University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: Zero Dark Thursday
October 17, 2013 | General
If you've waited until today to pay attention to some of the Zero Dark Thursday plans, here's the parking plan and here's the information on Tar Heel Downtown.
Football
Lots of looks behind the scenes in this Storify of Zero Dark Thursday preparation...ESPN takes notice that there's some history for the Tar Heels beating a top-10 Miami team at Kenan...Larry Fedora's Wednesday quotes on how he plans to use his quarterbacks and more...If you're wondering why football matters to an athletic department, here's a look at how the 'Canes have benefitted financially from this year's success...Tonight's game is part of a big weekend for the ACC...A look at the midfield logo for tonight:
— UNC Sports Turf (@Tar_Heels_Turf) October 16, 2013
And here's the full field shot:
— UNC Sports Turf (@Tar_Heels_Turf) October 17, 2013
Here's the radio open for tonight's broadcast:
Basketball
The easiest way to catch up on all the media day quotes, photos and news is this Storify compilation...Carolina was picked third in yesterday's preseason media poll. No Tar Heels on the preseason All-ACC team...Thank goodness all these Big East studs are here to show the ACC neophytes how to play basketball now...John Swofford threw out some interesting possibilities for the 2016 ACC Tournament...
Roy Williams has been surprised at the negative reaction to P.J. Hairston...The head coach says he's only had to "go wacko" once in the first 12 practices...Marcus Paige said the classic video of Hairston's prank on him makes him look more scared than he was. Sure, Marcus...Interesting analysis of where Wayne Ellington fits with the Mavs...Tickets to see visits from Duke and Carolina sold very quickly for Syracuse...Ty Lawson is making use of his National Team experience with the Nuggets...
Olympic sports
Don't forget: you can make the women's soccer home match against Syracuse part of your Zero Dark Thursday activities (watch on GoHeels TV)...Speaking of which, you can also vote for Kealia Ohai for the Senior CLASS award...
Today's games
Men's and women's tennis are in the ITA Carolinas Regionals. Women's soccer hosts Syracuse at 2 p.m. And football hosts Miami at 7:45 on ESPN.
Tar Heels in the NFL
T.J. Yates is splitting time at QB in the absence of Matt Schaub. Remember that Case Keenum played at Houston so there is a hometown element...As long as there are Hakeem Nicks trade rumors, why not Nicks to the Panthers?
Today in Tar Heel history
It's been 21 years since Carolina played football on Oct. 17. That was a 1992 victory over No. 17 Virginia, 27-7. The win was UNC's first over a ranked team in a decade, and was part of a two-game back-to-back home stretch that saw Carolina beat two ranked teams in two weeks (the second was Georgia Tech). It was the first time in school history that the Tar Heels beat top 20 teams on consecutive weekends.
Long read
This seems like a good time to watch nine minutes worth of highlights from the 2004 UNC-Miami game:
