Good news: South Carolina Tar Heel win their super bowl Champions

South Carolina Tar Heel win their super bowl Champions

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.