Anyone saying the rivalry between Duke and UNC was dead because Coach K’s last game was a loss to UNC, is, for lack of a better word, an idiot. That chapter may have closed, but the book is continually being written. The players change, the coaches change, but the foundation of Duke vs UNC was never about 1 coach or 1 game it’s evergreen and anyone connected to, a fan of, or playing in this game knows that to be the case.
There’s always a nervousness among the fan base when UNC comes to town, and anyone who follows this rivalry knows why.