Hokies swipe victory from Tar Heels

Posted Sep 21, 2008
In the aftermath of North Carolina's 20-17 stumble to Virginia Tech on Saturday, Mark Paschal all but bristled when asked what the Tar Heels would learn from the agonizing defeat. Truth be told, Paschal thought UNC was past all that. Past the debilitating defeats. Past questions trying to put a positive spin on the debilitating defeats. And past the focus being on the future instead of the present. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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