Jay Bilas

They've been ranked in the top five, top 10, all that stuff, more than any of the other rivalries we're talking about.

And this is, I think this is right.

So this is the 88th time they've played when ranked, when both teams are ranked.

88.

That's remarkable in and of itself.

But it's 44-43 right now.

And the both Carolina leads, by the way, Carolina leads 44 to game.

It's it's we got to even it up.

People think you're making that up.

And and there have been you know, you guys know there have been times in the rivalry where one team's won four in a row or something like that.

But and, you know, that happens and it's happened over the course of the last 40, 40 plus years.

But it's just, you can't explain it.

Like the air is heavier in the building.

It's just the atmosphere is different and there's no preparing for it.

It's not like you can, you know, play music during practice and you'll simulate the sound in there.

That doesn't work.

You just got, it's something you just have to go through and who knows how teams are gonna react.

It's a privilege, like more than anything.

And I mean, going back to when I played, there was always a feeling that it was an honor to play in it.

You know, you wanted to win and all that stuff, but it was an honor to play in those games.