South Carolina Tar Heel win their super bowl Champions
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There’s really no further explanation needed.
It’s the greatest rivalry in college basketball and maybe all of sports, but Saturday’s game at Cameron Indoor Stadium — the 253rd meeting in the series — lacks its usual Super Bowl-like hype with each team struggling to build a case for an NCAA tournament bid.
Yet somehow, that makes this game even more important.
Instead of an ACC regular-season title or a battle of top-ranked teams, this rivalry game offers a life preserver for the winner while an anchor gets tied around the leg of the loser.