Picture this:  The Heels are sitting at 3-4, needing to win 3 of their final 4 games to get to 6 wins and bowl-eligibility. Simple, right? Two of the four games are against Wake Forest and Duke. They're on the road, but definitely winnable. The other two are against Virginia Tech and Miami.  They're at home, but that's a definite "uh-oh." These are the two new ACC teams brought in to bring up the quality of football in the conference.  These aren't supposed to be winnable games.

But the Heels did win 3 of those 4, and went on to face an almost-BCS team in Boston College.  So they lost.  A trick play broke the Heels' backs.  But they were back in bowl business.  And it was good to get postseason workouts and postseason football.  Oh, and to see the seniors give it one last go in a Tar Heel uniform.