CHARLOTTE—Earlier this week, Carolina's four freshmen were gathered around a dinner table. "We get to go home later this week," Seth Trimble suddenly realized with a broad grin.
The conversation continued, all the normal college freshman topics—girls, exams, basketball—and then, without warning, Trimble interjected again. "I can't wait to go home," he said, and his classmates nodded vigorously in agreement.
It's worth remembering that this is exactly why you can sometimes see some uneven performances just before the Christmas break. It has been a very long time since most of the Tar Heels have been home for more than a night.