Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
As I sit here at my desk, diligently tapping away at my keyboard, I am acutely aware of several things. One is fairly concrete, confirmed by a quick glance around my office at the twinkling lights that indicate various electronics charging. Power banks and flashlights, tethered to the wall via different-colored wires, blinking out of […]
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The UNC football team’s underwhelming season captured a lot of the headlines this fall. While this isn’t really surprising — having a coach with six Super Bowl wins lead a college program to a 4-8 season kind of writes its own headlines — it did obscure that fact that overall, UNC fall sports had a […]
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College football only has one transfer portal window this season. Players who entered their names by January 16 may transfer at any time afterwards. That applies to the two new players added to the UNC football roster this week. At this point, none of UNC’s players remaining in the portal are expected to return, as […]
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For years, Virginia basketball has been a tough test for North Carolina. The style of basketball they played under Tony Bennett basically directly opposed the style that UNC played under Roy Williams and then Hubert Davis. While the Tar Heels have won their fair share of games against the Cavaliers, the slow pace and stodgy […]
about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
Although we are decently removed from the Tony Bennett Era, it’s hard to look at a road trip to UVA and not shudder in disgust. There were so many trips up north that the Tar Heels made that involved slow games full of fans cheering for shot clock violations, bad hair, and yes, losses. There’s […]
about 14 hours ago | 0 reads
Last month, it was revealed that a large group of players were making it well known that the administration of UNC seemed to be moving on in the their plans for the next basketball arena without getting input from a seemingly important group of people—players who played in Smith Center for the last 40 years […]
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Hubert Davis continues to tinker with his lineup, inserting Jaydon Young as a starter while Jarin Stevenson started out on the bench. Davis rotated liberally at the beginning of the game; by the under 12-minute timeout, 10 UNC players had logged minutes. In many ways, the beginning of the game looked like an early season […]
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UNC earned a much-needed victory last night against Notre Dame behind yet another incredible performance from Caleb Wilson. Coming off the West Coast trip, it felt like this team needed to get back to some of the key things that led to them entering conference play with only one loss. The team played with more […]
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UNC bounced back from two consecutive losses with a 91-69 win over Notre Dame on Wednesday. The Tar Heels scored the first ten points of the second half to extend their 42-33 halftime lead. They never trailed in the game. Caleb Wilson was excellent, scoring 22 points and dishing out five assists. Threes were a […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
The Tar Heels have finally returned home after a long road trip out West. Things didn’t go as planned to say the least, but tonight will hopefully be a decent bounce back game against Notre Dame. Or at least that is how everything looks on paper, but as far as what will actually happen, stay […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
The longer conference season goes on, the more important it becomes to hold one’s home court. It is very hard to win on the road in the ACC, which is made even more true by the home records of some of the top teams — seven teams have no more than one loss at home, […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
It’s hard to know what to think of this Carolina team right now. The Tar Heels have fallen into a tailspin since the calendar flipped to 2026, losing three of their last four games while allowing an average of 90 points. It became evident that this is not just a slump but a full-on spiral […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
First thing: This has nothing to do with what direction UNC should or should not take with its basketball program or Hubert Davis. That conversation doesn’t interest me right now. Second thing: This has nothing to do with what Davis should or should not have done with respect to staffing, recruiting, defensive tactics, offensive scheme, […]
3 days ago | 3 reads
Having lost both games on their road trip out to California, the North Carolina Tar Heel men’s basketball team comes into this week fully licking their wounds. Both games, and the couple before that too, have highlighted some bad habits for the team, especially on the defensive end. While many — quite possibly a majority […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
We’re into the back half of January, and (regular season) conference title races are beginning to take shape across college basketball. This week saw plenty of movement in the AP Top 25 polls, resulting from multiple upsets and ranked matchups on both the men’s and women’s side. Let’s take a look at where things stand […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
After a horrible, no good, very bad week out west, the Tar Heels return to the friendly(?) confines of the Smith Center on Wednesday Night. They host a Notre Dame squad that has not gotten off to a great start in the conference. Unlike Carolina’s 2-3 start where they were in every game, only one […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
As the opening half of Carolina’s 84-78 loss to California unfolded, my primary thought was: here we go again. Another game where the opposing team absolutely blitzes the Heels with a barrage of three-pointers, many of them uncontested. Cal shot a whooping 63% from long range in the first half, canning 10 three-pointers enroute to […]
5 days ago | 0 reads
Hubert Davis made a change in the starting lineup following UNC’s 95-90 loss to Stanford. Davis elected to start freshman guard Derek Dixon over Kyan Evans. Evans struggled on both offense and defense against the Cardinal, while Dixon has shown flashes while coming off the bench. The Heels would go on to suffer a rough […]
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Since Bill Belichick and Mike Lombardi arrived, UNC has added 117 new players to a roster that only accommodates 105. Hopefully this can help you keep track of who’s likely to see the field for UNC next season and why. In 2026, college football has one transfer portal, and the window for entering that portal […]
5 days ago | 0 reads
Thanks goodness the Tar Heels are leaving the West Coast. The expansion out to California has not been a good one for the two revenue athletic programs at UNC. Carolina lost their late night trip to Cal on the football side a couple months ago, and the basketball team is currently 1-3 against the schools […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
UNC was handed their fourth loss of the season Saturday afternoon against Cal. The Tar Heels only showed signs of life well into the second half after a completely uncompetitive first half, but they could not fully rally in the 84-78 loss. Carolina came as close as three late but ultimately finished the game making […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
Let’s be honest: it’s really hard to get up for today’s game between UNC and Cal. One thing about extended road trips is that it’s a little harder for teams to address bigger problems while away from their home court. Do they practice while away? Sure. Are you combatting a weird environment, not having your […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
Vibes were good with Carolina fans for the first couple months of the season. Oh sure there was the frustrating loss to Michigan State on Thanksgiving, but the team followed it up with an impressive win against Kentucky. a Then a gutsy come-from-behind-after-they-choked-the-lead win against Ohio State. The defense looked solid, the Tar Heels have […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
Since Bill Belichick and Mike Lombardi arrived, UNC has added 117 new players to a roster that only accommodates 105. Hopefully this can help you keep track of who’s likely to see the field for UNC next season and why. In 2026, college football has one transfer portal, and the window for entering that portal […]
7 days ago | 0 reads
The College Football Transfer Portal’s two-week window is about to close officially on Friday January 16th (with an exception for Miami and Indiana who get a four day extension following the CFP Championship game), and though this means that players can no longer enter the portal, it does not mean that every player in the […]
7 days ago | 0 reads