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Things are a bit quieter this weekend in the ACC as there are only four games. Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia Tech are all idle this weekend, healing up for the second half of the season. All four games are conference games, and two are somewhat critical, for different reasons. You’ll read why below.…
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The Sports Economist has a very interesting post about a paper concerning the economic impact of building medieval cathedrals and comparing that to building modern sports arenas. The argument is that the full cost is not just price of the arena or stadium, but also the opportunity costs. What else could that money, labor and…
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Tony Kornheiser nails my feelings about the NHL lockout. It can be summed up thusly: so what? Now in fairness, I am not a big hockey fan. I have nothing against the game, I just don’t have the time in my life for another sport and I have plenty, thank you. The thing is, we’re…
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This wouldn’t really be newsworthy if he hadn’t had a serious bout of illness this summer, but Wake’s Eric Williams is sick again. It doesn’t sound like they really know why, but when you lose 15 pounds in one day, that’s a big deal, even when you’re as big as he is. If you don’t…
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You know, I think maybe I need to make a special feature here. I could call it something like Rashad’s Crazy Action of the Week. Something like that. This guy is a goldmine! His most recent gift to opposing fans is his comparison of UNC to prison. Yes, that’s right. Prison. His quote (and you…
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The ACC unveiled its new logo and divisional names yesterday. You can see the logo to the right. I have one word: UGLY! What were they thinking? Yeah, it’s sort of like the old logo, but that just doesn’t work any more. There are too many states. Did you even notice the tiny little dot…
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ESPN’s College GameDay crew is coming to Raleigh this weekend to host their show at Carter-Finley in honor of the Miami-NC State game. That’s a pretty big and surprising honor for NC State. It’s not often that they go to a game featuring an unranked team. I guess they see the same potential that I…
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Louisville at Miami – Miami dodged a bullet in this one. I don’t know if they didn’t play their best game or if they just aren’t that much better than Louisville. Either way, the Hurricanes were extremely lucky to come back and win. If a Louisville defender doesn’t drop an easy interception late in the…
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This is a pretty interesting article from the News & Observer about the hispanic soccer league in Raleigh, Liga de Raleigh. In just four years, the league has grown to 55 teams and some teams are now recruiting pro players from Mexico! I’ve seen these teams playing on the fields, but never paid that much…
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This is great. According to this article, UNC’s Rashad McCants recently got two tattoos, one on each arm. On one arm – “Born to be hated.” On the other – “Dying to be loved.” That’s awesome. I bet Dean Smith is proud. Coincidently, I think Henry Lee Lucas had the same tattoos. Edit: InsideCarolina.com had…