Keeping It Heel http://keepingitheel.com A North Carolina Tar Heels Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Morning Heel: UNC Tar Heels Daily News Links http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/22/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-151/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/22/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-151/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:26 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13646 Welcome to another edition of the Morning Heel, a daily feature here at Keeping It Heel. Along with The Hub we want to bring you not only our original content but a collection of all the best UNC news. Have a link to suggest? Send it to keepingitheel@gmail.com! North Carolina Basketball: Ranking the 5 Most Hyped [...]

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]]> Welcome to another edition of the Morning Heel, a daily feature here at Keeping It Heel. Along with The Hub we want to bring you not only our original content but a collection of all the best UNC news. Have a link to suggest? Send it to keepingitheel@gmail.com! (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/22/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-151/feed/ 0 Michael Jordan Bringing the Hornets Back to Charlotte http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/michael-jordan-bringing-the-hornets-back-to-charlotte/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/michael-jordan-bringing-the-hornets-back-to-charlotte/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:07:59 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13643 Former North Carolina Tar Heel and current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan, called a press conference for this evening with a major announcement. For weeks, and even months really, it has been speculated and tonight it was confirmed as a horribly kept secret that Michael Jordan is indeed bringing back the Hornets moniker [...]

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]]> Former North Carolina Tar Heel and current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan, called a press conference for this evening with a major announcement. (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/michael-jordan-bringing-the-hornets-back-to-charlotte/feed/ 0 UNC Football: What Will Larry Fedora’s Second Season Look Like? http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/unc-football-what-will-larry-fedoras-second-season-look-like/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/unc-football-what-will-larry-fedoras-second-season-look-like/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:20 +0000 simeonjackson http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13601 UNC head coach Larry Fedora will be entering his second season in Chapel Hill. He took over for then-head-coach Butch Davis and inherited a team that was bowl ineligible. It was a struggle for Larry Fedora at times, especially on the secondary’s defense, but most in the Tar Heel state would agree that it was [...]

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]]> UNC head coach Larry Fedora will be entering his second season in Chapel Hill. He took over for then-head-coach Butch Davis and inherited a team that was bowl ineligible. It was a struggle for Larry Fedora at times, especially on the secondary’s defense, but most in the Tar Heel state would agree that it was an incredibly exciting season—one moving in the right direction. However, the question becomes: what’s this year look like?
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]]> If there is anyone on this current Tar Heel roster that ACC defenses will need to make sure they key in on, it’s Quinshad Davis. Davis had about as explosive a year as any Tar Heel freshman has had at the wide receiver position. They may not have been Hakeem Nicks stats, but Q finished with 776 yards on 61 receptions and 5 touchdowns in the inaugural year of Coach Larry Fedora’s offense and proved to be a dynamic and reliable weapon for Bryn Renner.

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What impressed me most about Davis’ play on the field was that he had to compete for touches with a deep and talented Carolina receiving corps. He had to lineup opposite of a very proven and dependable receiver in Erik Highsmith and a deep threat in Sean Tapely and if that wasn’t enough, guys like Eric Ebron and Gio Bernard were both extremely talented targets for Renner to throw to. Yet, Davis still produced.

The big breakout game for Davis came against the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville where he took in 16 receptions (tied school and ACC record) and tallied up 178 yards in a performance that absolutely demoralized the Cavs. Ironically, Davis did not get a touchdown in that game, but his play really opened things up for his teammates to rack up 37 points en route to a blow out.

Davis certainly won’t fly under the radar this season and will certainly be the #1 guy on opposing teams’ scouting reports, but he will be expected to produce nonetheless. Having Tapely, Ebron and the return of TJ Thorpe on the field with him will certainly help to distract away some defensive pressure, but secondaries aren’t likely to take their eyes off him for more than a split second. Of course, a split second may be all that Davis needs to get free.

Expect Quinshad to continue to impress this season and improve his totals in all major statistical categories. Check back with KIH for more football previews.

 

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/21/unc-football-2013-quinshad-davis-preview/feed/ 0 UNC Baseball: Ending the Season and Preparing for the Conference Tourney http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-ending-the-season-and-preparing-for-the-conference-tourney/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-ending-the-season-and-preparing-for-the-conference-tourney/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:41 +0000 Clint Hannah http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13633 Despite losing four out of the final six conference games, the Diamond Heels secured their first ACC Regular Season Championship since 1990 and will be the top seed at the conference tournament this weekend. The Heels finished the regular season with a non-conference match up against Florida State (strange, I know). The Heels will play [...]

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]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-ending-the-season-and-preparing-for-the-conference-tourney/feed/ 0 UNC Baseball: Tar Heels Host Florida State in Season Finale http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-tar-heels-host-florida-state-in-season-finale/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-tar-heels-host-florida-state-in-season-finale/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:49:27 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13629 Tonight the North Carolina Tar Heels will play host to ACC rivals Florida State at the Bosh in Chapel Hill! While most schools have called it a season, North Carolina wanted to add another game against a noteworthy opponent and thus we have some extra baseball for you baseball fans! The first pitch is schedule [...]

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]]> Tonight the North Carolina Tar Heels will play host to ACC rivals Florida State at the Bosh in Chapel Hill! While most schools have called it a season, North Carolina wanted to add another game against a noteworthy opponent and thus we have some extra baseball for you baseball fans! (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-tar-heels-host-florida-state-in-season-finale/feed/ 0 Morning Heel: UNC Tar Heels Daily News Links http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-150/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-150/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:19 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13626 Welcome to another edition of the Morning Heel, a daily feature here at Keeping It Heel. Along with The Hub we want to bring you not only our original content but a collection of all the best UNC news. Have a link to suggest? Send it to keepingitheel@gmail.com! UNC Basketball Recruiting: Theo Pinson to Announce College [...]

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]]> Welcome to another edition of the Morning Heel, a daily feature here at Keeping It Heel. Along with The Hub we want to bring you not only our original content but a collection of all the best UNC news. Have a link to suggest? Send it to keepingitheel@gmail.com! (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/morning-heel-unc-tar-heels-daily-news-links-150/feed/ 0 UNC Basketball Recruiting: Theo Pinson to Announce College Decision on Wednesday http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-basketball-recruiting-theo-pinson-to-announce-college-decision-on-wednesday/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-basketball-recruiting-theo-pinson-to-announce-college-decision-on-wednesday/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:18 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13623 Moving on from the 2013 basketball recruiting trail, Roy Williams and the Tar Heels coaching staff are moving forward with their 2014 recruiting efforts. So far for their 2014 recruiting class, Coach Williams has landed five-star point guard Joel Berry and five-star small forward Justin Jackson. Another player they’d love to sign is Theo Pinson. [...]

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]]> Moving on from the 2013 basketball recruiting trail, Roy Williams and the Tar Heels coaching staff are moving forward with their 2014 recruiting efforts. (more…)

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]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/tar-heels-in-the-pros-may-11-17/feed/ 0 Tar Heels in the Pro’s: Harrison Barnes Falls Hard Against Spurs http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/17/tar-heels-in-the-pros-harrison-barnes-falls-hard-against-spurs/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/17/tar-heels-in-the-pros-harrison-barnes-falls-hard-against-spurs/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:23:41 +0000 Bryant Douglass http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13618 Former North Carolina Tar Heel forward and current Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes is living a career high already in just his rookie season. He set multiple career highs in the regular season, he set a career high of twenty-six points in a game at the start of the playoffs, and did I mention he [...]

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Former North Carolina Tar Heel forward and current Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes is living a career high already in just his rookie season.

He set multiple career highs in the regular season, he set a career high of twenty-six points in a game at the start of the playoffs, and did I mention he made the playoffs in his first season in the National Basketball Association?

However, a great start came to a slamming fall last night against the San Antonio Spurs, temporarily. It was game six of the series and the Warriors were down nine points with just over a minute left in the second quarter. Running into block a run to the rim by Boris Diaw, Barnes slammed into Diaw and fell immediately to the floor. He didn’t just fall into the floor, but actually went head first into the floor.

The result was a parade of teammates and coaches as he laid motionless for several minutes. Afterwards he was able to get up on his own power and walk himself to the locker room where he received six stitches and passed a concussion test before he would re-enter the game later in the second half.

San Antonio held onto their lead to win game six.

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