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IC Daily: Does Virginia Win Changes UNC's Season Narrative?

Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

Inside Carolina

Football, Sports, Baseball, Basketball

4.8778 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the impact of North Carolina's win at Virginia both on the metrics and the season's narrative. With the win, UNC has positioned itself back in the national discussion but still has work to do to improve consistency over the next six weeks and, as Barnes points out, improve the metrics for post-season seeding purposes. **Call to Action:**   **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode!   **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans!   **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports. This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Inside Daily.

0:02.8

I do this every time, Greg.

0:04.3

You figure I'd know the name of the show by now.

0:07.8

I see daily here at Insidecarolina.com.

0:10.5

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0:12.7

Go to the QR code, sign up for premium membership, a ton of information out there.

0:18.9

And of course, you get all the recruiting stuff and Greg Barnes and stuff.

0:22.3

Greg, Carolina goes to Virginia.

0:24.4

And I set it on the post game with Rob over the weekend.

0:27.6

I didn't think they had a chance.

0:29.6

And they pull it off.

0:31.6

They pull it off on the back of guys that we don't normally see make plays

0:36.2

and win the game at Virginia.

0:38.8

Does it write the ship for Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels?

0:42.3

Well, it certainly shifts the narrative a little bit, Tommy,

0:46.1

and that's critically important for North Carolina.

0:48.3

I mean, it had been a really difficult first three weeks of 26 for Hubert Davis and the Tar Hills with the game at SMU.

0:58.5

They didn't look great against Wake Forest, allowed Wake Forest back into that game and kind of escaped with a home victory.

1:05.2

And then I think everybody remembers and is trying to block out what happened on the West Coast.

1:10.6

And I mean, they won to be at Stoner Day, but even that game, they didn't look great, you know. I mean, they looked good for, for stretches of time. And then you go to Virginia and you watch them in the first half and just kind of like, you know, this is spiraling, kind of out of control. This is getting bad.

1:30.7

And then a light bulb goes off in the second half.

1:33.7

And I think it's important you raise the point there.

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