Wasted: Heels gave away opportunity to go to a bowl

Posted Nov 14, 2005

North Carolina spent two months climbing out of holes, two months overcoming odds and obstacles, two months turning a flawed football team into an unlikely bowl contender. Then, with visions of holiday vacations dancing in helmet heads and powder-blue patrons prancing in Kenan Stadium aisles, the Tar Heels threw away virtually everything in five wasteful minutes yesterday afternoon. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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