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• Michigan State's High-Speed Crash
• By Ray Holloman 4/07/2009 3:07 AM ET
• In a sea of green, Michigan State flat out drowned. ... More »
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• Clemson Suffering From One Heel of a Ridiculous Streak
• By Ray Holloman 1/21/2009 12:00 PM ET
• Long ago, this stopped being merely a streak. Streaks are what happens when you defy the odds long enough to become noticeable. A NFL team wins seven in a row. That's a streak. You flip a coin and get ... More »
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• Tar Heel Injury Update
• By James Conklin 10/09/2006 8:21 AM ET
• The North Carolina offense is banged up after returning home from a tough trip to Miami where they lost 27-7. Freshman wide receiver Hakeem Nicks suffered a high ankle sprain (see photo on right) on a ...
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• UNC-Miami Pre-game Ponderings
• By James Conklin 10/07/2006 8:14 AM ET
• As the Tar Heels prepare to face Miami at noon, here are a few pre-game questions that have been running through my head: What's the over/under on the number of banners that will be flying over ...
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• Tar Heels' Key to Success vs. Miami
• By James Conklin 10/06/2006 1:28 PM ET
• After the Tar Heels' last on-field performance at Clemson which resulted in a 52-7 drubbing by the Tigers, I've decided that there's just one key to success this week for the Tar Heels as they travel ...
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• UNC Recruit Greg Little to Announce Decision Monday
• By James Conklin 10/05/2006 3:52 PM ET
• North Carolina four-star recruit, wide receiver Greg Little, will announce his college intentions on Monday, October 9th at 3:00 PM following this weekend's visit to Southern Cal. His final five ...
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• UNC's Effort at Miami Will Dictate Rest of Season
• By James Conklin 10/05/2006 10:56 AM ET
• Win or lose, North Carolina's effort against the Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables on Saturday will dictate the rest of their season. Miami has decidedly better talent, but whether they have a better ...
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• A UNC Win Over Miami Would Help Retain Coach, Recruits
• By James Conklin 10/05/2006 9:05 AM ET
• North Carolina's bye week could not have come at a better time for North Carolina coach John Bunting. Coming off a 52-7 shellacking at the hands of Clemson, Bunting's job seat was hotter than ever. ...
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• Bunting After a Bye Week
• By James Conklin 10/03/2006 11:31 PM ET
• North Carolina coach John Bunting has developed somewhat of a reputation for pulling off major upsets in the games following a bye week. So, I thought I'd take a look at the numbers and see if this ...
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• Bunting Expects Improvement from Heels After Bye Week
• By James Conklin 10/03/2006 1:17 PM ET
• North Carolina head coach John Bunting says that his Tar Heels have "gotten better" after their bye week. Not only are the Heels "perfectly healthy," but the team was able to get a lot of fundamental ...
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• Tar Heels' Record Just 'One Game Behind Schedule'
• By James Conklin 10/02/2006 3:47 PM ET
• North Carolina head coach John Bunting remarked during last Wednesday's teleconference that his Tar Heels are only "one game behind schedule if you looked at the schedule to begin with." This is a ...
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• ACC 'Hot or Not' Power Rankings: Week 5
• By James Conklin 10/02/2006 11:44 AM ET
• Week 5 of the ACC season offered more clarification as to who belongs on top of the ACC heap and who doesn't. Key games this week include Florida State at NC State, Clemson at Wake Forest, and ...
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• Revisiting North Carolina's Four Opponents
• By James Conklin 9/29/2006 2:02 PM ET
• A former coach once told me that "things are never as good as they look and never as bad as they seem." Is this the case regarding the 1-3 record of the North Carolina Tar Heels? There's no doubt that ... More »
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• The Worst Defeats in North Carolina Football History
• By James Conklin 9/28/2006 1:02 PM ET
• North Carolina's drubbing at the hands of Clemson last week got me to thinking about just how bad things can get for a football team in any one game. Against the Tigers, the defense looked simply ...
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• Heels, 'Canes Fans Talking Reverse Smack
• By James Conklin 9/28/2006 9:11 AM ET
• Which fan base wants a coaching change worse? North Carolina's or Miami's? That sad debate is currently taking place on a University of Miami message board as supposed "fans" of both schools beg the ...
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• Tar Heels Need Attacking Defense
• By James Conklin 9/27/2006 1:33 PM ET
• The North Carolina Tar Heels have given up exactly 1,025 yards in their past two games. It takes great defenses about four games to surrender those kinds of numbers. The problem? The Heels have been ...
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• The Price of Change at North Carolina
• By James Conklin 9/27/2006 9:29 AM ET
• As I wrote yesterday, the calls for North Carolina coach John Bunting's firing are growing louder. Fans see the team's poor performance on the field and think that a simple change in coaches will ...
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• ACC 'Hot or Not' Power Rankings: Week 4
• By James Conklin 9/26/2006 9:10 AM ET
• After four weeks of college football, we're about to get into the meat of the ACC conference schedule and find out how good some of these teams are. Here's my attempt at ranking the ACC teams as they ...
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• Calls for Bunting's Job Growing Louder
• By James Conklin 9/26/2006 12:48 AM ET
• "Brownie Bunting, you're doing a heck of a job." North Carolina Athletics Director Dick Baddour sounded an awful lot like George Bush defending former FEMA director Michael Brown after Clemson's 52-7 ...
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• North Carolina Special Teams are Special
• By James Conklin 9/21/2006 10:06 PM ET
• North Carolina will have the upper hand in at least one of the three phases in the game against Clemson Saturday: Special Teams. The Tar Heels are tops in the ACC in kickoff coverage (4th nationally) ...
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