny Diaz can’t outcoach Bill Belichick.” Net result: 25-32 rather than 27-21. Moving on. Don’t want to talk about. OK, I lied. Much talk later in the special teams section. I get long-winded in the unit sections this week, so we’ll skip […]
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If you’re a Carolina fan, I sincerely hope the Tar Heels’ 74-58 loss to Michigan State was the most unpleasant part of your Thanksgiving, and I also hope you agree that Henri Veesaar had the best game of anyone wearing a UNC jersey. The strongest evidence of Veesaar’s impact on this matchup may have been […]
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This weekend will in all likelihood mark the end of the 2025 UNC football season. With a win, it’s possible they can get a bowl bid as a 5-7 team, but that would take other circumstances that aren’t in their control to also break the Tar Heels’ way. Most likely, this weekend’s rivalry clash with […]
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The Tar Heels started Thanksgiving Day with lots of hope. They were looking for their best start since the 2016-17 national championship season, and a second win over a ranked team. What they found instead was a hungry Michigan State team that gave them more than they could handle as North Carolina scored a season […]
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After opening the season 6-0 for the first time since 2016, the Tar Heels finally suffered a loss thanks to an aggressive Michigan State team that came into today’s game on a mission. Both teams fought hard for all 40 minutes, but ultimately poor three-point shooting and defensive lapses doomed UNC to leave Florida with […]
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We are just moments away from the North Carolina Tar Heels facing off against the Michigan State Spartans in their second game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Both teams enter today’s game 6-0 and hope to leave Florida with their unblemished records intact. The Tar Heels had quite a time dealing with St. Bonaventure a […]
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While it wasn’t for a lack of effort, UNC dropped their second game in a row against an in-state rival, losing to Duke 32-25. The Blue Devils claimed the Victory Bell in a contest that turned heavily on a fake field goal that completely flummoxed UNC, which is a pretty dispiriting way to lose a […]
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The marquee matchup of the Fort Myers Tip-Off is between the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels and No. 11 Michigan State Spartans. The final game of the tournament will be nationally televised on FOX. These teams are both 6-0 to start the season, and Tom Izzo’s squad has had an impressive start to the […]
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The first year of the Bill Belichick experiment at UNC has not gone how a lot of people were hoping. For Belichick, Mike Lombardi, and the coaching staff, they have not been able to overwhelm college coaching and scouting with NFL knowledge like they though they might’ve been able to do. The roster they’ve built […]
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For the first time since 2016, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 6-0 to start the season. Critical in last night’s win was junior Henri Veesaar. In his expanded role this season as a starter for Carolina, the seven-footer posted career highs in points and rebounds. In the opening game for the Fort Myers Tip-Off, […]
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The Tar Heels welcomed the fans to Fort Meyers, FL with a 15-point win over St. Bonaventure. North Carolina started the game hot with 15 points in the first four minutes before letting the Bonnies go on a 19-11 run to end the first half, cutting a 10-point lead to just two. The Tar Heels […]
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Something had to give Tuesday night as the undefeated Tar Heels took on undefeated St. Bonaventure. The game was close for the majority of the game, but Carolina turned on the jets in the second half to get out to a comfortable lead that they did not look back from on their way to an […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels are facing off against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the first game of the Ft. Myers Invitational. This event is a huge opportunity for the Tar Heels to solidify their stance as one of the better teams in the country. The Bonnies have been a solid team so far this […]
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I like mine with lettuce and tomatoHeinz 57 and French fried potatoesBig kosher pickle and a cold draft beerWell, good God Almighty, which way do I steer… Cheeseburger in Paradise – Jimmy Buffett That’s right, it’s Thanksgiving, and in men’s basketball season that can only mean one thing: Feast Week. It’s nonconference tournament season, and […]
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We’ve reached the first notable week of the college basketball season — I guess with the exception of the opening one. This week is commonly called “Feast Week” as it features a bunch of notable tournaments and events over Thanksgiving, and we will see many teams face some of their biggest tests of the season […]
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When you turn on your TV tonight, the court is going to look a little different. Carolina leaves the friendly confines of the Dean Smith Center for the first time this season, not to return until next weekend. The task in front of them is a new event for Carolina: The Fort Myers Tip-Off. Unlike […]
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It’s rivalry week in college football, which means that the North Carolina Tar Heels are preparing to face the NC State Wolfpack in the final game of the regular season. The Heels have been eliminated from bowl contention if they were to make it via conventional means, and if they were to pull off a […]
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The Tar Heels are in Florida this week for the Ft. Myers Tip-Off, where they will face off against St. Bonaventure and Michigan State. First up on that last is the Bonnies, who currently match UNC’s 5-0 record and hope to upset their lone Power Four opponent this regular season. Meanwhile, the Heels are seeking […]
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