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Saturday Update

And the wheels keep spinning…

Local media types have been re-tweeting a post by Mark Armstrong of WTVD that Kendric Burney, Charles Brown, Quan Sturdivant, Robert Quinn, Da’Norris Searcy, and Michael McAdoo worked with the scout team at today’s scrimmage. Yesterday it was reported that Jared McAdoo was working with the scout team, but he and [...]

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ACC Now: Butch Davis vs Tom O'Brien

Joe Giglio put together a nice chart comparing the records of UNC’s Butch Davis and NCSU’s Tom O’Brien vs…well..everyone. The overall picture for Davis is slightly better than it is for O’Brien.

A couple of numbers that stand out:

• O’Brien is 7-2 against the Coastal Division but 2-13 against the Atlantic. It’s one thing to [...]

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Cause & Effect: Spurrier Opens His Mouth; Local Media Says UNC Should Too

Early during the course of the NCAA’s investigation into agent contact at UNC investigators widened the probe to include South Carolina and Alabama. As a result we got a fiery sermon from Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban and a half-hearted defense from SCAR coach Steve Spurrier of his TE Wesley Saunders. Because these two coaches [...]

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Maisel's Marvin Austin Quote: A Cautionary Tale

See update at the end of the post.

ESPN senior college football writer Ivan Maisel set off a brief firestorm among Tar Heel nation when it was widely reported yesterday that he expects “good news for North Carolina on Marvin Austin“. As the story grew, some were even saying that Maisel said Austin was “in the [...]

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UNC and Twitter

UNC held a panel discussion this morning at the Issues in College Sports Syposium on the use of Twitter. Everyone at THF knows that following the Tar Heel players Twitter account is one of the best sources of information on the team. It also yields great insight into the players themselves, especially in terms of [...]

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Front Page Comparison

Via Deadspin.

This is a little comparison of the Charlotte Observer the day after UNC won the 2009 NCAA title vs yesterday. UNC enjoyed a giant splash on the front page whereas with Duke you were referred to the sports section. The Greensboro News & Record went pretty much the [...]

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Henson: We didn't care about each other

WRAL SportsFan’s Tim Hall blogged today that, according to John Henson, chemistry may have been at the heart of UNC’s struggles this year.

According to Hall:

The reasons for all the losing in the last two months have been debated. Effort, injuries, and inexperience have all been brought up as issues that helped to the Heels downfall. [...]

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