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  1. 03-06-2007, 03:35 PM #21
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    third place

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    You must be kidding. I don't care how good the nit was in 1973, putting up a banner for that is ri-dam-diculous. You nc fans are unbelievable.
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  2. 03-06-2007, 03:44 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by lmb View Post
    Maybe so, but 3rd place?!? Come on, now that's just silly.
    UNC wasn't even in the Final Four of the ACC Tournament in 1973.

    The NIT was firmly established as the second-class tournament by the '70's.
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  3. 03-06-2007, 03:47 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by WiJoe View Post
    tarboro:

    You must be kidding. I don't care how good the nit was in 1973, putting up a banner for that is ri-dam-diculous. You hole fans are unbelievable.
    More ridiculous than hanging banners for being ranked number one in the final AP poll?
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  4. 03-06-2007, 04:32 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by tarboroheel1 View Post
    Back before all you young bucks were even born, the NIT was a major tournament. The banner you reference is no different than a Final 4 banner. Only conference tournament champs were invited to the NCAA tourney, so many strong teams went to the NIT. It was not like today when Duke will get to go to the NCAA tourney even though they compiled just an 8-8 regular season ACC record. The '73 Heels were 25-8.
    Fairly true. '73 heels (#11 Final AP) were 8-4 in league (roughly equating to 11-5 in a 16 game league), bowing out in OT to Wake Forest (NR) in the first round of the ACC tourney. They lost to Notre Dame(NR) in the 3rd round of the NIT and beat Alabama(NR) soundly in the consolation game.

    I'm not sure you can really claim the equivalence of a Final Four here though. The '73 heels were 3rd place in the tournament that, at best, got the second best teams in the nation. Also, in '73, clearly the best team in the ACC was NC State who ran the conference table, won the ACC tourney but didn't get to play in the post season. For a team with the storied history of the heels, that 3rd place NIT banner is a bit questionable.

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  5. 03-06-2007, 04:44 PM #25
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    They would hang a banner if Lawson got a full house in a game of poker at the dorm.
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  6. 03-06-2007, 07:14 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by rsvman View Post
    They would hang a banner if Lawson got a full house in a game of poker at the dorm.

    That's the cherry on top of this thread - thank you!
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  7. 03-06-2007, 09:52 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by WiJoe View Post
    tarboro:

    You must be kidding. I don't care how good the nit was in 1973, putting up a banner for that is ri-dam-diculous. You nc fans are unbelievable.
    Even more ridiculous than the 1924 faux "championship" banner.
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