48 Hours

 It's embarrassing to admit how much my mood is impacted by the Heels.  As I get older I have gained more perspective so I haven't been mad or short tempered since Sunday night's loss to Virginia.  But it still gnaws at me, to see how badly Carolina played in that loss.


And I'm just a casual fan/blogger.  It must be tearing the players and Roy up, to the point where 'ol Roy got emotional at his post-game press conference.


Let's hope the loss to Virginia was a testament to overconfidence - the Heels had just rolled over State and new a win over the Cavaliers would make them 3-3 - and not due to a lack of talent or heart, or bad coaching.


I guess we'll find out in another 48 hours, when the Heels travel to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. I wonder if the Heels will find inspiration from the football Heels. Just 3 months ago, also on a Thursday night, Carolina saved their season by defeating the Hokies a week after losing at home to Florida State.  What are the odds of salvaging two seasons in Blacksburg?


And though the Heels are 2-4 they can still finish at 8-8, enough to make the NCAA tournament when you consider their schedule, pedigree, and record.  


To get to 8-8 the Heels will need to do the following:

• win at Virginia Tech, at Boston College, their two most winnable away games;
• hold serve at home versus Duke, NC State, Florida State and Miami.

That's a doable path to 8-8.  


Finally, I would not be surprised if we steal a win at Duke.  It's unlikely, as simply the odds of winning any away game in the ACC five times in a row are improbable, especially for a team that only scored 60 points at home versus Virginia.  But we play the Dookies in the last game of the regular season, and the Devils could start their annual late-season, Krzyzewski-fatigue induced swoon early this season.  Could happen.


Anyway, we'll know soon enough.  Call Butch Davis, and have him fire up the Heels with tales from the football team's win in Blacksburg.  And GO HEELS!