Thought of the week: Time to grow up Posted Dec 30, 2013 North Carolina needs to grow up. Quickly. The Tar Heels’ tendency to play to the level of their competition is due to a lack of maturity as much as anything. Carolina faces UNC Wilmington on Tuesday in its last non-conference game before ACC play begins on Sunday at Wake Forest. And with it the growing pains need to end. That means no more situations like Northern Kentucky. (ESPN.com)