Extra Points: Generational Loss

Posted Oct 22, 2012
In considering the inevitability that Carolina would someday lose again in Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium, remember that of the two eldest Tar Heels on the 2012 roster, Sylvester Williams was two days old and Devon Ramsay was two weeks from being born on Nov. 21, 1988. That was a chilly, misty afternoon when Duke scored in the last minute to edge the Tar Heels 35-29. (GoHeels.com)

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