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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Game Night, baby…Game Night.
I’m up for this one, but I have to admit that I am nervous for the Heels this weekend.
With tonight’s game, our persistent nightmare that occurs when we are forced into halfcourt play will be facing us. Over the past three years, the Heels have had tremendous trouble when they’re forced […]

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Who are you running with…?
On my end, I’m sticking with my original pre-season call…And I don’t think that I’m being ‘Johnny Carolina’ on this one. So, no drum roll needed, aaight…The UNC Tar Heels.
The other squads that I’m looking to complete the quartet are:
Midwest: Georgetown
South: Memphis
West: UCLA
Here’s my Elite 8:
East - North […]

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‘Nuff said…

Special shout to Jim Hawkins who grabbed this shot. This pic seems to have encountered every Tar Heel inbox this weekend.
From this blogga’s POV, Green’s ‘SuperMan’ dunk ranks above David Noel’s yammy from two years ago. Greg Paulus, Eli, Peyton, and the dude with the chrome dome in the front row […]

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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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Here’s a news flash for you…
If you’re in the ‘riser’ student section for tonight’s UNC vs. Florida State game, get in there early. Nike has a special treat for our Senior Night tonight.
In order to celebrate the re-release of the Dunk line and the ‘Be True’ campaign, Nike will be giving out highly limited […]

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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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