It is quite clear that there comes a time in every national championship holding title that God up and decides that sometimes it's only fair to give the other schools a chance to rush the court. (Why it had to be my last year of college and first year to see UNC vs. Dook in person, I wish I knew.) The same thing happened to us after we won the title in 2005. But no, it does not happen often people, and it certainly will never negate the fact that six victorious banners halo UNC's Dean Dome, that Michael Jordan-the greatest basketball player who has ever lived simply learned from the best, and men like Dean Smith and Roy Williams will always make us feel at home and have our backs until the end. So what, the Tar Heels have stepped off the pedestal to tie their shoes, as Brandon Staton nicely put it. Those of you who despise our carolina-blue painted bodies, hate the fact that number 5o now prominantly hangs in the rafters of UNC's sanctuary, and who face the actuality that no matter where you go to school you will never experience the mere equivelent of Franklin Street after a victory in all of your college years, please... embrace your mascot to the fullest this time around and update those facebook statuses in capital letters with all the hatred your mind can conceive... and don't you worry, because we'll be back.
Happy 100 Years of Carolina Basketball... and to 100 More.
Sincerely,
Jolene
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