University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: October 16
October 16, 2013 | General
Today is ACC basketball media day in Charlotte, which means the release of the preseason All-Conference team and the preseason media poll. Here's the full schedule. Stay tuned to Twitter for updates throughout the day and check back tonight for a compilation of the day's best tidbits.
Football
A look back at the very memorable 2004 night game win over Miami, when the Kenan goalposts came down...Al Golden is very impressed with Eric Ebron...Good analysis from the Greensboro paper on Carolina's rushing numbers (or lack thereof)...Larry Fedora and the players after practice yesterday:
Do uniforms really help bring in recruits?...Speaking of which, a look at the uniforms for Thursday night:
Thursday night combo against Miami. #ZeroDarkThursday @TarHeelFootball @GoHeels @CoachFedora @Uniformswag pic.twitter.com/8FFcZHDf9p
— Jason Freeman (@UNCFootball) October 15, 2013
Basketball
Danny Green has a new website, and one of the topics is the seven-foot snake he has owned for five years...CBSSports.com ranks the top 100 players in college hoops (McAdoo 30, Hairston 38)...Good Tar Heel preseason matchup last night: 8 points, 12 rebounds for John Henson (Bucks), while Ed Davis (Grizzlies) had six points and 10 rebounds and got the win...P.J. Hairston is not among the nine leading returning three-point shooters by stats in the ACC? Well, OK, but you still feel pretty good when he lets it fly...One writer picks Carolina fourth in the ACC and has no Tar Heels on the preseason All-ACC team. This comes from the Virginia media, so...
J.P. Tokoto preseason update:
Olympic sports
Hope you'll take a moment to send a note to Sylvia Hatchell...Andrew Calder plans to keep the Tar Heels on course in Coach Hatchell's absence...Skye Bolt looked to be back in form during fall practice for the Diamond Heels...Volleyball helped raise over $3,700 for breast cancer research at the match with Duke...
Today's games
None.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Hakeem Nicks has heard the trade rumors, but says he loves playing for the Giants...The move to linebacker is still a work in progress for Quinton Coples...Giovani Bernard listed among the top three NFL rookies this year...
Today in Tar Heel history
Oct. 16, 2010: Carolina didn't just snap a losing streak at Virginia that had stretched back to 1981. The Tar Heels obliterated the streak, walloping the Cavaliers, 44-10, in Charlottesville. You can see some very happy Carolina fans and players, plus a boisterous rendition of Hark the Sound, in this postgame video:
Long read
If you're from North Carolina, you've probably heard your parents or grandparents talk about Hurricane Hazel. Yesterday was the 59th anniversary of that incredibly powerful storm hitting the Tar Heel state. This is a s scary look back with someone who experienced it first-hand, along with some incredible images.
