Turner's Take: Time For The Sun To Shine

Posted Nov 4, 2011
There are two schools of thought in approaching a rivalry game. One says `It's just another game,' the other, `This is our Super Bowl.' While Butch Davis downplayed the significance of the N.C. State game over any other contest, in the past four games between the two, the Wolfpack were the ones celebrating "like it was Mardi Gras," according to former Tar Heel Deunta Williams. (Tar Heel Blue)

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