J. Samuel Walker
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835036
- eISBN:
- 9781469602578
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869123_walker.9
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter discusses the time when the Tar Heels met the Duke Blue Devils in Durham in an important ACC matchup. Duke, ranked fourth in the nation, came into the game with a record of 7-0 in the ...
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This chapter discusses the time when the Tar Heels met the Duke Blue Devils in Durham in an important ACC matchup. Duke, ranked fourth in the nation, came into the game with a record of 7-0 in the conference and 15-1 overall. UNC was ranked fifth nationally with a record of 7-0 in the ACC and 13-2 overall. Chancellor Aycock had already decided that North Carolina would not participate in the conference tournament, which meant that there would be no postseason action of any kind for its players. Therefore, the success they achieved and the satisfaction they gained would necessarily depend on their performance during the regular season. This further elevated the stakes of the contest between, in the words of Sports Illustrated writer Ray Cave, “two testy and contentious southern neighbors.”Less
This chapter discusses the time when the Tar Heels met the Duke Blue Devils in Durham in an important ACC matchup. Duke, ranked fourth in the nation, came into the game with a record of 7-0 in the conference and 15-1 overall. UNC was ranked fifth nationally with a record of 7-0 in the ACC and 13-2 overall. Chancellor Aycock had already decided that North Carolina would not participate in the conference tournament, which meant that there would be no postseason action of any kind for its players. Therefore, the success they achieved and the satisfaction they gained would necessarily depend on their performance during the regular season. This further elevated the stakes of the contest between, in the words of Sports Illustrated writer Ray Cave, “two testy and contentious southern neighbors.”
