Wahoo, Serious
If you're ever in the mood to do something slightly illegal, you can sneak into Hill Hall on campus and make your way to the back of the recital hall. From the the wings you can climb a ladder into the rafters, after which you can make your way over the auditorium, stepping over the sprinkler system pipes installed well after the fact, to the space overlooking the rotunda. There, just before reaching the roof access, there's a rafter on which was scrawled during construction
Virginia 66, North Carolina 0
Apparently some of the builders were fans of Mr. Jefferson's University.
Of course, that score was in the news two weeks ago, after the Tar Heels surpassed it in futility at Louisville. I didn't see the game - wouldn't want to see the game - but the impression I walked away with was of a game that began to slip away and then just snowballed. Or, as someone else put it, "From what I've seen, both teams are completely schizo."
The good news is, Carolina's developed a talent in losing big before a bye, and then bouncing back. 2001's Florida State victory after the Texas shelling. Last year's Miami upset after Utah too them behind the woodshed. So mental resiliency has been shown.
The lead story in the bad news this week has been the Cavalier's reenactment of an upset, knocking off the Seminoles in a game honoring, well, knocking off the Seminoles. They come in motivated, they come in ranked, and they come in with a recent history of owning the UNC. (56-24, 36-13, 37-27 - These are your Pick Six numbers for the Haplessness Heel Lottery.) All that being said, I don't think they're going to win.
I have no reason to think UNC can pull it off, really. Maybe it's not seeing enough football to be convinced Virginia's for real. Maybe it's one too many previews written by folks not convinced there's going to be an actual game played. More likely, I'm an incurable homer during football season. But Carolina will squeak it out.
(At least it's not in Charlottesville. I don't think Carolina's walked out of there with a win since 1981.)
Virginia 66, North Carolina 0
Apparently some of the builders were fans of Mr. Jefferson's University.
Of course, that score was in the news two weeks ago, after the Tar Heels surpassed it in futility at Louisville. I didn't see the game - wouldn't want to see the game - but the impression I walked away with was of a game that began to slip away and then just snowballed. Or, as someone else put it, "From what I've seen, both teams are completely schizo."
The good news is, Carolina's developed a talent in losing big before a bye, and then bouncing back. 2001's Florida State victory after the Texas shelling. Last year's Miami upset after Utah too them behind the woodshed. So mental resiliency has been shown.
The lead story in the bad news this week has been the Cavalier's reenactment of an upset, knocking off the Seminoles in a game honoring, well, knocking off the Seminoles. They come in motivated, they come in ranked, and they come in with a recent history of owning the UNC. (56-24, 36-13, 37-27 - These are your Pick Six numbers for the Haplessness Heel Lottery.) All that being said, I don't think they're going to win.
I have no reason to think UNC can pull it off, really. Maybe it's not seeing enough football to be convinced Virginia's for real. Maybe it's one too many previews written by folks not convinced there's going to be an actual game played. More likely, I'm an incurable homer during football season. But Carolina will squeak it out.
(At least it's not in Charlottesville. I don't think Carolina's walked out of there with a win since 1981.)
--T.H. Saturday, October 22, 2005
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