University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: October 22
October 22, 2013 | General
Football
Letter from Larry Fedora to the UNC students in appreciation of their efforts at the Miami game...T.J. Logan is listed as the starting running back for the Boston College game...An update on that 2014 game against San Diego State, which is looking a little tougher...Fun multimedia from the DTH on the Zero Dark Thursday pregame scene...You know all those animated GIFs that you might spend a little too much time laughing at during work/class? There's an actual real person who makes those, and this is how it happens. It's, uh, maybe just a little bit scary.
Basketball
Sort of an oddly timed UNC hoops season preview story, but hey, it's a UNC hoops season preview story...Five UNC games not to miss...Reggie Bullock practiced for the first time for the Clippers yesterday...The news isn't as good for Harrison Barnes, who will miss his fourth straight game on Wednesday...Some interesting points of emphasis--even though they aren't called points of emphasis anymore--in college hoops this year...
A look at Carolina's depth chart at point guard this year...Sounds like it could be an interesting year in Denver, where Brian Shaw is trying to slow down Ty Lawson...You know how people always say it's tough to prepare for Syracuse's zone for one game? Well, analyst (and former Cavalier) Cory Alexander says it's too tough to prepare for in one year, and that's why the Orange will win the ACC this year. He also has Maryland finishing third in the ACC, while Dan Bonner thinks Carolina could be Final Four bound...
NBA preseason: 11 points and 8 rebounds for John Henson...Tyler Hansbrough had 10 points and 7 rebounds...11 points for Wayne Ellington in a loss for the Dallas Tar Mavericks.
Olympic sports
Really good piece from the Gastonia paper about the support Sylvia Hatchell has received as she battles leukemia...A Carolina women's doubles team took the title at the ITA Carolina Regional...On the men's side, Brett Clark had a nice run to the singles final...Here's more from Carter and Loeb on their play this weekend:
Today's games
Men's soccer hosts UNC Wilmington at 7 p.m. (watch on GoHeels TV)...Elementary and middle school students get discounted tickets.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Hakeem Nicks had two catches for the Giants last night in an ugly Monday night game...Quinton Coples is thinking Super Bowl after the win over the Patriots.
Today in Tar Heel history
Oct. 22, 1988: The first win of the Mack Brown era came at Kenan Stadium against Georgia Tech, a 20-17 win that was the only Tar Heel victory of the 1988 season.
Long read
Lee Pace tries to put the Miami loss in context with some other tough Carolina football defeats. Warning: don't listen to any sad music while you're reading this or you'll spend the entire day depressed.
