NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NEWS
Nicks and Burney get accolade from the ACC
October 27, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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The ACC has come out with its Players of the Week, and once again there is a touch of Carolina Blue in the list. And not just one touch, but a pair.
Who's not playing against BC
October 24, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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Reading the World Leader of Sports here is some useful information from Heather Dinich's ACC blog. It's the list of the players that head coach Butch Davis won't be able to use for the upcoming game against Boston College this Saturday. In the "Out" category there...
Vote for your favorite Head Coach
October 23, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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You think that our head coach has done well this season in bringing the Tar Heels to a 5 and 2 record? Well, then don't just talk about it on the web boards, or post it in your blogs, let the college football know it by voting for him.
This football team gets it
October 13, 2008 by
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Remember when you watched football as a kid, be it on the television, or maybe going to see an older brother, cousin, friend, whatever, and your dad (or someone else) would always says "offense might win games but defense wins championships"?
Bruce Carter gets "Specialist of the Week" from ACC
October 06, 2008 by
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The awards keep coming in for sophomore line backer Bruce Carter. From the ACC web page it says that the conference has selected its players of the week. Carter was selected as the "Specialist" for this week, an award that has won by other two Heels this season.
Bruce Carter nominated for the AT&T All America Player of the Week award
October 06, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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Because of his great play on the field sophomore linebacker Bruce Carter has been nominated for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award. He and other three players were selected by ESPN as this week's top players,
North Carolina ranked in the AP poll
October 05, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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After the great performance against Connecticut the Tar Heels can now say that they are ranked once again, something that hadn't happened since 2001.
Wild season in college football and in the ACC
September 29, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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How wild is this season going to be? USC beaten on Thursday night, then one by one you saw upsets all day long on Saturday. Florida, beaten! Georgia, beaten! Wisconsin, beaten! This season might be even wilder that last season, but what does all of this have to do with North Carolina?
Another interview with The Pulse of the South
September 09, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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Just a couple of days away from the second game of the season, I was able to get a hold of "The Pulse of the South" to ask him about what he sees in the North Carolina/Rutgers match up.
UNC Football poster looks great, hopefully so will the team
August 15, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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I know that this post is going to make people shake their heads, or maybe not, but I just love seeing the posters come out for the upcoming season, and while I was surfing one of the best blogs for college football, The Wizards of Odds, I saw that he had North Carolina's.
4.25 WR Hakeem Nicks Bio
June 05, 2009 by
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OVERVIEW The revival of the Tar Heels football program under head coach Butch Davis became much easier, thanks to the production of a veteran laden receiving corps that was led by Hakeem Nicks. Having led the team ...
ACC Quotes Of The Week
November 20, 2008 by
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ESPN's Heather Dinich and Duke coach David Cutcliffe have to share this week. Dinich conducts a Tuesday Mailblog with readers about ACC football. A Heels fan questioned her ACC Powerankings which she posts each week noting that while Dinich had UNC sixth, the Heels are BCS #22.
Tar Heels Down Miami, 33-24
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Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33-24 on Saturday. Burney fumbled his third interception on what looked to be a forward lateral...
Power ranking for the ACC (4th Edition)
November 14, 2008 by
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We are extremely late in this edition and mostly it is my fault as this week was just a lot of chasing after this, that and the other things. But, here we go again, with this week's edition of the power ranking for the ACC Football teams. There is plenty of moving around from last...
THE GHOST OF MAC BROWN
November 11, 2008 by
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The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about what townI'm sittin' down here with a ugly frownSearchin' for the ghost of Mac Brown -- Mike Springsteen (Bruce's cousin) Is the University of Tennessee courting UNC head coach Butch Davis to replace...
UNC moves up in both polls
November 02, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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While North Carolina didn't play this weekend, none the less, the end results for the Tar Heels in the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls were favorable ones. UNC moved up in each of the polls this week, and stand as the 19th ranked squad in both of them.
Baby.Unborn. Already Brilliant!
November 21, 2008 by
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So, in case you haven't noticed, some of us are a wee bit pumped up for the rivalry game tomorrow between State and carolina. I am no different. The douches are favored and "should" win this game, but that doesn't faze me. I have a good feeling about the game....
Davis' agent says that his client isn't going anywhere
October 29, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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A couple of days ago I wrote about the Tennessee job opening up and the name of Butch Davis being thrown around about a possible replacement. Then yesterday I read an article where Davis' agent believes that his client is going to stay at Chapel Hill for a long time.
Another inteview with "The Pulse of the South"
October 27, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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After the win by North Carolina over then ranked Boston College, that included a high light reel by wide out Hakeem Nicks, it is time to catch up with my number one interview, "The Pulse of the South".
Elzy out for six weeks
October 20, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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Just when we thought that quarterback T.J. Yates and wide receiver Brandon Tate was enough, another piece of the offense is out. From one of the great sites about North Carolina, Inside Carolina, come word that sophomore fullback Anthony Elzy will be out of service for at least six weeks.
The Gridiron Awards for Mid-Season
October 16, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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It is the half way point of the football season for the Tar Heels and so I have decided to give my "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" awards for this squad. I am going to give three categories for each.
Carter and Nogueira share Player of the Week award
October 07, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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From the UNC Athletic web page come out this week's awards, and for the week of September 29-October 5, two players from teams I cover share the honors. Sophomore linebacker Bruce Carter and junior striker Casey Nogueira are this week's Progress Energy Tar Heel of the Week.
Paulus and Sexton will both play against Miami
September 24, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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From a small blog by Heather Dinich at ESPN blogs comes word that head coach Butch Davis will be using both back up quarterbacks when the Tar Heels face the `Canes on Saturday.
GameDay party at The Carolina Inn
September 18, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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As I do every morning, I am reading the stories posted on Tar Heel Times, when I have to stop and read an article, that while it has nothing to do with a team, I thought it was pretty cool.
USA Today 1st poll
August 01, 2008 by
The 5th Corner
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Yes, by all means North Carolina is not in the Top Ten, it's not in the Top 25, but it has received votes and for me that is a great start for the Tar Heels.
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