DURHAM — This procession was drawn-out, a prolonged march into the darkness.
Or maybe march is the wrong word. It was more of a whimper, a trickle-turned-stream of Carolina Blue pouring out of Wallace Wade Stadium. The herds scaled those steep stairways, bright lights shining overhead, and waded solemnly — slowly — into the night.
It started with about six minutes left in the game between the No. 17 North Carolina football team and Duke. Duke led 28-27 — it would be the final score — and was marching downfield with the ball.