BOONE, N.C. — Let it be known that Appalachian State and North Carolina were not playing basketball on this picture perfect, early autumn weekend, even if a 63-61 score in favor of the Tar Heels suggested it. No, they were playing football on Sept. 3, a brilliant Saturday afternoon — and many in attendance at Kidd Brewer Stadium left at the end believing they had just witnessed the greatest show on turf.
Even the folks who paid $700 to “scalpers” the day before arguably got their money’s worth, along with the rest of the 40,168 fans making up the record crowd.