North Carolina and Villanova face drastically different expectations ahead of national title game
Posted Apr 3, 2016
Villanova and UNC will share a floor Monday, but on the sport's grander stage, they play very different roles. One school needs titles and the other school wants them, and you don't need me to tell you which is which. UNC may be the premier program in the sport. When you think of the Tar Heels, you think about Michael Jordan, Dean Smith and NBA prospects.
(Campus Rush)
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