This is the greatest morning.
After a heart-racing season (by season, read: 364 days), the Tar Heels have done it. We are, once again, the University of National Champions™. Also, special shouts out to the people who brought fireworks to Franklin Street last night. That was fun.
— Danny
QUICK HITS
- According to assistant sports editor Jeremy Vernon, this national title is Roy Williams' greatest achievement of his coaching career — whether he wants to take credit for it or not.
- An estimated 55,000 people rushed Franklin last night. Seven people were reported injured, which feels right considering the inspiring level of cooperation I witnessed as students crowd-surfed a couch into a bonfire.
- Perhaps most importantly: Now that the Tar Heels have locked down the national title, Theo can finally change his phone background.
- And now that basketball season is officially over, Swerve is here with some tips on how to move on — not that we'll need to any time soon. Maybe send it to the Gonzaga fans in your life.
IN DISTRIBUTION
If you're looking for a copy of today's national championship edition, ya came to the right place. Here's an FAQ post with everything you need to know — from where we'll be handing out papers today to how you can place orders in the mail.
IN COMEBACKS
This victory was more than UNC's sixth national championship. It's the first title for this crop of Tar Heels, the first since UNC legend Dean Smith's death and the first since an academic-athletic scandal brought UNC's program to its knees. In a few words: It's been hard-won.
IN SENTIMENTALITY
By some giant cosmic accident, I somehow landed the editorial page column in the national championship paper. Here's to The Daily Tar Heel — for teaching me the proper way to pregame and making me fall in love with Carolina basketball.
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