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Social media reacts to UNC escaping Duke Blue Devils’ nightmare

richard adkins
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The North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night in a battle for the victory bell.

The game featured many moments, highs, and lows for UNC, with frustration taking center stage for the majority of the night. Not because UNC did not have full control for most of the game but more so of it being a kicking affair than a scoring one with significant struggles in the red zone.

Despite UNC being the superior team on paper, Duke was able to stick around due to onside kicks and inability to finish drives. A game that should have been out of reach continued to play out as a nightmare, with time seemingly taking forever to end, giving Duke more opportunities.

Those opportunities were enough for the Blue Devils to pounce, snagging the lead with five minutes left even, with UNC knocking on the door of a three-score lead multiple times through the night.

Boneheaded decisions were made like an all-out blitz that had even Madden experts questioning UNC’s defensive coordinator Gene Chizik.

The game had social media in a frenzy, pointing fingers and calling for coaching changes. Meanwhile, others joked about UNC’s struggles with backup quarterbacks. The Tar Heels dominated in offensive yards, but the double-overtime ending paints a different picture.

The Tar Heels were able to create some magic on the offensive end, even without a Drake Maye touchdown pass, until two minutes left in the fourth quarter. Omarion Hampton finished with 157 rushing yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Tez Walker torched the secondary for 7 receptions for 162 receiving yards.

Let us look at how social media reacted to the 47-45 double-overtime victory.

Story originally appeared on Tarheels Wire