Imagine how different we’d feel about the season if Carolina had just won at Pitt. It would have been the fifth win in a row out of an eventual seven. The Heels would only have two ACC losses to Virginia and Virginia Tech, lacking Armando Bacot in both games. But that Pitt loss, it’s there and its stain can’t quite be erased, no matter how hard we scrub.
Since UNC cannot erase history, it will have to make some. In this case, an absolute beat down of Pitt is required to:
- Put the shame of blowing a nine-point lead behind them
- Move into a tie for third place in the conference standings
- Lay a marker down for the Duke game on Saturday.