Giglio: NC State gives UNC the silent treatment

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I couldn’t help but giggle a bit as I read this piece from the Observers’ Joe Giglio (bold added by me)…

NC State gives UNC the silent treatment (CharlotteObserver.com)

RALEIGH As far as N.C. State is concerned, North Carolina’s Eric Ebron can tweet or talk all he wants.

UNC’s star tight end will have to wait until Saturday’s game for a response from the Wolfpack, sophomore cornerback Juston Burris said.

“That’s how Carolina handles their business,” Burris said. “We’re not going to do that. We’re not going to go on Twitter, and we’re not going to talk. We’re just going to go out on Saturday and be ready to play.”

[snip]

First-year coach Dave Doeren made sure his players knew about Ebron’s comments.

“There are certain ways guys handle games, and some of them talk a lot,” Doeren said. “Obviously, that’s what he’s doing.

“It doesn’t win games. We have to go play well, and they have to play well. That’s just how it is in sports.”

I must agree that the best response is no response.  Not until Saturday, at least.

What’s that old saying about wrestling with a pig?  You just get dirty and the pig enjoys it, I believe.

And then there’s also this, which also made me giggle a bit (again, bold added by me)…

At start of NC State week, UNC again finds red in locker room (NewsObserver.com)

CHAPEL HILL — Last year there was so much red in North Carolina’s locker room that some players walked in and thought it had been vandalized. It was the Sunday before the Tar Heels’ game against N.C. State, and Bryn Renner, the UNC quarterback, said then that it looked like someone “went to Party City” for decorations.

The decorations were a little more subdued on Sunday, linebacker Jeff Schoettmer said, but UNC players once again arrived on the Sunday before their game against the Wolfpack to find a good amount of red inside the locker room. This time, defensive end Kareem Martin said, there were plenty of red “Our State” signs with the N.C. State logo.

[snip]

Larry Fedora, UNC’s second-year head coach, has made a habit of counting down to games against the Wolfpack. The Tar Heels weren’t eligible for the postseason last year, and so the victory against N.C. State was the high point of the season.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/28/3321001/at-start-of-nc-state-week-unc.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/28/3321001/at-start-of-nc-state-week-unc.html#storylink=cpy

How one makes a habit of something by doing it only once, I’m unsure.  That must be something they taught assistants at Okie State, among other valuable skills.

But yeah, they’re not our rivals.

One outta six ain’t bad.

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12 Responses to Giglio: NC State gives UNC the silent treatment

  1. JohnGalt78 10/29/2013 at 3:38 PM #

    No comment

  2. vtpackfan 10/29/2013 at 3:40 PM #

    Fedora is a freak show. Dress and act like him on Thurs night and you’ll scare off some kiddies and keep more candy for yourself….

    ….unless you are keeping it real and handing out Red Bulls instead of candy 😉

  3. TheCOWDOG 10/29/2013 at 3:48 PM #

    It’s Tuesday. I’m looking for something to hit.
    So’s Burris. Better he than me.

    ( Gotta be a fat bastard with a tuba somewhere)

  4. Wufpacker 10/29/2013 at 3:55 PM #

    ‘Dog, after reading your comment, I couldn’t help but think of this….

  5. Wulfpack 10/29/2013 at 4:01 PM #

    Just be ready to play is all I care, talk or no talk.

  6. TheCOWDOG 10/29/2013 at 7:37 PM #

    Wuf…That’s classic. Not exactly how I remember it, but for damn sure close enough.

  7. packpowerfan 10/29/2013 at 7:57 PM #

    I’m too busy with a job, LSAT preparation, and heavy drinking to give a f**k…flying, fat baby, or otherwise…about U*NX and their high school antics and kindergarten education.

    No seriously, I hate that place, school, and *nearly* everyone who has ever gone there (Aunt has a MA in English, best friend’s fiancee went to nursing school). I hope we paint Carter-Finley light blue simply because we drag their butts up and down that beautiful green, red and white field.

  8. Tuffy2 10/29/2013 at 8:11 PM #

    Our players should come out the tunnel, rub the wolf and begin to kick ass until the clock says 0:00 in the fourth quarter. Oh by the way, November 9th we will find ourselves underdogs again to a team that is legit.

  9. tractor57 10/29/2013 at 9:31 PM #

    Let the performance in the game do the talking.

  10. BJD95 10/30/2013 at 6:52 AM #

    The hatred has been seething out of my pores all week. I don’t think I’ve ever hated them as much as I do at this moment. And that’s saying something.

    I hope we go for two to make it 50-0, and DD pulls a Woody Hayes when asked why he went for two. “Because I couldn’t go for three.”

  11. TLeo 10/30/2013 at 2:01 PM #

    I really like the response (or should I say lack of response) by coach and team. Go out Saturday and beat the crap out of them and let that be your response!

  12. FunPack 10/30/2013 at 5:15 PM #

    My head knows that silence is the best policy, especially pre-game. But my heart misses TOB’s snarky sniping. TOB may have been a reluctant recruiter but he was masterful at verbally bitch-slapping U*NC.

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