Keeping It Heel » UNC http://keepingitheel.com A North Carolina Tar Heels Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 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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]]> 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. (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/unc-baseball-ending-the-season-and-preparing-for-the-conference-tourney/feed/ 0 Tar Heels in the Pros: May 11-17 http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/tar-heels-in-the-pros-may-11-17/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/tar-heels-in-the-pros-may-11-17/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:57 +0000 Clint Hannah http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13620 A scary moment, an interesting comparison, and a rumor that might get the people of Charlotte excited: Carolina alumni in the pro had an interesting week. Baseball Matt Harvey: The Mets pitcher shocked no one by having another good week this week. Harvey won his start on Friday, but more interesting than his pitching stats, he [...]

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]]> A scary moment, an interesting comparison, and a rumor that might get the people of Charlotte excited: Carolina alumni in the pro had an interesting week. (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/20/tar-heels-in-the-pros-may-11-17/feed/ 0 UNC Baseball: Preparing for the Final Road Series http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/07/unc-baseball-preparing-for-the-final-road-series/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/07/unc-baseball-preparing-for-the-final-road-series/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:23 +0000 Clint Hannah http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13530 This week the Diamond Heels play two games against James Madison, Tuesday and Wednesday, but the weekend brings the final road trip of the 2013 baseball season. Carolina travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech, the RPI #23 team. The Heels are 41-4, and depending on the outcome of the mid-week games, could be [...]

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]]> This week the Diamond Heels play two games against James Madison, Tuesday and Wednesday, but the weekend brings the final road trip of the 2013 baseball season. Carolina travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech, the RPI #23 team. (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/05/07/unc-baseball-preparing-for-the-final-road-series/feed/ 0 A Look Back at UNC Alternate Jerseys http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/26/a-look-back-at-unc-alternate-jerseys/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/26/a-look-back-at-unc-alternate-jerseys/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:29 +0000 Clint Hannah http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13397 Since the Carolina football team unveiled the new black uniforms to be worn in this fall’s Thursday night match up with Miami, I’ve been thinking about jerseys, specifically alternate jerseys. Do teams perform better or worse when wearing something new? I took a look back at Carolina basketball and football over just the past two [...]

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]]> Since the Carolina football team unveiled the new black uniforms to be worn in this fall’s Thursday night match up with Miami, I’ve been thinking about jerseys, specifically alternate jerseys. Do teams perform better or worse when wearing something new? I took a look back at Carolina basketball and football over just the past two seasons to see what I could learn. This list might not be all inclusive, but these are the highlights that stuck out to me. (more…)

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/26/a-look-back-at-unc-alternate-jerseys/feed/ 0 UNC Baseball: NC State Preview http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/25/unc-baseball-nc-state-preview/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/25/unc-baseball-nc-state-preview/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:00:20 +0000 Clint Hannah http://keepingitheel.com/?p=13376 The Carolina baseball team lost a tough game 9-8 to UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, but the Heels might have been looking forward. The match up with #6 NC State in Raleigh should be some top-notch baseball. Let’s take a look at what’s in store. What have you done for me lately? UNC: The Heels come [...]

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]]> The Carolina baseball team lost a tough game 9-8 to UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, but the Heels might have been looking forward. The match up with #6 NC State in Raleigh should be some top-notch baseball. Let’s take a look at what’s in store. (more…)

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]]> Okay, it’s that time again. The season has ended. Another banner doesn’t hang in the Dean Dome. There’s no going back. Now Tar Heel nation must take time to exhale and look back at what good transpired. Then, look back and try and figure out what can be worked on. I’ve got a suggestion. We fix the field goal percentage going forward.
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]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/04/04/unc-basketball-that-time-of-year-again/feed/ 0 Turning Eight Years Old Again At The ACC Tournament http://keepingitheel.com/2013/03/18/turning-eight-years-old-again-at-the-acc-tournament/ http://keepingitheel.com/2013/03/18/turning-eight-years-old-again-at-the-acc-tournament/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:02:36 +0000 Monica Biddix http://keepingitheel.com/?p=12803 1989 was a rather disappointing year for the UNC Tar Heels. Despite having a team of seven McDonald’s high school All-Americans, the Heels finished the season 29-8 and lost to the eventual national champion Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen. However, they did something that year that they weren’t able to do this year which was [...]

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]]> 1989 was a rather disappointing year for the UNC Tar Heels. Despite having a team of seven McDonald’s high school All-Americans, the Heels finished the season 29-8 and lost to the eventual national champion Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen. However, they did something that year that they weren’t able to do this year which was win the ACC Tournament. The 1989 team included late eighties Tar Heel greats like King Rice, Rick Fox, Jeff Lebo and Hubert Davis among others. However, the MVP of the 1989 ACC Tournament was J.R. Reid, and he was back at the ACC Tournament this year as an analyst for the ACC Digital Network.

Mar 17, 2013; Greensboro, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reactsin the second half. The Hurricanes defeated the Tar Heels 87-77 in the championship game of the ACC tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Most Tar Heel fans have their own personal, favorite player. Sometimes it’s the best player on the team like Tyler Hansbrough or the 6th man like Danny Green or even a member of Blue Steel (or Code Blue which according to Twitter is what we call the third stringers now). In 1989, when I was eight years old, J.R. Reid was my favorite UNC player. I think it was his trademark hi-top fade that captivated me more than anything else. I vividly recall looking through the newspaper every morning at breakfast and cutting out articles featuring Reid. So, Friday night when I went downstairs during halftime of the Clemson/Maryland game and saw him sitting in a chair with a microphone taking questions from fans, the eight year old deep inside me was doing about 500 cartwheels.

]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2013/03/18/turning-eight-years-old-again-at-the-acc-tournament/feed/ 0 UNC Football 30 Day Countdown: The Offensive Line http://keepingitheel.com/2012/08/16/unc-football-30-day-countdown-the-offensive-line/ http://keepingitheel.com/2012/08/16/unc-football-30-day-countdown-the-offensive-line/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:00:23 +0000 simeonjackson http://keepingitheel.com/?p=7287 When somebody walks into a new house, they don’t jump up and down repeatedly saying, “Boy this house has a wonderful foundation on it.” You better believe they wouldn’t be too happy if the floor collapsed underneath them. That’s what the foundation does. It holds the house upright. The Chapel Hill football team is kind [...]

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]]> When somebody walks into a new house, they don’t jump up and down repeatedly saying, “Boy this house has a wonderful foundation on it.” You better believe they wouldn’t be too happy if the floor collapsed underneath them. That’s what the foundation does. It holds the house upright. The Chapel Hill football team is kind of like that house and the offensive line is kind of like that foundation.

It may not be glamorous, but it’s important.
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]]> http://keepingitheel.com/2012/08/16/unc-football-30-day-countdown-the-offensive-line/feed/ 0 UNC Football: Larry Fedoras Great Opportunity http://keepingitheel.com/2012/08/15/unc-football-larry-fedoras-great-opportunity/ http://keepingitheel.com/2012/08/15/unc-football-larry-fedoras-great-opportunity/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:01:21 +0000 simeonjackson http://keepingitheel.com/?p=7161 August 15th is an important day in history. The Panama Canal was officially open to traffic on August 15th, 1914. This was a monumental coming together by men of action who saw the advantages of collaboration. It forever changed the shipping industry and opened a new and exciting time in United States history. It wouldn’t [...]

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]]> August 15th is an important day in history. The Panama Canal was officially open to traffic on August 15th, 1914. This was a monumental coming together by men of action who saw the advantages of collaboration. It forever changed the shipping industry and opened a new and exciting time in United States history. It wouldn’t have happened without a need, though. The question has to be asked: What is Chapel Hill’s need? What’s the great opportunity from Chapel Hill to learn from the academic fraud situation?

Assistant coaches should have a working relationship with professors.
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]]> This is a touchy subject here in Tar Heel Nation, what to make of the UNC Academic Scandal.  An internal probe has found that 54 no-show classes between 2007-2011 that the NCAA missed during it’s investigation of the football program over the last two years.  The department of African and Afro-American studies issued grades to student athletes for fictitious classes that never existed.

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