The Official Carolina Sucks and won't be in the tournament thread

[CameronBornAndBred]

Sorry tarheels..tonight, February 5th, 2010, you wrote your own epitaph. Ed Davis, ..Roy..you guys say what you want and how you want..but it all translates to your season is toast. Roy..keep coaching...you rock, despite all of your inadequacies. Thank you very much for giving the NIT some relevancy in its last year of existance. Your's truly--CB&B

[Wander]

Wait until they have 9 ACC losses, then start this.

But yes, they do suck.

[Duvall]

Wait until they have 9 ACC losses, then start this.

But yes, they do suck.

Right. It's clear that they do suck, and there's no reason to deny it. But it is much less clear that they will continue to suck, and we might as well wait until they get their 10th ACC loss before declaring that they won't get an at-large bid.

[Jeffrey]

Right. It's clear that they do suck, and there's no reason to deny it. But it is much less clear that they will continue to suck......

IMO, it's time for a vision check.

UNC will always suck! They always have and they always will.

How many games they win or lose is irrelevant.

[ChicagoCrazy84]

Im not saying a thing until we beat them...twice. We did lose to NC State, so anything can happen. For now, I'll be Ole Roy and say they're struggling.

[BlueintheFace]

Perhaps the real question is whether or not they will make the:

[OldSchool]

Better to wait before gleefully writing their obituary.

That team is loaded with talent, and has sucked so far because of lousy coaching.

They could get their act together at any time, regardless of whether Ol' Roy does anything useful.

When it comes to games against us, throw the records out the window. Both teams will be playing with maximum intensity, and when UNC actually does play with maximum intensity, they can be a load.

[Kewlswim]

Hi,

These people know not what they say. Until the Devils beat UNC I am not going to get excited about their demise.

GO DUKE!

[Duvall]

Hi,

These people know not what they say. Until the Devils beat UNC I am not going to tempt fate.

GO DUKE!

The Weaufx Gods are angered by boasting, by bragging. not by facts.

13-9 is a fact. 2-5 in the league is a fact. There's no danger in acknowledging them.

[Kimist]

Carolina could have easily won the game tonight, even though they fell far behind at the start and were playing in a hostile arena. They got some serious positive bench play, so if ole Roy decides to do a little late-season player shuffling things could get interesting. The return of Zeller might also give them a boost. They still have the potential to win some games, although the likelihood is not great. But stranger things have happened.

And lest we forget, Duke lost to State and failed to even show up for Georgetown. Anyone who thinks a sweep of unc is automatically in the cards for Duke this year may need to reconsider their position.

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[striker219]

Until the Devils beat UNC I am not going to get excited about their demise.

GO DUKE!

Twice.

Until the Devils beat UNC twice.

We all may be thinking it, but please, let's hold off on saying it just yet. After the fact? By all means, announce it to the world. In the meantime, simma' down now.

[Vincetaylor]

The number of UNC threads on this board is purely pathetic. Duke just had its best win of the season and you all are still rambling on about how bad UNC is. They've won two championships since we won our last one and they've kicked our asses for the last few years. Until we beat them or accomplish something approaching the significance of their championships, I recommend we keep our mouths shut and focus on Duke.

[CameronCrazy'11]

At this point, it is not a given that they will finish .500 on the season and qualify for the NIT.

[moonpie23]

Until we beat them or accomplish something approaching the significance of their championships, I recommend we keep our mouths shut and focus on Duke.

thank you...i resemble that remark...

please...people...PLEASE...this will be so ugly if duke goes over there and loses....or worse, loses at cameron...


please, please....can't we just lie in wait and keep quiet until we have the W?

[Duvall]

this will be so ugly if duke goes over there and loses

If North Carolina wins next Wednesday, they'll still be 14-10 and well short of even being on the wrong side of the bubble.

They haven't been a good team this year. Why are people afraid of admitting this?

[moonpie23]

it's not a question of what THEIR record is...it's whether or not we lose another game to those reprobates...


stay focused...

[CrazieDUMB]

They haven't been a good team this year. Why are people afraid of admitting this?

Because I saw them beat us six out of the last eight times, including four times in a row in our house. Don't worry, I completely relish every single loss of theirs, but you never know what can happen in a rivalry game. Also, if they managed to beat us even once this year, it wouldn't validate their season but at the very least their fans could say 'well, at least we beat duke.' I don't want to give them that.

There was a time when I had complete confidence in Duke, and right now I don't. I still think we'll beat unc, but like many others, I'm not going to be happy until we do.

[davekay1971]

The facts:

1) Carolina is currently 2-5 in the ACC with a tournament unworthy RPI
2) Carolina has been even worse than us on the road this year.
3) They have road games remaining at MD, Ga Tech, BC, Wake, and Duke
4) They haven't exactly been defending the Nose Dome
5) They have home games remaining against Duke, NCSU, Miami, and FSU

Here begins opinion:
To rise to being NCAA tournament worthy, Carolina has to significantly raise their RPI. That means winning some ACC games against NCAA tournament bound teams. In my opinion that means getting to at least 7-9 in the conference with wins against more than just NCSU, Miami, and BC.

All five of their road games are tough, with BC being their best bet.

Three of their four home games are winnable, and the fourth is us, and we know how they play against us (unfortunately making that game winnable as well).

Assuming UNC wins all four home games, giving them an RPI boosting win over us, they need to win at least one of their road games (IMHO, if they beat BC, they're still going to need another road win to make the tournament).

It's a tall task. They're not dead yet, because I think they win 3 of 4 at home, and as wierd as the ACC is, they could very well steal two road wins. But it's a big uphill climb. If we do our job, and give them two more in the loss column, we make the mountain very steep indeed.

So, I'm not celebrating yet...but I am perusing the champagne selection.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Nice post. I think you're dead on with the 7-9 record. They had a decent non-conference schedule a won a few good games (Mich State, Ohio State). Anything 7-9 and higher and they're in the tourney. Anything lower and I don't see it happening.

Potential scenario: UNC is 6-9 coming into Cameron. Wow. No pressure. Wow.

[CameronBornAndBred]

They had a decent non-conference schedule a won a few good games (Mich State, Ohio State).

And they lost to COC. Bank this...if they have a 7-9 conference schedule there is NO WAY they are going to any tourney other than the NIT.