I Love You, Tar Heels GDTBATH

Everyone who knows me, close or not, knows the emotions going through my body right now. I want to start off by saying congrats to Villanova for winning the national championship. I will never watch that shot again, but that was one of the best plays, if not the best, that has ever occurred in a sporting event at that magnitude. I have do give credit where it is due. As much as it hurts me to do so. 

Now I want to focus on the team that lost. Mine and many others beloved Tar Heels. Every national championship game has to have a loser and unfortunately Carolina was the loser. So many emotions entered my body when that shot went in. Anger, Sadness, Depression, Numbness come to mind. My heart along with probably every other true Tar Heel player and fan has been ripped out for the time being. But time will pass and one day this loss will lessen in pain. It will never be forgotten, but the best thing about being a fan of a team is that no matter the ending, there is always going to be another game. As I settled down after the initial heartbreak all I could think about was Marcus, Brice and the other seniors on the team. The ABC fans and Nova fans will disagree, but those guys deserved and earned the right to capture the national title. They have been through so much and given so much to the program. I cannot begin to express how proud I am of them give us their heart and hustle game in and game out. I realize Nova and their seniors have done the same thing so I want to say that while taking nothing away from them. So thank you Marcus, thank you Brice, thank you Joel, and thank you to the rest of the seniors. I know you wanted this even more than the fans and supporters wanted and I am sorry you came 4.7 seconds short of your dream. 

As for my fellow Tar Heel fans, take time and let the emotions settle. The jokes, the memes, the tweets, and other slander will come, AS IT SHOULD. If roles were reversed for any other rival of ours we would do the same. You may initially disagree, but you're kidding yourself if you honestly believe you would not react the same. As hard as it is take it as a compliment, without being in the position to capture a title that ridicule would not come, the attention would not be on the Heels. 

Lastly, I want to send a message to the people like me, not saying I am more of a fan than anyone else because I'm not, but this is for the ones that believe in something bigger than yourself. The Tar Heels are bigger than my every day life, when a UNC game is on I become consumed by what is going on. To some, that is crazy, but I call it passion and belief. Belief in something that is bigger than myself. For those that can relate to myself especially the others that eat, sleep, drink, breath, and bleed Carolina Blue, better days as well as more heartbreaks will happen. Take it as they come, but make sure to never ever lose the love for the Tar Heels. They love you and sacrifice so much for not only themselves but for us that support them game in and game out. Thank you Heels, I love you and will always be proud to be a fan of the best university there is. And don't forget, it is always a GDTBATH.