Tar Heels' goal is a 'national-caliber' program

Posted Dec 27, 2008
North Carolina will try to put six seasons of struggles in its rear-view mirror today when it plays West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl at Bank of America Stadium. Both teams are 8-4 but appear to have different immediate futures. UNC, in its second season under Coach Butch Davis, has a team dominated by freshmen and sophomores. West Virginia, trying for its fourth consecutive bowl victory, has 19 seniors. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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