The IronDog Chronicles

Everyone wants to ball when they come to the Hill…
Which is why no one should be surprised that presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, wanted to ball this AM with the Heels, and who can blame him? After all, how often do you get a chance to ball in a pick-up game with a Final Four […]

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Break out the carbon sheets…
I released my grade report for UNC Basketball on Tar Heel Daily.com last week.   As always, I call ‘em like I see ‘em…Call me the Richie Powers of Chapel Hill.
Check out the 2007-08 Grade Report here.  Also, feel free to send thoughts and insights.   I will be penning a response […]

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Tough one for the Heels this weekend…
On my end, I’m giving three days burial before I interject my rants and raves.  Yet, on Sunday night’s Sports Rap, Phil Mitchell  and myself dug deep into the reasons behind North Carolina’s devastating 84-66 loss to Kansas on Saturday night.   Check out the stream here. 
Very strong callers added […]

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Call me an unforgiving soul, but I’ve been waiting for this match-up against Kansas for eight years…
Maybe it’s the competitive nature of fanaticism over who’s elite program is the best. And yes…I’m still bitter over the ‘91 Final Four loss. Yet, I feel the reason is due to program comparisons. If […]

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Durham still packs a punch in a tasteful way…
With all of the sports attention upon the Heels path to the Final Four, Durham’s annual Full Frame Film Festival has taken a undeserved back seat for the weekend itineraries of the local folk.  Yet, if you’re caught sleeping-in Saturday morning, April 5th at 10AM, you’re going […]

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After the Eve Carson tragedy, tonight’s UNC-Duke game is a tough one to get up for…
After watching ESPN Gameday, I wondered if tonight’s game should have been postponed to Monday night.  I also thought about how both Coach Smith and Coach Knight regretted their decision to play the National Championship after the Reagan assassination attempt, […]

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Everyone gets their shining moment…
Which is why I chuckle at this story shown on Henry Abbot’s True Hoop today about the mutual fund executive who beat Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one at Mike’s famed “Flight School”/A-Level Executive Retreat.
Everyone has their story how they got Mike.
Here in the Hill…You’ll never top the legend of […]

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Keep your eye open…
I was at the Open Eye Cafe last Wednesday afternoon and lo and behold…An interview breaks out. After talking about sports and blogging in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area, Wayne Sutton from Local Conversations in Raleigh, NC put me on the camera.
Wayne addressed a few questions about the powers of social networking, […]

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Great comments add so much to a blog…
Which is why I thank my man, Rory, from Utah, who left this comment upon last week’s “Nike Makeover” post.
“Being that the “Hardcore Skaters” and “Specialty Runners” appear to have the same gripes about the brand. The Nike SB world makes the claim that the SB line is […]

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People who know me should know that I respect ‘beasts ‘ in life…
Here’s one of them…Ted Turner, the ex-media mogul of Turner Networks, visited Memorial Hall on Wednesday afternoon, and after watching him speak, I have to say that I still stand by my thoughts of why he’s been so successful…He’s handles himself like a […]

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