Tar Heels muffle disappointment as they face WVU

Posted Dec 27, 2008
One particular invitee groused. A bowl named for, what, a line of muffler shops? A destination and a date, Dec. 27, way off the radar of college postseason prestige? And that was just North Carolina's perspective. "Yeah, we were [disappointed]. We were. We definitely wanted that Florida trip," said Tar Heels cornerback Kendric Burney, referring to the Orange Bowl for the Atlantic Coast Conference champion or the Gator for the next league team prized by Jacksonville bowl officials. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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