The Tar Heels are Champions!!!! It feels great to say that, doesn't it? And to read about it and to just feel it. Right? Carolina is right back on top of the college basketball world, with two National Championships in 4 years, a line of top-level recruits standing on the light blue line waiting to be next to suit up in Chapel Hill, and a coach who can obviously get things done, while maintaining the ethics, credibility, and character that has, for the most part, been what Chapel Hill has exemplified for all of us all these years.
This, my friend, is Tar Heel Heaven. And we are in the midst of it and are connected to it and we cry and slap hands and hug and wear our interlocked NC hats for days and put blue and white on our children and wrap our ears around every bit of information about Roy or Tyler or Bobby or DG. And we are on top. For the time being, there is no Duke, no Kentucky, no Florida, no Big East. Just 17 players, 8 coaches, and you and I. On top of this mountain, reigning supreme. A little overwhelming, isn't it?
As I took some time after the Game to think about this point in Tar Heel history I came to the conclusion that it may never be any better than this in my lifetime. Next season at least 7 players who were part of this will not be in Chapel Hill. And, although the potential is strong and the future looks bright so stick on those shades, it will most likely never be like it is right now.
So, as I considered all of this, and a lot of other factors, for me, this seemed the perfect time for the Anxious Tar Heel to take a bow, say "thank you", and make a quiet exit. As passionate a Tar Heel fan as I am, and as long as I have been one and will continue to be, it is extremely time-consuming and sometimes exhausting to take my thoughts and put them down in a format that will resonate with you, the reader. Being a blogger is not my profession, but it is my passion. But, I am also passionate about my family and my life and many other things that, for almost six months out of the year, get a little less attention as I attempt to document games and dramas and all that comes with them. And I squeeze it all into time that could and should be quality time for something else more important and more long-lasting and more eternal than a group of guys bouncing and shooting an orange ball. Don't get me wrong, because, like you, I have that special love and appreciation for Carolina that will never go away. But, for me, it is time to step back and be able to enjoy a 9pm game and wonder how in the world I will be able to stay up and blog after the game, what will I say about the game, how do I describe it? I want time and space to enjoy just watching.
And, let's face it, my readership is not huge. While I would imagine other sites, like Tar Heel Fan, pull in thousands and tens of thousands hits per day (maybe more), the ATH has hovered at 100 each day for a long time. And that's good, because I have felt good "talking" with all of you about our common passion. It has been great, the feedback has been fantastic, and I have been plugged into a community like no other.
But it is what it is. And it is time for me to leave. Thank you for reading. It has been a pleasure and I will miss this.
Go Tar Heels!
3 comments:
Have always enjoyed your post and this has been a regular stop for me. Thanks for having let me read your stuff, it has been an honor to follow your blog.
AEM
I hate you are stopping your blog, but I surely understand. My husband & I just discovered The Anxious Tar Heel this year & it became an integral part of the basketball season for us. Thank-you for your wonderful commentary on Carolina basketball. I agree with AEM - an honor.
This is the first time I saw your site. I used blog a lot, but found it was necessary to step away from time to time. What you are doing is very understandable. Just place "on vacation" post, this way you can return at a time of your choosing if you desire.
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