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…until the tip-off of the 2011-12 Tar Heel basketball season. And not to mention the first game is ON A FREAKIN’ AIRCRAFT CARRIER! (which is still one of the coolest things I can think of) Here are a few things to prime the pump as we wait for Carolina and Michigan State to get [...] Continue reading T-minus 24 hours… Since UNC returned all five starters and key reserves for the 2012 season the automatic response is to immediately compare the team to the 2009 version which won an NCAA title. Never mind the two teams have plenty that differentiate them the return of most of the team intact makes the comparison an easy, if not lazy one to make. While the 2009 team was a prohibitive favorite to win the national title with no clear equal, 2012 enters the season with the likes of Kentucky and Ohio State breathing down their neck. In some ways UNC is #1 by default based on the highest ranking finisher from last season with the most returning personnel. UNC will be good, possibly great but the expectation level should be balanced by a couple of factors. Everything you wanted to know about playing a college basketball game on the deck of an aircraft carrier but were afraid to ask. Obviously this is probably the most unusual location ever selected for playing a regular season college basketball game. Aside from playing on a court surrounded by bleachers on the flight deck of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier the game will be outside. |
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