As the students rushed the floor in Littlejohn Saturday, one item began to creep into Brad Brownell’s mind.
North Carolina was 48 hours away from tipping off on the same floor packed with jubilant fans, and the focus had to reset.
Brownell alluded to treating this stretch like the NCAA Tournament, with only a day standing between two massive opportunities.
If last March showed fans anything, this program has been there and done that. Any doubt of emotional hangover was wiped away instantaneously, as the Clemson offense went completely nuclear on North Carolina, dominantly securing win No.