If last night’s game for UNC was a movie the title would have been “Missed Oppurtunities”. Because of those mishaps North Carolina (6-5, 2-5 in the ACC) came up short against #9 Virginia Tech (10-1, 6-1 in the ACC) by the final of 24 to 21. It didn’t start badly as Carolina took the lead off a fumble by the home team, but then it was 30+ minutes of crucial mistakes that I am sure both the coaching staff and the players wish they could have back. At the end of the third quarter the score was 24 to 7 for the Hokies and personally I thought it would get even worst before the final whistle blew. It didn’t not, as the Tar Heels came back, and you have to believe that if interim head coach Everett Withers’ squad had ten plays go in a different way Carolina would be traveling back to Chapel Hill with a win.
Of the many mistakes in this game the one that hurt the most was the fumble by Ryan Houston on Va Tech’s five yard line that if not lost would have put North Carolina up by either 10 or...
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