Saturday, September 20, 2008  UNC blows one vs Virginia Tech (in
a 'deja vu' way)  Just finished up in Chapel Hill covering the
Tar Heels' 20-17 loss to Virginia Tech. It was an achingly
familiar situation for UNC fans, as the club squandered a
possible victory late. This one was more painful than most, as
UNC lost a 17-3 lead in the second half as Virginia Tech scored
the game's final 17 points.  Does that plot sound familiar?
Maybe from a recent NFL game? Let me play a little "Jeopardy"
theme music for you here. This all happened veeeeerry recently
in a game you may have watched....  OK, time's up. That's
exactly the scenario by which the Panthers won over the Chicago
Bears last week. They were down 17-3 and they won 20-17 by
scoring the game's last 17 points in a row.  I wrote my column
for Sunday's paper about how the Tar Heels just haven't arrived
yet. And they better hope quarterback T.J. Yates -- who missed
the last quarter-and-a-half due to an ankle injury -- returns
quickly. Redshirt freshman Mike Pa