Tar Heel Victory

"Out of a sea of talent, a TEAM was made" -Chancellor Moeser

As I watched Sean May hold that ball as the last seconds of the game ticked away, I had this feeling of disbelief. I couldn’t believe that we were the NCAA champions. Before then, this whole march madness / college basketball thing made no sense to me. For weeks, I would challenge my friends about the importance of the Final Four and complain about having better things to do than watch UNC play yet another basketball game.When people predicted that we would go all the way, I would usually disregard it, because it didn’t matter to me.

But on that fateful night of April 4th, things became very clear for me. UNC, the very same school that I attended, was #1. We were the best, and everyone knew it. I was ecstatic. The feeling was surreal. I rushed to Franklin St., along with 45,000 other fans, and just partied the night away. It didn’t matter that I had a 9:30 class in the morning, was covered in blue paint, and could have quite possibly been trampled, burnt, or just plain hurt. All that mattered was celebrating this once in a lifetime event with what seemed like a million other Tar Heels. I think we will all remember that night for the rest of our lives.