CHAPEL HILL
They came by the hundreds, wearing blue and feeling blue, determined to prop up “the boys” after the devastating blow 15 hours earlier in Houston. There, the confetti had rained down on Villanova, and tears had rained down on the Tar Heels in the national championship game.
But there was something about Tuesday’s afternoon sunshine that burst forth from a cloudy morning in Chapel Hill. Something about the bus easing into the Dean Dome parking lot, the “We’re so proud” sign bobbing above the crowd, the spontaneous singing of “Hark the Sound.” The Tar Heel faithful who came to support their vanquished team got a little support from each other.