Poor Punting Performance Results in Special Teams Controversy
(11/04/02 5:00am)
No, no, not quarterback.
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No, no, not quarterback.
No, not pictures snapped by media photographers. But by themselves. With their hands as imaginary cameras.
For what appears to be the first time in the rivalry's history, the final regular-season basketball game between North Carolina and Duke will conflict with UNC's spring break. The televised game, which is scheduled to be played at the Smith Center on March 9, falls just two days after campus shuts down for the weeklong break.
The final tally of the 11-member All-ACC team, as voted upon by the conference's four head coaches, was most telling: five players from Virginia, four from Maryland, two from Duke and zero from UNC.
But, thankfully, the North Carolina freshmen have been able to go through it together -- supporting each other, nourishing each other.
The North Carolina freshman midfielder nonchalantly turned to send a pass in that direction, but it wasn't until the ball was leaving his stick and sailing harmlessly out of bounds that he realized his mistake.
A bad night from one of the Tar Heels' big three of guards Coretta Brown and Nikki Teasley and center Candace Sutton has never been a reason to panic. Even the combination of poor showings from two of the three hasn't been cause for alarm.
North Carolina's All-American guard has long had what she calls a "crazy superstition": If she shoots well during pregame practices and shoot-arounds, she believes, she'll almost always fare poorly come game time. And vice versa.
Not long after Selection Sunday on March 10, the North Carolina women's basketball assistant coach looked in the eyes and listened to the voices of her underclassmen players and could tell something was missing.
Can't beat Duke? The ninth-ranked Tar Heels fell behind by three goals early but came storming back to defeat the Blue Devils for just the second time in the teams' past nine meetings.
Before an afternoon practice, Will, a junior attackman, walked into UNC's locker room, where his teammates were buzzing with shocked incredulity.
Twelve minutes into the North Carolina women's basketball team's 72-69 win against Minnesota in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, disaster suddenly struck for fourth-seeded UNC.
The two teams that have separated themselves from the rest of the pack, making the conference as top-heavy as Pamela Anderson?
Steve Esterkamp, Brandon Hunter, Patrick Flomo, Sonny Johnson. Each one got his chance to break down the North Carolina defender across from him and slash to the hoop.
The sophomore midfielder came to one logical solution: score the game-winning goal.
The players listed second and third on the scout's list -- Georgia Tech guard Tony Akins and North Carolina forward Jason Capel -- might have boosted their stock somewhat with their performances in the Yellow Jackets' 86-74 win.
No, their minds weren't fixated on the 102-82 whipping their team had just administered to North Carolina in front of 6,904 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devil men had just begun their game at Boston College on the television across the room, and that game, at least, had some intrigue.
And as the North Carolina women's basketball team is fully aware, the longer the pain lingers, the dimmer UNC's hopes of breaking out of its recent slump become.
Hatchell's North Carolina women's basketball team trailed Wake Forest by one point with 12 seconds remaining in the game and had the ball for one final possession. Usually, that would be Teasley time.
"First of all, I want to apologize for the way we played tonight, especially to our fans and to the University," said North Carolina's women's basketball coach. "It was not very good, but I promise you we'll get better."