Mr. Joker
02-09-05, 06:02 PM
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Foo - Go Heels!
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MERTON
02-09-05, 07:16 PM
tar heels? waht the **** kinda name is that?
lauren
02-09-05, 08:44 PM
During the civil war, General Lee's soldiers were nicknamed tar heels because they stayed in place during battle (no retreating). The name has stuck.
Our firetrucks are Carolina blue with tarheels painted on the sides. Really. I have decided to avoid the insane sports bars near campus tonight, and will probably pay for it in class on Thursday.
Our firetrucks are Carolina blue with tarheels painted on the sides. Really. I have decided to avoid the insane sports bars near campus tonight, and will probably pay for it in class on Thursday.
lauren
02-09-05, 08:51 PM
Forgot: The bus system even catches the spirit. They will rotate between the destination info and Beat Duke! on the info bar for about a week before a Dook game.
Who doesn't know who we are?
Even more shocking, I bet you don't know about the world class biomedical engineering program ;). It isn't just about sports. You can get you @ss kicked or saved here.
Who doesn't know who we are?
Even more shocking, I bet you don't know about the world class biomedical engineering program ;). It isn't just about sports. You can get you @ss kicked or saved here.
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02-09-05, 09:27 PM
That was a great game. Duke 71-70. The Tar Heels played kinda sloppy though.
There is also a legend that dates back further than the Civil War:
When British General Cornwallis' troops tried to cross into North Carolina, they found a thick layer of tar dumped into the river to slow them down. When the redcoats finally struggled through to the other side, they were black with pitch. Any invader of North Carolina, it was said, would get a tar heel. (UNC was founded in 1789, and NC is "the Tar Heel state")
It is true, that the most popular origin of Tar Heels holds that Confederate troops from North Carolina stood in a fierce Civil War battle and saved the day after supporting troops fled. "God bless the Tar Heel boys," was a quote attributed to Robert E. Lee. North Carolina lost more soldiers in the Civil War than any other state, I believe.
This basketball rivalry has been going on since 1920, and in many people's hearts - it's the greatest rivalry in all (US) sport.
There is also a legend that dates back further than the Civil War:
When British General Cornwallis' troops tried to cross into North Carolina, they found a thick layer of tar dumped into the river to slow them down. When the redcoats finally struggled through to the other side, they were black with pitch. Any invader of North Carolina, it was said, would get a tar heel. (UNC was founded in 1789, and NC is "the Tar Heel state")
It is true, that the most popular origin of Tar Heels holds that Confederate troops from North Carolina stood in a fierce Civil War battle and saved the day after supporting troops fled. "God bless the Tar Heel boys," was a quote attributed to Robert E. Lee. North Carolina lost more soldiers in the Civil War than any other state, I believe.
This basketball rivalry has been going on since 1920, and in many people's hearts - it's the greatest rivalry in all (US) sport.
lauren
02-09-05, 10:32 PM
My heart is heavy tonight.