University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina NewsStand Archive: Oct. 21-27, 2001
November 7, 2001 | General
Saturday, October 27, 2001
FB: BCS Bid Might Hinge On Coaches
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
RALEIGH -- The ACC is barreling toward a possible three-way tie for
first between North Carolina, Florida State and Maryland, likely to
be broken by where those teams stand in the final Top25 polls....
Friday, October 26, 2001
MBB: Fresh Heels Need Patience
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- Melvin Scott was at the foul line in the waning moments Thursday night, and the call came out from the opposing bench...
FB: Bunting Planning Future For UNC
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- John Bunting remembers those first two years with the St. Louis Rams as part of a coaching staff trying to turn around the NFL's worst franchise. By the third season, those coaches were fighting for their jobs...
MBB: Youth Dominates Spotlight at UNC's Blue-White Game
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- Say this about North Carolina's freshman basketball players: They don't shy away from shooting...
MBB: Freshmen Make Presence Felt For Tar Heels
Greensboro News & Record/By Rob Daniels
CHAPEL HILL -- They aren't exactly perfect yet, but say this for North Carolina's four freshmen: You can't miss them...
MBB: Freshman Williams Shows Ability
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina freshman Jawad Williams tried a layup, missed, grabbed the rebound and tried another. This one went in, but teammate Jason Capel didn't approve...
Thursday, October 25, 2001
FB: Well-Conditioned Heels Stay Strong
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- Kory Bailey walked toward the locker room Wednesday afternoon and exhaled. He and his North Carolina football teammates had just run four 300-yard sprints, not exactly the stuff they think about doing in the middle of a football season...
FB: UNC's Football Season Has Major Potential
Durham Herald-Sun/By Frank Dascenzo
College football is a game of mood swings. Nearly a month and a half ago, John Bunting, in his first season as head coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, couldn't win a game...
FB: Curry Still Hurting
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- Ronald Curry was in uniform for practice Wednesday, but he didn't do much more than watch and stretch...
MBB: Strength Coach McKinney Gives Heels A Lift
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- It's Thomas McKinney's nature to be outgoing, effervescent...
FB: Tar Heels Fans Rooting For Rival Seminoles?
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- Good news, North Carolina fans. You're not off this week after all. Your blistering-hot team is off, yes. But you? No, not you...
FB: Tar Heels Streak Into Contention
Florida Times Union/By Bob Thomas
It began with a shocking 41-9 rout of No. 6 Florida State on Sept. 22 and five victories later it's still going strong...
MBB: Heels Making A Point
Raleigh News & Observer/By barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- People around the Smith Center are already talking about how, by midseason, freshman Melvin Scott will be starting at point guard for North Carolina's basketball team. The Tar Heels' biggest question as tonight's Blue-White scrimmage approaches is who will play the point, and Scott, who is athletic and fast, is what coach Matt Doherty seems to be looking for...
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
FB: UNC Fans Sing Praises Of Bunting
Charlotte Observer/By Tom Sorensen
North Carolina had been pounded early by Oklahoma, but came back, albeit not all the way back, and lost 41-27. After the game, about 30 North Carolina fans stood in the corner of the bleachers in Norman, Okla. Although soaked by a heavy rain, they cheered for every Tar Heels football player that ran or walked past....
FB: UNC Officials Should Help Bunting Maintain His Staff
Chapel Hill News/By Eddy Landreth
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina officials have long wanted to field a football team that could match the tradition of men's basketball...
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
FB: Heels Need Votes
Raleigh News & Observer/By Caulton Tudor
North Carolina's football players have made believers of themselves, opposing teams, the media and fans, but judging from the latest USA Today/ESPN poll, it's obvious that UNC's five-game winning streak hasn't made a big impression on the 61 Division I-A coaches who voted...
FB: To Degree, Doherty Demure
Greensboro News & Record/By Rob Daniels
CHAPEL HILL -- Nobody around North Carolina basketball is going to suggest that Matt Doherty has mellowed. Doherty will totally chill out the day the National Symphony opens for Marilyn Manson at a White House state dinner...
FB: His Forte Is His Offensive Production
Boston Globe/By Jim Greenidge
WALTHAM - Last year, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker provided the Celtics' offensive punch...
Monday, October 22, 2001
FB: Tar Heels Crack The Top 25
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
John Bunting doesn't count himself among the superstitious. But more than five weeks ago, when the North Carolina football team he coaches was winless, a big can of peanuts arrived at his office, compliments of a member of the Tar Heel faithful, still very much keeping the faith out in Manteo...
FB: Tar Heels' Chapman Lost For The Season
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
North Carolina defensive tackle Will Chapman will miss the remainder of the season after tearing ligaments in his left knee during the Tar Heels' 38-3 victory over Clemson on Saturday...
FB: Tar Heels Not Just Playing For Peanuts Anymore
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
Peanuts are the reason UNC has won five straight and cracked The Associated Press' Top 25. OK, peanuts have nothing to do with the Tar Heels' improbable run, which continued Saturday with a 38-3 victory at Clemson. But UNC coach John Bunting has distributed peanuts - sent by an unnamed fan in Manteo - to his assistant coaches before each of the Tar Heels' victories...
FB: UNC Crashes Clemson's Homecoming
Winston-Salem Journal/By Lenox Rawlings
CLEMSON, S.C. - The homecoming queen wore orange. At Clemson, what else would she wear? The homecoming queen wore an orange suit and sat on the back of a red convertible, the fourth convertible in a parade that circled Frank Howard Field during halftime Saturday. She waved a regal wave and kept her head erect, preventing the shimmering, teetering crown from sliding down her black hair...
FB: Perkins Will Start Next Year For UNC
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- The luxury of Anthony Perkins has become a necessity for North Carolina now that starting defensive tackle Will Chapman has been lost for the season with torn ligaments in his left knee...
Sunday, October 21, 2001
FB: Heels Tar Tigers
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CLEMSON, S.C. -- North Carolina shuts down Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson to remain alone in second in the ACC...
FB: UNC Suddenly In Bowl Picture
Raleigh News & Observer/By Caulton Tudor
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Incredible as it sounds -- heck, incredible as it is -- North Carolina's football team is squarely in the hunt for the Orange Bowl...
FB: Tar Heels Enjoy Tigers' Homecoming
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CLEMSON, S.C. -- It's no outrageous notion, Clemson fans leaving a Memorial Stadium early...
FB: A Special Homecoming For Durant
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Either way, Darian Durant was going to come back in the game. He didn't want it to be like this, however...
FB: Perfect Day For Tar Heels
Greensboro News & Record/By Rob Daniels
CLEMSON, S.C. -- For North Carolina, this tale of recovery is no longer merely interesting or cute. It is absolutely serious...
FB: Surging Heels Sack Tigers
Charlotte Observer/By Ron Green Jr.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- The North Carolina Tar Heels were in no hurry to leave...
FB: Carolina Rolls By Clemson
Winston-Salem Journal/By Bill Cole
CLEMSON, S.C. -- The only time North Carolina was slowed down yesterday afternoon at Clemson was when Jeff Reed lost his footing on a kickoff and ran past the ball...
FB: Redemption: Curry, Durant Outplay Dantzler
Winston-Salem Journal/By Lenox Rawlings
CLEMSON, S.C. - At high noon, the horns blared Tiger Rag and the drums rolled out the orange carpet for Clemson's Heisman Trophy candidate, the amazing Woodrow Dantzler...
FB: Tar Heels Stifle Dantzler, Tigers 38-3 at Death Valley
Chapel Hill News/By Eddy Landreth
CLEMSON, S.C. -- There has been many a lopsided score between Clemson and North Carolina at Death Valley through the years, but few outcomes have favored the Tar Heels...
FB: UNC Win Satisfies Durant
Chapel Hill News/By Eddy Landreth
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Darian Durant could easily have been standing on the Clemson sideline Saturday, watching the Tigers and quarterback Woodrow Dantzler play North Carolina...
WSOC: Dorrance Gets 500th Victory
Chapel Hill News/By William Elliott Warnock
CHAPEL HILL -- Where can Anson Dorrance go from here?...
