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Message Archive: April 6, 2005 | April 7, 2005 | April 8, 2005

Today's Messages (April 8, 2005)

Fri Apr 8 00:00:07 2005 -- leigh ann goforth
I live in Asheville and have been a tarheel fan forever. I just wanted to say congratulations guys! you deserve it. And to coach Williams,the people of asheville are very pround of you.

Fri Apr 8 00:01:17 2005 -- Clint Allen
Thanks so much guys for making life as a Tar Heel fan worth it! For those few of us who still wore our Carolina shirts and hats and still had the Carolina license plates on our cars every single year, including the 8-20 season, we appreciate it. I've never felt so many ties to a team like this year's. Playing against Rashad in elementary and middle school, learning that my fiancee's dad was best friends with Roy in high school, and playing college ball with one of Raymond's teammates, it's been great. Anyways, thanks for an incredible season, and for pulling us through when I had to listen to the numerous idiots who call themselves "college basketball experts" and "commentators." You make us all proud to be Tar Heels, and I can't wait until next year!

Fri Apr 8 00:01:31 2005 -- Gene Morris - Asheville NC
Team, I cannot tell you how proud I am! Your improvement as a team from last year is remarkable. Thank you very much for an extremely satisfying season and returning UNC Bastetball to her rightful place.

Coach, Congratulations on your first of many UNC National Championships.

GO HEELS!

Fri Apr 8 00:03:44 2005 -- Matt Berg
Great season! Is Rashad McCants for sure going to the NBA or is that just a guess?

Fri Apr 8 00:04:45 2005 -- Sara
Everyone here in Iowa was rooting for Illinois, but myself being a former N.C. resident gambled on you guys and you pulled through just like I said and I've got the official bragging rights. Thank you for beating Iowa, Iowa State, and Illinois! You guys rock my world! Way to go!

Fri Apr 8 00:12:31 2005 -- Damon Lester
To all the Heels and Coach Williams Thank you for all your hard work and effort you deserve this championship and many more.

Fri Apr 8 00:13:52 2005 -- Craig Humphrey
Congratulations to you all for the hard play and dedication you gave to improving your performance this year. You truly showed the world you had North Carolina on the front of your jerseys.

I played on the 81 and 82 JV teams for Roy so I want to send a special congratulations to him.

Fri Apr 8 00:15:31 2005 -- Justin Hendren
Congradulations coach Williams and the highly talented, athlectic TEAM! We hope to see Rashad McCants, Sean May, Raymond Felton & Marvin Williams back next season. NBA is going no where, your pay day is coming, why not try to earn another championship and obtain your college degree. That's a win win situation.

Irregardless of your decisions you make, I am proud of all of you!

Sincerely, A tarheel forever, a blue devil never.

Fri Apr 8 00:21:27 2005 -- Kyle Butler
I'd just like to thank the players and Coach Williams for a awesome season. Having been a Tarheel fan ever since I knew what a basketball was, this by far was the most fun I've ever had watching a season. So many great memories...crushing UVA on their floor in the first half, taking out the Wolfpack by double digits twice, the incredible comeback against the Dookies, and then proving all the critics wrong by playing TEAM basketball and taking the title! Jawad, way to come through in the final 4, couldn't have won without it. Jackie, I can't think of anyone who improved more over a 4 yr span than you did. Melvin, thanks for some big shots, especially against Nova. Guys, Thanks for an unforgettable ride, and I hope Ray, Rashad, Sean and Marvin come back to defend in 06.

Fri Apr 8 00:25:14 2005 -- Freddie Jefferson
First of all CONGRAGULATIONS

Fri Apr 8 00:28:36 2005 -- Kevin Baird
I love you guys, congrats on the national championship. marvin, sean, raymond, PLEASE stay around for next year- lets do this again. I grew up a tarheel fan and am still going strong. go heels- forever!!!!!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 00:30:07 2005 -- Carter
Way to go boys in blue. Great job and thanks for a great year. just glad cuz now the greensboro paper will post some newspaper pages worth framing. the game room is gonna hva a nice UNC tone to it. great job guys,i knew it was gonna happen from day one, and raymond and marvin and sean and shad, stick around!

Fri Apr 8 00:31:23 2005 -- Freddie Jefferson
Congrats. on winning the NCAA Tournament. UNC all the wat baby!!!! If I get a chance to play for UNC in 2009 after I graduate I'll try and do the same. That'll be a while though. I going to high school this fall. How did I get on this subject. Try and win it again next year. I know you guys can do it. And another thing. GO PRO SEAN.

Fri Apr 8 00:31:37 2005 -- Jerome McQueen
This message is to the Pride of Dillon County, SC. I am a gradute of Dillon High School (1990). I want to thank you Raymond for representing us well. You have state championships and now a national championship, we hope and pray that you will add a world championship to your resume because you deserve it.

Sincerely from the TarHeel crew of Dillon, SC:

Jerome McQueen

Kevin Lighty

Michael Murphy

Cedric Brigman

Tyrone Wright

Fri Apr 8 00:32:09 2005 -- Torie
Hey Tar Heels players/ coaches

Fri Apr 8 00:35:13 2005 -- MEO
Hello,

I am overseas in Iraq. Let me just say congradulations. I was in the chow hall watching the game it was 1st half & you lead Illinois by 13 at the end. I watched a lil of the 2nd half when they tried to come back. I couldn't finish waiting the game, but i knew you we're going to win so that afternoon i ask some friends who won, so i can brag. the y said illinois won by 5 i was pissed all day. i was talking to my homeboy from NC by instant messagenger his status said go Tarheels. i said "go Tarheels, man they lost. he said no they didn't check the net. i check the net & i also check the bast**d who told me that lie. GO TARHEELS. Now i can rock my baby blue hard when i go on leave. Congrats again.

MEO Price

Overseas Iraq

& feeling blue

"Thanks Again"

Fri Apr 8 00:36:52 2005 -- Matt Haverkamp
Heart all heart. Congrats!

Fri Apr 8 00:37:49 2005 -- Shawn E. Lennon
To Coach Williams and my Tar Heels,

I'm currently serving in the Air Force and I enjoy rooting for the worlds best team...The HEELS! I've been a fan for a long time and I appreciate the hard work in took for you to bring NC back to in rightful place...On Top....They critcized our teamwork, so we had to prove them wrong. THANKS AGAIN.... I truly feel that each of you will, when you decide, will have a tremendeous pro career..WE(Carolina)build outstanding college and pro stars compare to Duke which can only claim college stars. Coach Williams thanks for coming home.....

Fri Apr 8 00:41:31 2005 -- Torie
Hey Tar Heels players/ coaches

I've been watching the tar heels play since the 2000 season, all the way through the tough seasons and the great ones!

I live in OK but I wish to go to UNC, if i could get in.

This season was an a amazing one and we are gonna miss you senoirs, Jawad, Melvin, Jackie, Charlie and CJ!And to those in the NBA draft, we want best for you but would love to have you all here for your senior season!!!

Congrats Coach Williams for your first title as a Head Coach!!!

GO HEELS!!!

Fri Apr 8 00:46:23 2005 -- Carlos Rauschenbach
I would like to congratulate the entire team and staff for an exciting year. The entire team really made a run during the tournament. It was inspiring to see the team play as one. I will remember the run through the tourney for many years to come. Also, to see Coach Williams win his first of many NCAA championships was inspiring. It lets you know that all of his hard work was rewarded. Also Coach if you are interested, and ever in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I work at The Currituck Club in Corolla(252-453-9400), and you and any of your guests are welcome anytime you would like to play. Once again, congratulations on a great year.

Fri Apr 8 01:00:19 2005 -- Ross Prevette
I have been a Tarheel Basketball fan for the last 25 years and this was the best yet for me just keep up the hard work and it will pay off one day.

Please don't anyone leave for the NBA

enjoy your college years if you do you will wish that you had stayed NUMBER 1 TARHEEL FAN

Fri Apr 8 01:12:24 2005 -- Big Al--Roanoke, VA
Congratulations Heels!

It doesn't get any sweeter than this. First of all I must say this year has been a classic. From the start with the Hawaii Invitational all the way to St. Louis, this year has been all Carolina.

I've been watching Carolina basketball since I was born 23 years ago and I've seen some great Carolina teams. I will never forget the 2005 "team" and yes emphasis on "team". Yall played as a team the whole year just like Coach Williams taught. The history all of you made will never be forgotten.

I didn't miss a single game this year. I might not have been at the Dean Dome or at the road games but I was cheering through the T.V. screen every week. I did get to go to the VA Tech game in Blacksburg where the Hokies got a nice welcome to the ACC.

I was born in Winston Salem, NC but raised to be a tarheel. Now I am surrounded by Virginia Tech fans, Virginia fans, but much worse Duke and J.J. Redick fans. Despite the torture, I support Carolina through good and bad. You guys are the real players of the year.

Coach Williams, Congratulations on your first title. You deserve it more than anyone else in college basketball. Welcome Home. I told everyone at the beginning of the year, "Carolina will win it all this year." I was doubted several times. But they have all been humbled. Especially the Duke fans.

For all of you Seniors--Jawad, Jackie, Melvin--thanks for sticking it out. You all worked hard and have made some great memories. All you underclassmen I hope you will stick around, but I will support you and your team if you go pro. Again Congratulations on a great year. We love you Heels!

Fri Apr 8 01:22:23 2005 -- Sally Brown, MA '98
We were hollerin' all the way out here in Seattle, and we are counting on you, Marvin, to stay with the Heels and to bring them back home next season to play the Huskies. We'll be there in Carolina Blue!!

Fri Apr 8 01:24:23 2005 -- Erik
u know i knew you tar heels could walk all over Illinois and you guys pulled through, great job on the 2005 national championship

Fri Apr 8 01:34:10 2005 -- Jeff Ward
I am an '83 grad. I want to thank the players and Coach Williams for bringing Carolina Basketball back amid all the media scrutiny. I am so proud of the seniors for facing the adversity of the last couple of years and not quitting.

I selfishly want the Juniors to stay another year for another run, but I realize that they need to do what is best for them. I just appreciate the fact that they were able to bring back the pride we all feel for our school and wish them the best...regardless of their decision. The players certainly already know this... but it takes more than shear talent to win a National Championship... it takes a team... and you guys are a great team. Thank you

Fri Apr 8 01:39:07 2005 -- Shane Parker
Thanks guys so much for a great season....congrats, to all of you players and especially Coach Williams, you deserved this. Everyone was so great this year, we want to see more, come on back fellas and give us one more year GO HEELS!

Fri Apr 8 01:41:36 2005 -- vanessa drew
well ithink ya'll did a great job.my boyfriend gerald carmon ejoy ya'll games i did to sean maye happy birthday and many more tocome. mccant ihope you change your mind and stay you and felton,maye,hooker melvin scott i enjoy you and the others player ya,ll beat there butts may you got it going on exspecially melvin scott boy you look good period and ihope jackee manual the best on his weddingiwant ya'll to email me send me apicture of ya'll someand my boyfriend can hang it with the others we want some more auto graphic of ya'll vanessadrew@yahoo.com/vanessadrew@port bridge.comor yallcan write us at 2197 pin oak dr kinstonn.c.28504 we are tarheel fans my two boys jeremiah drew,and dariontre want to playonya'll team they want coach roy williams to be they coach hedid a good job teaching ya'll good lucksexy maye,hooker,felton,and melvin scott yallgot it going on hallow gotarheels

Fri Apr 8 02:01:00 2005 -- Adele Lassiter
You guys rock! I was in St. Louis for all the events and I am so proud of the team! You worked so hard and really have made all of us fans so happy! I love Coach Williams and although I am a lifelong Carolina fan from Raleigh NC and my mom went there...I followed you at KU and am happy that you got your first championship with the Heels! I can't wait till next year - let's take it back to the top again! Adele Lassiter

Fri Apr 8 02:01:48 2005 -- vanessa drew
go tarheels i want to think ya'll for the good job yall'did great every body beside me and my boyfiend knew ya'll was going all the way. yall have a good coach . yall have a wonderful and bless day. tell mccant don;t disappoint coach williams iknow maye ,felton come next year going all the way again make us proud mccant iknow you can doit iseen you play good to.my kids love toseeyouall play good uck seniors,freshmen,sophmore we love yall come back next year emamail us vanessadrew27@yahoo.com happy bithday sean maye,and if we missed any body happy bday toyallto congulation tarhees onyall games,and other things , tarheels fans vanessadrew,gerald carmon,jerermiah drew,dariontre drew

Fri Apr 8 02:01:51 2005 -- vanessa drew
go tarheels i want to think ya'll for the good job yall'did great every body beside me and my boyfiend knew ya'll was going all the way. yall have a good coach . yall have a wonderful and bless day. tell mccant don;t disappoint coach williams iknow maye ,felton come next year going all the way again make us proud mccant iknow you can doit iseen you play good to.my kids love toseeyouall play good uck seniors,freshmen,sophmore we love yall come back next year emamail us vanessadrew27@yahoo.com happy bithday sean maye,and if we missed any body happy bday toyallto congulation tarhees onyall games,and other things , tarheels fans vanessadrew,gerald carmon,jerermiah drew,dariontre drew

Fri Apr 8 02:10:00 2005 -- Eddie
Congradulations guys! Phenomenal job to everyone associated with the team and the university. You have made me and my family very happy. Thank you very much.

Fri Apr 8 02:32:40 2005 -- Lewis Lucke UNC '73
All 3 UNC graduates in the Kingdom of Swaziland watched the game (3 AM start) and rejoiced with you. Great job!

Fri Apr 8 02:59:33 2005 -- Eugene yohannan
congrats!!!!thanks for bringing home the hardware...where it belongs in CHAPEL HILL..

Fri Apr 8 03:02:46 2005 -- Adri Nowaki
Congratulations Tar Heels! I've been a fan of UNC since the early 70's and have gained so much respect for your basketball program over the years. So glad to see the program doing well again and to be enjoying a National Championship -- for the players, the fans and ofcourse for Roy Williams! Thanks for a wonderful season and marvelous tournament! Its hard right now with no college basketball watch -- I am already looking forward to next season!!!

Fri Apr 8 03:07:15 2005 -- charlsey
where did the name tarheels come from

Fri Apr 8 03:07:51 2005 -- Patrick
It was great for my 11 year old son and I to watch the team play with so much effort and heart. Being a Carolina native, I am now proud and as I always have been, I am able to brag to these Californians about the real basketball state!

Congradulations TARHEELS #1!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 03:22:30 2005 -- Robert Royals
As a member of the armed forces, I am originally from the Greensboro area. I want to say that I received word of the good news that yall won the NCAA tournament. Although I did not get to watch it, I want to say congratulations, and yall have made me so proud to be a Carolina fan. My mother and father are still in G'boro, and they love yall just as much as I do. Congratulations again.

Fri Apr 8 03:55:18 2005 -- adam elkin
Dear Coach Williams and the Tarheels Team,

I just wanna thank you guys so much for putting forth so much effort this season and winning the national title. I go to Appalachian State University but I've been a Tarheel fan all my life. After Carolina won the title in '93 my dad ran outside and took his shirt off and ran around our house 5 times...so Tarheel blood is in my veins. I just wanna show my appreciation for the hard work all you guys have put in to the basketball program at Carolina and say my thanks for your ultimate achievement. I've been bragging to all my friends up here at school about the championship. Thanks guys so much...you make all Carolina fans (and all North Carolinians) very proud. You guys will never know how much this will mean to me. The fact that I'm in college and to to be able to experience this awesome run in the tournament is amazing. It puts a mark in my history book will never be forgotten. THANKS! WEAR THOSE RINGS PROUDLY TARHEELS!!!

From a proud fan,

Adam Elkin

Fri Apr 8 04:51:18 2005 -- Monica
Tar Heel Blue all the way out in San Diego....man I miss Chapel Hill. Congrats to Roy and to all of the boys in blue. You had an AWESOME season and I have never been prouder to be a TAR HEEL!!

Fri Apr 8 05:50:33 2005 -- Matthew Henderson
You've been great all season, besides the Santa Clara game, and I'm glad you guys won it all. Celebrate and rejoice. I only hope that the juniors come back next year to give it one more run around.

Fri Apr 8 05:51:49 2005 -- david meredith
I,ve been a fan all my life born and raised not more than 20 miles from campus.I,ve never been more amazed than the way you guys improved this year your team really deserved to win the championship this year.Thanks for all the memories and lets do it again soon.

Fri Apr 8 06:03:10 2005 -- Kevin Frye
Way to GO.....Carolina is #1!!!!

Hope you guys all stay for another season it would be great for us Fans, the University and Basketball.

Fri Apr 8 06:10:16 2005 -- Larry Skipper
Thanks for a great year. All Carolina fans should be happy with your success in the ACC and as National champions.

I hope that all of your future dreams come true as well.

Please remember that as fans we understand how much effort you put into this season and that we want only the best in life for each of you.

Here's to the future and to the past.

Blue forever, Larry

Fri Apr 8 06:20:57 2005 -- Randy, Lynn and Stephanie Voss
To Coach Williams, coaches and players

Our family moved from Chapel Hill 3 years ago in the midst of the 8-20 times. After arriving in Michigan we have sweated and cheered and suffered through each win and loss over the years. Watching the run this year has been just fantastic to watch, and we are so proud for each and every one of you.

Through the semi finals we stood proud here while all the MSU fans told us we were over rated. My daughter watched the finals from Miami, while she sat in a room full of Illini fans, talking to me on her cell phone the entire time so she could have some support. They got on her, but she shined true blue till the end. At the finish, we sat on the phone and cried together because of how happy and proud we were.

We congratulate each of you and your dedication, loyalty, and determination you have shown through the entire season. You have accomplished a great deal together, and the examples you have shown to those around the country that Carolina stands for class and respect. Congratulations to you all on a fine season. Congratulations on bringing Carolina basketball back to the top. True blue, through and through. Thank you all!

Fri Apr 8 06:33:43 2005 -- Greg Hall
Thanks for the Great Season! Congratulations and enjoy! Good luck to you Seniors! Those of you coming back...Let's do it again next year! Thnaks again!

Fri Apr 8 07:09:55 2005 -- Helen
Way to go guys! I love you all, and thanks for the great game! Coach, welcome home at last! You are the best!

PS. Shawn, Raymond, don't go!!!

Fri Apr 8 07:26:19 2005 -- Tommy Shepherd
This team is the best tarheel team I have ever seen at North Carolina. I would like to see everyone to comeback next year and try to win it again!!! What a great job this year!!!

Fri Apr 8 07:36:32 2005 -- ANN COPLEY
CONGRATULATIONS!! i was sitting in carmicael in '93 rooting for montross and the guys; likewise, i had to be in the Dean Dome mon nite loving every minute of it. i should act my age but being in Ch Hill brings back my youth.Finish this chapter of your life. the money will be there for the next chapter. you can't go back and replay these years! i get attached to every team. i would love to see what you guys can do with your new found confidence. and remember the're not going to love you as much in the NBA. ANN

Fri Apr 8 07:41:59 2005 -- Heath McDonald
i would like to say congratulations to a great year. you guys are a class act and it showed with your maturity on the court. good luck to you seniors i wish you the best in the future. to the rest of you guys go get us another one.

Fri Apr 8 07:54:45 2005 -- Faye Sharpe
Way to go heels. What a great game. Congrats Roy, you really deserve it. Hope to see you there again next year.

Fri Apr 8 08:04:31 2005 -- Robert Cook
Congratulations fellas! You played worderful team ball and all of your hard work over the years has paid off. You have given me the honor of seeing the 3rd UNC Men's basketball title in my lifetime. Hopefully we can make it back-to-back--Thanks

Fri Apr 8 08:05:11 2005 -- Jesus Osuna
Congratulations guys! You showed us all how important it is to presevere and continue to work hard towards your goals, even when the chips are down. You've turned my 12 and 8 year old sons into lifelong Tar Heels. Thanks for the memories and I wish you continued success for the rest of your lives.

Warm personal regards,

Jesus

Fri Apr 8 08:11:54 2005 -- Jody Edwards
Way to go Heels!! I just wanted to say thank you for a great season. A split with Duke, ACC regular season champions, and now national champions, what a year. I would also like to congratulate Coach Williams. How fitting for him to come home and win his first national title, that just proves that coming back to UNC was the best decision. I can only hope that everyone comes back next year and gives it another shot.

Thanks Tar Heels

Jody Edwards Roanoke VA

Fri Apr 8 08:12:35 2005 -- Steve Curcio
I have been a fan since 1972. I am so proud of these fine young men.Congradulations goes out to Coach Williams for finally reaching the ultimate prize... Thank you all for such a great season and I am looking forward to next year....Go Tar Heels..............

Fri Apr 8 08:21:36 2005 -- Leroy and Charlene Docter
Way to go Tar Heels!! We are from Ohio and have been fans for over 40

years and you guys have been the most

exciting team to follow. We get to

Chapel Hill once a year and then we

go to the first and second rounds of

March Madness. We were excited when

we found out that UNC was going to be at Charlotte. Looking forward to seeing you again next season. Thanks

for all of the good memories.

Leroy and Charlene Docter

Blanchester, Ohio

Fri Apr 8 08:33:37 2005 -- Jamie Payne
Just wanted to thank you guys for playing your hearts out this year. It has been a wonderful season and I am so glad Coach got his ring. Let's do it again next year! You guys are awesome and played with alot of determination and class this year.

Fri Apr 8 08:42:59 2005 -- Sherene Min
Tremendous job! I experienced the highs ('93 championship) and lows ('01-02 season) of recent Tarheel basketball history as a student and hospital trainee, and as a proud alumnus, I congratulate Coach Williams and the team for an exciting season. This team has come a very long way, and the players have not only played really well but have also represented the university so well this season. I wish all the best to the guys who stay and those who wish to move onto new endeavors. Good luck!

Fri Apr 8 08:55:49 2005 -- Mary Balaban
Congratulations! It was fun, it was exciting, and it was an honor to be a UNC fan!

My family gathered in Pennsylvania to cheer you on this past Monday and we thank you for all your hard work.

Fri Apr 8 08:56:20 2005 -- Ashley McDougal
Tarheels you was going off in the championship and we came out on top. I watch the men's & the womens games this year. I am yalls biggest fan i think. My room is full of tarheel stuff. I want to play for UNC when i go off to college. I am a junior at Clinton High School(Clinton,N.C.). I play ball here im the center and the power 4. I hope to meet all the womens basketball player one day. So holla back at me @ TruBooty910@yahoo.com

!1love!

Fri Apr 8 08:59:08 2005 -- Trisha
You guys have been awesome this year. I am a Wolfpack fan but my husband is a Tarheel fan through and through. We have been married for 5 years and since then I have been to watch you all play about 6 times 2 times this year and without a doubt you guys are great. You deserved everything you got this year, your team worked as a team and you all have overcame a lot. You have a great coach and the seniors that are leaving will be missed but trust in God and put him first and you can win agin next year. McCants I hope that you stay on board next year you are a great player who has a lot to look forward to in life. May you were awesome Mon. night keep up the good work. Felton you have been great all year long keep it up. J. Williams what an awesome game you showed on Sat. night you will go far in life and you will be missed next year. Jackie you are a great player and I wish you the best in your up coming marriage and life. M. Williams I hope that you do not go Pro quite yet you have a lot of potential for the Tarheels you are without a doubt one of the best players I have seen. Scott you will be missed a lot but I am sure you will go far in life. Noel I enjoy watching you as well you are great on the court. Coach great job!!

Fri Apr 8 09:01:54 2005 -- Kelsey C.
GO TAR HEELS!! I love you all! Ya'll are the best and I hope we when more Championships!! I hope everyone decides to stay so we can keep winning. I love you Sean May!!

Fri Apr 8 09:02:08 2005 -- Woody & Faye Woodward
I haven't come down yet. I live in

Winston-Salem and have heard it all year. Can't seem to find a Deacon fan

anywhere. They'll come out of the cracks about July. Love those "HEELS"

Our favorite player is Jackie Manuel.

He is a hustler. We'll miss him.

Fri Apr 8 09:03:33 2005 -- Les Nichols
Heck of a job Boys!!! I have been a Tarheel fan Sience I started walking, and have seen a lot of games and great players. I must say that this TEAM was by far the most exciting. Sean, you are simply a BEAST. I knew if we could get by MSU that who ever we would have to play for the championship would have nothing for you down low. Raymond, simply the best point guard out there. Coach Williams said it best when he called you the engine, without you this chamionship may not have been possible. Please consider comming back one more year. I know when all those dollar signs start flashing it is hard to say no ( that gos for you, Marvin, as well ). Just remember you will never LOVE the game the way you love it right now once you go pro. Rashad, I understand your situation wanting to help your Mom. That is a very admirable thing to do. Selfeshly I would love for you to stay but if you can't thank you so much for helping restore Carolina Basketball back to the pinnacle. You will make a great pro.. Jawad, Melvin, and Jackie, you guys are like family and will be greatly missed. Thank you for all you did for Carolina. The last four years have been (even the tough seasons)awesome with you guys. I know all of you will have successful futures. Last but not least thank you Coach first for makeing the choice to come back home. I can imagine how tough it was to leave Kansas. I am so excited about our future with you at the helm. You are with out a doubt the BEST coach in college basketball. Thank you to the rest of the taem for all there hard work and willingness to learn Coaches system. The best team ever!! Now lets prove it and win one more next year!!!!

Les Nichols

Greensboro NC

Fri Apr 8 09:06:25 2005 -- Sara
As a Tarheel alum, '98, I am fiercely proud of all of you. Thanks for an amazing season, and for making it fun to watch, if not always easy!! To the seniors, a special congratulations on an incredible journey! I knew you could do it!! Best to all of you always.

Fri Apr 8 09:08:54 2005 -- Ted Lyles
I really hope you guys come back next year and it's not for any personal reason. To repeat is such a rare accomplishment that you guys could have such a special place in all of college basketball history. It's just something to think about. Also remember Joseph Forte, I remember all to well. Thanks for a special season and GOD bless each and every one of you.

Fri Apr 8 09:12:02 2005 -- M. B. Murr
My mom (82 yrs.young)is such a great fan of ACC basketball, watching and enjoying all of the games and tournaments. She was telling me last night that she wanted to write (she doesn't have a computer to email)a note to the Coach for a wonderful season. I wondered if you had an address that I can give her so she can do this. Thanks for your time.

Fri Apr 8 09:15:12 2005 -- Sonja Estes, Class of 74
Hi guys, I have believed in you from the beginning and felt that this was your destiny. You have much to be proud of, overcoming obstacles all along the way. I am so proud and happy for each and every one of you. I love UNC and I love the Heels!! Let's do it again in 2006! Best wishes to all regardless of which path you choose. Love ya!!

Fri Apr 8 09:17:37 2005 -- Don Miller
Whose House??? HEELS House!!!

Fri Apr 8 09:20:26 2005 -- Dawn
I have a been fan of the program since 1982 - 7 years old! Every team is special that comes through the University - but this team - this TEAM I have loved the most. Thank you Sean, Rashad, Jawad, Jackie, David, Reyshawn, Raymond, Mel, Marvin, Quentin, CJ, Wes, Damion, Jesse, Byron and everyone else that made this TEAM a success. Coach Williams and staff thank you for bringing back THE GLORY to BLUE HEAVEN! Let's do it AGAIN! Have a great summer guys!

Fri Apr 8 09:23:27 2005 -- Phillip
Yo, great job in the tournament. i love watching y'all and am a die hard fan. Sean May you are a beast and i am glad you are staying. Felton you better stay and you too Marvin. go heels!!!

Fri Apr 8 09:26:55 2005 -- Andrew Myers
Way to go, Tar Heels! Congratulations on your NCAA Champtionship victory! Thanks to the 2004-2005 team for some wonderful memories!

Fri Apr 8 09:28:03 2005 -- Mike
National Champions baby. I think dis one is probably da best cuz of errthink da seniors went through. McCants, May, Felton, and Marvin y'all all need to stay. Y'all can leave next year when yall win it again.

Peace

Fri Apr 8 09:33:52 2005 -- Debbie McLean
Carolina basketball has always been a tradition in my home. When I was a little girl I would sit with my dad and watch the games. I never felt closer to him than I did at those moments. My dad is gone now but the tradition continues with my own 3 children. It just feels good to have that championship and I know my dad is smiling from above.

Fri Apr 8 09:35:33 2005 -- jmrector@charter.net
hey my name is john rector and i am a die hard carolina fan hey rashad you went to ashville high my brother is going to go there next year

Fri Apr 8 09:35:44 2005 -- Phil Fragapane
I'm very proud of you. You've accomplished something that is extremely difficult to do and deserve to be admired. You are blessed to have been part of an extremely high quality program, and have added your mark on its history.

You made my day on Monday and again on Tuesday with that famous spiritual rendition of "Don't Even Worry"...

To the Underclassmen considering the draft: Make the decision that's right for you. I want you to return but will understand if you decide it's time to move on. Good luck in basketball and in life!

Fri Apr 8 09:37:22 2005 -- Warren Brookson
To the 2005 National Champion Tarheels, I would first like to say Congrats! On a outstanding season. I have been a Tarheel fan for the past 18 years and every year I look forward to watching the team and the UNC tradition grow. I am a fan who feels you losses as well as your victories. This year's victory has been a special one for me because I am a resident of Illinois and after iving in this state all my life as a Tarheel fan, I get a lot of flack from Illini fans(especially after Illinois has been compared to your great team all year.) Don't get me wrong the Illini had a dream season and the records they have set will be held for quite some time, but that just shows how truly unified and talented your team is. So again Congrats! and I look forward to next year. In the meantime enjoy the title because you deserve it. Go Tarheels!

Fri Apr 8 09:38:45 2005 -- John Davis
Good job! You guys brought the glory back to UNC.

Fri Apr 8 09:40:13 2005 -- Carla Harrison Turner (BSN '93)
I just want to say "thank you." I was a senior at UNC in 1993 and I remember watching the Michigan game on the jumbo screen at Carmichael auditorium. It is a night I will never forget, just as April 4, 2005 will be etched in my memory forever. Thank you for silencing the naysayers and showing that you have been a team all along, which is something I never doubted!

Fri Apr 8 09:41:40 2005 -- Jose Ramirez Jr.
I want to say congratulations to the team and coach Williams for a wonderful season. I am a huge Carolina fan and have stuck with Carolina through good and bad times. You guys deserved it and played hard!

Go Tar Heels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 09:44:26 2005 -- jeremy
whats up tarheel players rashad, felton,williams, stay one more year don't leave may hanging, yall can win one more championship before yall can leave so please stay

Fri Apr 8 09:44:40 2005 -- Jacqueline A. Johnson
Congratulations on a job very well done. I have been a Carolina basketball fan since 1982 and I too predicted that Carolina would go all the way. I also would like to add that the Heels silenced the sportscasters that were going on and on about the "Big Ten Conference" and this talent vs team "hogwash". The heels not only are a fantastic "team", they just happened to have the most talent of any team in the country. AND that is why the sky is Carolina Blue, cause God, himself is a tarheel fan. You have made the WHOLE state of North Carolina proud.

Fri Apr 8 09:44:51 2005 -- Drew Courtney
Congratulations and thank all of you.

Fri Apr 8 09:49:57 2005 -- FATBOI
That one was for all the naysayers and disbelievers. Thanks Fellas.

Stay in skool.

One mo' time.

Fri Apr 8 09:55:48 2005 -- TARA BAILEY
I LOVE YALL GUYS!!!!!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF U. IT WAS A LONG FIGHT BUT WE MADE IT. I HOPE ALL YALL MAKE IT TO THE PRO'S!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 09:58:39 2005 -- TARA BAILEY
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH!!! I WILL MISS SEEING YALL PLAY SO IF YOU GO TO THE PRO'S I WANT TO BE THERE. EMAIL TBAILEY@HPRHS.COM

Fri Apr 8 09:59:06 2005 -- Nate Lawson
You guys are the best. I've watched forever. You guys are the best and I'll watching for the rest of my life.

Fri Apr 8 10:01:54 2005 -- Brian
I cried Monday night for the first time since my Grandfather's passing. It would be rude for me to say that you made this alumnus proud by winning the Championship because I am proud of the Heels regardless of their record in any sport, but I can thank you for the bragging rights I will have for the next year over those pesky dookies.

Fri Apr 8 10:03:34 2005 -- Erin West
Dear Tar Heels,

Thanks for being such a great team and doing a fabulous job. Congratulations and thank you for making me say, "I love being a Tar Heel!!"

Best,

Erin

Fri Apr 8 10:09:43 2005 -- JY
Great Effort! I'm proud of what this team accomplished for the program and the university! What a wonderful tourney run; one that all Tar Heel fans will remember for years to come. Thanks to Roy, staff and team!

I watched from the Smith center; and enjoyed Franklin Street post-championship. What could be finer?!

"What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well or the bell or the stone walls or the crisp October nights. Our loyalty is not to the memories of what William Richardson Davie did 200 years ago . . . No, our love for this place is based upon the fact that it is as it was meant to be The University of the People. Two hundred years to the day since the founding of the First State University, we can read again the words on its seal -- "light and liberty" -- and say the The University of North Carolina has lived by those two short noble words and say that in all of the American story there is no other place like this."

-- Charles Kuralt '55 on the occasion of UNC-CH's bicentennial celebration in Kenan Stadium, 1993

Fri Apr 8 10:10:20 2005 -- Dot Woodruff
Great job team !!! May you have continued success not only as a team but also in life. God bless you all.

Fri Apr 8 10:11:11 2005 -- Prentiss Davis
I have always been a tar heel fan and you guys have really made me happy to be one. Congradulations on your success and hopes that it continue. I think what Sean is doing is great and making me happy, and i hope that Reshad and Raymond would do the same cause nothing would make me happier to see the Tar Heels repeat.

Fri Apr 8 10:14:16 2005 -- Cole
Guys you did great I have always supported the team even when the team was down. I am Happy for you and Coach Williams I hope to see ya'll repeat next year.(for felton and marvin I hope you guys stay so we can win another you both are great players best of luck to both if you enter the draft) Go tarheels lets do it again next season!!!!

Fri Apr 8 10:17:55 2005 -- Caleb Vineyard
That was awesome!

This is one of the best teams I have ever seen play.Illinois was not nearly as good as yall.But yall could be even better next year.That's why I encourage Sean May,Raymond Felton,Rashad McCants,and Marvin Williams to stay and win it next year. Congrats on a great year.

(Dont go Pro)

Fri Apr 8 10:23:22 2005 -- Chad Giordano
Awesome job guys. I live in Ohio, but have been a fan since 1994. I knew Dante Calabria from High School, and have followed you guys religiously since. Great year and congratulations again!

Fri Apr 8 10:25:26 2005 -- alan mccutcheon
way to go guys, awesome job! love those heels.

Fri Apr 8 10:27:16 2005 -- Ryan Kent
I just wanted to tell you guys that i think you are the greatest team ever. I was born in chicago and grew up there, and i became a fan because that is where M.J. went to school. I just wanted to let you guys know you have fans all over the world who want a repeat. I hope everyone comes back next year that is eligible and you can dominate once again!!! Enjoy the offseason and best of luck in the future.

Fri Apr 8 10:31:21 2005 -- Wayne Matthews
Seniors, thanks for the memories. To the rest of the team, stay in school and enjoy your college experience. You are only young once!

Go Heels!

Fri Apr 8 10:34:36 2005 -- Katrina Hunt
I have been a diehard Carolina fan since I was 8 years old in 1967. I went to college here and have worked here for 22 years. I played point guard in high school, and one of the main reasons I went to UNC was to watch Phil Ford play his senior year. I have followed Carolina point guards all my life. Phil Ford was a great scorer. Ed Cota was a great passer. But Raymond Felton has the best of everything in a point guard. I would pick him as my point guard over anyone I have ever seen because he plays 150% all the time. He is so deserving of the Cousy award. I love Roy's comment that when he looks at Raymond, he sees "one big heart." That is a skill you cannot teach and that every member of the 2005 National Champs personified. Also, when Roy first left us for Kansas, I knew he would come back, and I am so happy that he did. Congratulations to Roy and a deserving and wonderful championship team. You were a joy to watch.

Fri Apr 8 10:34:50 2005 -- Khaldun
I live in Maryland and I am 13, and all 13 years of my life I have been a fan of the Heels. Through those years I been asked the question "Why do you like them? You live in Maryland" I tell them that I love the Heels because they have the most excitment in the league and the most heart, through everygame I have seen, UNC has played with so much hard and soul, and finally you guys have done it. With the most heart in all the NCAA, you all have won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!! So I say congratulations to you and all the Tar Heel crazies like me.

P.S- I really hope that McCants,Raymond,Sean May, and Marvin will choose to stay to win the championship again!

Fri Apr 8 10:37:09 2005 -- Cj Ferguson
Thanks For Da Championship!!!!!!!!!

Dont leave MAY, McCANTS, FELTON, and WILLIAMS

TARHEELS #1

Fri Apr 8 10:39:14 2005 -- Mary Kelly
Congratulations on winning the NCAA! I have been a Tarheel Fan since I was a little girl. I am very proud of you all. It was a long road to victory but you worked hard to achieve your goal and prove to the world that the Tarheels are Number 1. Your coach Roy Williams has a lot to be proud of. He is a true leader! Good luck next year.

Fri Apr 8 10:39:42 2005 -- Nicole
Oh my gosh everyone said we were gonna lose but we showed them didn't we heels yeah haha i just wanted 2 say yall worked your butts off and you deserved to win!!!!!!!! good luck next year

Fri Apr 8 10:43:05 2005 -- sean collins
sean may is the best so are the rest

Fri Apr 8 10:45:30 2005 -- Woody Wooldridge
I've been a Carolina fan since the mid 60's. Remember Charlie Scott and Larry Miller.. This team will be remembered by me as well 40 yrs. from now. Way to go Heels..You are truly No. 1.

Fri Apr 8 10:46:18 2005 -- On behalf of Duke
Congratulations guys, you deserve it. Maybe some time you will let us come by and hold the trophy. You guys are so awesome. P.S. Jawad you are SOOOOO hot

Fri Apr 8 10:47:59 2005 -- Kenneth J.Stokes
To the Heels, I would like to thankyou guys for making the twelve year wait go away. I would like to Congradulate all of the seniors because your hard work paid off for you. To Raymond Felton , a fellow South Carolinian, thank you for representing S.C. well. I remeber you being a legend in the peedee, now you are a national legend, Congratulation. Sean May you are no longer in anyone elses shadow go pro get paid. You will be the #1 pick. To McCants nobody can call you selfish, you have proven that you are a team guy.To the freshman Williams thank you for the year you gave us. Because you were the difference between us and other great teams. You could have went pro but you gave us a shot, thank you. To Caoch, you are the man. Your work is goin to get harder from here, but i know you have the guts and the heart to do what it takes. Thank you. To those that i forgot thanks for making my Mellinium. Sincerely teacher, in COlumbia S.C> the biggest Heel fan ever.

Fri Apr 8 10:49:07 2005 -- Casey - #1 HEELS FAN!
CHAMPIONS BABY!... Good job fellas, yall worked hard the whole season and its finally paying off! Lets do it again next year! And Rashad, Raymond , Big May, Marvin please stay one more year! i know were getting some good freshman but no one can replace u guys!

Sicerely,

Your Fan Casey

Fri Apr 8 10:52:57 2005 -- Derrick Hooks
Id like to say that Im on cloud 15 right now Im the biggest Carolina basketball fan in the world. Felton you gotta stay, if everybody stays yall will without a shadow of a doubt repeat and have 3 to 4 first team all americans next year. This is to coach Williams, you got the next Bobby Hurley right here 5'9 white boy with heart. But I can dunk and i run a 4.3 forty. But I play college baseball right now but I would die happy if I could play one game for yall and with yall. Even if I a chance for a hall of fame career in the majors Id give it all up just to play one year of basketball for carolina. I love you guys and thanks for showing all those ass holes that Illinios was NOT the best team in the country not even as good as wake or tech. But hey as long as yall beat Duke Im happy. Remember my name Im gonna walk on one day.

Fri Apr 8 10:56:10 2005 -- Bryant Miller
Tar Heels,

Congrats on your National Title ! You guys really deserve it. I'm from Winston -Salem but have been living in Kansas City for 12 years. All I ever hear is Jayhawks, Jayhawks. This year I was looking forward to playing them nut, they didn't make it out of the first round ! Coach Williams finally got a hard fought title and I'm glad he brought the baby blue back to tobacco road ! GO Tarheels !

Fri Apr 8 10:59:32 2005 -- will schmertzler
Congratulations,after what you guys went through 2 years ago you deserve this win as much as any Carolina team I have ever watched.To watch this TEAM play together is a beautiful sight.My best to Coach Williams and his staff.I am very confident this is only the beginning!

Fri Apr 8 11:06:07 2005 -- Al Akers
Great Job!!!!! I am so pround of you. I moved here just last week from Va just to closer to UNC. I can't begin to tell you how much this means to all of us fans. This is only the beginning, remember that. Please try and keep your hearts and minds open and see just HOW GREAT this team is and can be if you stay together.Back to back would REALLY mean UNC is back. Try and understand that these years in college are special. The NBA will be there. Like that one football player at FSU said years ago. I was poor for 21 years, HELL, one more will not hurt!!!!

Thanks again...my tattoo on my arm of UNC has NEVER LOOKED BETTER!!!

AL AKERS

Fri Apr 8 11:06:36 2005 -- BRITTAIN
HEY GUYS I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS AND YOUR HARD WORK ON AND OFF THE COURT I ROOTED FOR THE TARHEELS EVERY SINCE I CAN REMEMBER THANKS FOR THE ANOTHER BANNER TO LOOK AT WHEN I WATCH YOU GUYS PLAYBALL

Fri Apr 8 11:06:50 2005 -- Amber
Congrats Tar Heels for the big win! I hope that next season you have a great year like this one. Keep up the team work and come next year kick ass!!!

Fri Apr 8 11:06:52 2005 -- Jermaine Flythe
GO HEELS,

Congrates on a wonderful season guys. I'm in the U.S. Army and for most of the season I was in Iraq, but I watched every game that you guys played (We hooked up a makeshift satillite). Before I left for Iraq I was able to attend mid-night maddness with you guys and it was awsome. For the seniors (Jackie, Jaward adn Melvin) you guys have been thru so much, but look at you now. To the rest of the team. This couldn't have happen without all of you guys coming together to be "ONE TEAM". Felton, I was in Alaska with your uncle Macfadden, and he talked about you all the time. We would leave work early to go to his house or my house to watch the games when they came on. To the coaching staff, great job in preparing these young men for battle on and off the court. Coach Williams, you are a class act in all that you do and maybe one day you should run for President and fix this country. To the guys who may think about leaving school early. No one can make a decision for you but you. You all will have different reasons for leaving early and whatever you decide, you will still be the 2004-05 national champs. Guys I work everyday and I pay bills every month. When I watch a TARHEEL game, that's my vacation time. So think about it before you get into something bigger than you. If you leave early, I widh you the best of luck and I'll continue to follow you no matter what. If you guys need some motivation, look at Joe Forte (Bust). Again guys, congrates and let's do it again next year.

Fri Apr 8 11:13:38 2005 -- Tajay Ashmeade
I look up to evry one on both the girls team and boys team i had never missed one your games UNC is the school i want to go to and i am beyound happy for the teams and i hope to God that i get the chance to play with the lady Tar Heelswhen i go to colleg and get to see the men Tar Heels play once aging congradulation NCAA Champions and God Bless I hope meny more good things come your way...Love always Tajay

Fri Apr 8 11:15:23 2005 -- Tajay Ashmeade
I look up to evry one on both the girls team and boys team i had never missed one your games UNC is the school i want to go to and i am beyound happy for the teams and i hope to God that i get the chance to play with the lady Tar Heelswhen i go to colleg and get to see the men Tar Heels play once aging congradulation NCAA Champions and God Bless I hope meny more good things come your way...Love always Tajay

Fri Apr 8 11:19:31 2005 -- Juan Massey
is rashad and raymond coming back if so can you please respond.

Fri Apr 8 11:24:30 2005 -- Kim Bennett
HI Boys in Blue! My name is Kim Bennett and I was born and raised in NC. A couple of years ago I moved to ST Louis where I currently reside. Last weekend was a special time for me while living in the middle of Big 12 and Big 10 fans! Thanks! Here is something I have written for you guys!

The buzzer has sounded the games are over at last.

Watching my favorite team win has been a blast.

From the beginning of the year people had doubts,

Now that they are Champs everyone shouts.

Who is this team I am referring to,

The one that wears the white and blue.

The only team left standing with their necks decorated by nets,

The only team left standing, wonder how many folks lost their bets.

The BIG W is finally his to celebrate

Now the media will have to find something else to manipulate

Ol Roy brought Victory back to the NC

And only True TARHEEL fans were the ones to believe.

As we say goodbye to another year of College B-Ball

This year will be remembered greatly by us all

KU players could not get the job done

And now a new legacy with ROY has just begun.

Thanks to Sean,McCants,and Ray

This season would not have been without the way you guys played

I cannot forget the Seniors who were TRUE BLUE

Melvin,Jawad, and oh yeah Jackie too

Marvin oh Marvin the future is all you

Give us fans a couple more years to love you

Today has been great living in "The LOU"

Goodbye Illini fans and lets go CAROLINA BLUE!

Kim Bennett 04/05/2005

Fri Apr 8 11:24:57 2005 -- chris
Yo was up yall played good this whole year espeically in the tournament. Good job Sean May and the rest of you. Good luck next year Mccants. And you all next year. lets get another trophy.

Fri Apr 8 11:25:51 2005 -- Rajah Augustinraj
6 years of wading through the abyss, and you guys have made it all come home... thank you guys!!!!

and coach.... what better place to win your first title than home!!

go heels!!

Fri Apr 8 11:28:14 2005 -- Zack Coward
Congratulations Tar Heels! This year's season was perhaps one of the most amazing ever for a single team, and definitely the best I can remember for our team. When the game was tied with a little under 3 minutes to go, I prayed so hard for y'all, because I really wanted and thought y'all deserved to go out on top (Jackie, Jawad, Melvin, C.J., and Charlie). Thanks for the memories of a great year and to Raymond, Sean, Rashad, and Marvin--Please stay! GO HEELS!

Fri Apr 8 11:28:18 2005 -- Caroline Williams
Hi! Everyone in my family is soooo proud of you all!! My dad went to Carolina and my niece is a sophomore there now so we have a long tradition of loving the Heels. I'm glad that you all pulled together and showed all the critics what you're made of! The best of luck to all of you in the future! Sincerely, Caroline W.

Fri Apr 8 11:40:31 2005 -- Kristen Salamoni
I LOVE CAROLINA!!! Ive been a tarheel fan since before I was born. Congradulations guys for all the hard work and awesome playing yall did this year! and for bringing the NCAA championship HOME!!!(lets do it again next year!!) I LOVE YOU MAY!!!

Fri Apr 8 11:41:32 2005 -- Pet Sumner
Good job guys. Im soo glad that my boys in blue won the national championship! I love yall so much but not in a weird way. Thank you for winning now i can talk all i want.By the way all yall senior players commin down to gastiona to play im yalls coach and im only 13 hahahaha.see yall soon. Go heels

Fri Apr 8 11:44:19 2005 -- Donna Newell
Way to go Heels!!I was in St. Louis and cheering for you. It was great being there and being able to watch Coach Williams win his first title. It just so happen to be my first experience in making the Championship Game.I am proud of the team and and so happy for the Seniors to go out as NCAA CHAMPIONS! Thanks for a wonderful year and I can't wait till next year.

Fri Apr 8 11:46:35 2005 -- Aaron McRary
Way to go guys. This has been the greatest season that I have seen as a Tar Heel Fan!! Coach Roy Williams you finaly got the stupid monkey off of your back. I have always been proud to be a Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel Bread and now I am a Tar Heel with a National Title. McCants please stay in college for your senoir season, Raymond dont even think about going pro we need you guys to win it all aging and to go into Camoren Indoor stadium and beat those blue devils. Thanks and Go Tar HEEEELLLLLSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 11:48:53 2005 -- Allison, class of 2002
What an awesome season! This team is my favorite Carolina team ever, and I am so glad that you came together to win it all. Thank you to everyone for your hard work and dedication. Go Heels!

Fri Apr 8 11:49:38 2005 -- Bob Smith
way to go guys!!! I only wish the underclassmen would all come back and repeat. But boy what a year..Congrats

Fri Apr 8 11:50:31 2005 -- craver
You are the best. I have been a fan of yours for years and will always be.

Fri Apr 8 11:50:33 2005 -- craver
You are the best. I have been a fan of yours for years and will always be.

Fri Apr 8 11:56:39 2005 -- Bryant Welch
Congrats to you guys on a great championship run. You make us very proud to be a Tar Heel. You had us cheering all the way from Austin, TX. Thanks for taking us all on a wonderful and crazy ride. Hope you all come back for a chance to repeat!

Bryant and Rebecca Welch Class of 1998

Fri Apr 8 11:57:38 2005 -- Danay Savvas
Congratulations on winning the National Championship! My whole family are Tar Heel fans, and stuck with you all, even during the 8-20 season. Please convince Raymond, Sean and Marvin to come back next year so that you can repeat!!! How sweet that would be. Rashad, I understand why you want to go pro, but I'd love to have you back, too. Roy, the words you spoke on behalf of Matt did my heart good. Thank you. Raymond, you are the man! I love watching you work the floor. Thanks again for a great season, and many congratulations.

Fri Apr 8 11:58:36 2005 -- Jo Ann Newsome Green
I am the high school Chemistry teacher of Roy Williams and an alumnus of UNC-CH. I want to congratulate him and the team for a job well done and for making a lot of fans extremely happy.

My grandson, Adam Green, who is 15 is a big Carolina fan. Is it possible to get an autograph for him from Coach Williams?

I am very proud of Coach Williams.

Sincerely,

Jo Ann Green

Fri Apr 8 11:59:45 2005 -- Joey Reinhardt
great game monday my players of the game was shawn may rashad mcants raymond felton jawad willams marvin willams and jackie manual and the rest of the team roy willams out coached bruce webber

Fri Apr 8 12:08:02 2005 -- Jonathan
Congrats and big thanks to all the players for this great season! You deserve everything you got this year.

After the final seconds ticked down Monday night, two past images stuck out in my mind:

1 - The look on Jawad's face in the second half of many games during 8-20. You could tell he wanted to win so bad but the team just wasn't capable at that point. He gave everything he had to the program to bring it back.

2 - After the loss at Durham this year, the TV cameras captured Felton and McCants a few feet apart just staring at each other. Many took this to mean they were mad at each other, but it appeared to me that they were supporting each other as if to say "we cannot let this happen again".

Those guys cut down the nets this year and will forever be etched in my memory and Tar Heel lore.

Fri Apr 8 12:17:17 2005 -- Justin Bush
I am from Stevensville Montana and I am a huge fan of the tarheels. I'm 16 years old and hoping when I graduate I can go to a good college to play basketball. Anywho, I had a lot of people telling me that the tarheels weren't going to go anywhere in the tournament, but I always believed in the tarheels. Then when they won I rubbed it in all the duke fans around the school. There is no way I will ever doubt you guys. Lets bring home another title next year. Tell Raymond Felton he has a fan in a little town in Montana. I will always be a tarheel blue. Thanks for the great year.

Fri Apr 8 12:32:31 2005 -- Pam Donithan
I have been married to a TarHeel Fan for 33 years, and he made a Tar Heel fan of me also. We have been to many games, but the best I have seen is the Championship game Monday. My son graduated from WVU and I was pulling for them throughout the playoffs, and don't know what I would have done if it had come down to the Mountaineers vs Tarheels. I am very happy that the Tarheels are the Champions. It was a very exciting game. Keep up the great work and happy birthday to Sean.

Thu Apr 7 02:07:24 2005 -- Lawrence

Congrats to UNC on having the easiest road to the national title in NCAA history. This is the first team to not play a 4 seed or higher until the national title game. Way to go boys.

First off turd nizzle DUKE Fan, we beat MSU who Beat a 1, and a 2, UK.. and we beat Ill... so hate to the bank, we're the champs..

Fri Apr 8 13:04:29 2005 -- Krista
I am so happy and so proud to be a Tar Heel!!! You all epitomized class, team work, and hard work. I was a senior that 8-20 year, but I knew it could only get better from there. I'm only sad I am not in Chapel Hill to see it first hand. Congratulations!

Fri Apr 8 13:12:26 2005 -- Al Solomon
I have been a Tar Heel Fan for the past 12 years and this victory has been the sweetest of them all. You guys defined the word teamwork and extra effort. It is a phenominal feat you accomplished. Two years after that nightmare season you are now the champions of the NCAA. Great Job!!! I am so proud to be a Tar Heel fan. It is the greatest feeling in the world. You proved all the doubters wrong. Go Tar Heels!!!

Fri Apr 8 14:14:23 2005 -- Bob
lookin for a repeat!!!

Fri Apr 8 14:41:53 2005 -- Joe Petrizzi
Thank you so much. My twin brother and I have been Tar Heel fans since we were born. My mom went to Carolina. We stayed with you guys through the 8-20 year.This is the first championship we can remember. To Sean, Rashad, and Raymond: We told everyone in our school that when you guys were juniors and Melvin, Jackie, and Jawad were seniors you guys were really going to be special. No one believed us, but you guys proved them wrong. Our basketball coach is a Dukie and we have a huge rivalry going between us and we're glad were be able to leave middle school on top. You guys are Carolina basketball. To Marvin: Thank god for you. You're the final piece to the puzzle. As an aspiring forwards we are inspired that a non starter can be so important. To Sean: It's amazing how much you've improved yourself just by hard work. To coach Williams: we liked you even when you were at Kansas and we knew you could rebuild our team, we just hope someday we could meet you and by some chance even play for you. Congratulations on your first championship.

We know it's not our place to tell you what to do with your life, but we're sure we're not the only ones who believe this: You guys have brought Carolina back to where it belongs and I hope that those of you who have a few more years of eligibility will seriously consider staying, we cried through the hard years for you guys, we cried tears of joy Monday night for you guys, and we know we'll cry if you guys leave us. As for the seniors we wish you the best of luck and thank you for sticking it out for the fans. If you guys can stick around you guys could really be something. After all, ask our friends, Tar Heel basketball is our only true love and we live and die with you guys. Thank you again.

Fri Apr 8 14:46:20 2005 -- Jay Henderson
I just want to say thank you to the whole TEAM and coaching staff. Every thing that y'all do is great. The TAR NATION LOVES ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!

GO HEELS!!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 14:51:12 2005 -- Mark Sturgis
I am a big Tar Heels fan and I would really appreciate it if you would please send me Sean May and Roy Williams autographs,here is my address-

Mark Sturgis

5235 Ave.B

St.Augustine,FL

32095

thanks,Mark age 12

P.S. Go Heels

Fri Apr 8 15:01:17 2005 -- Derek Baumler
I just want to say great season guys. Thanks to Jawad, Jackie, and Melvin for a wonderful season. I would like to congradulate the rest of the Tarheels. Especially Sean May. He is my personal hero. If I could I would love to meet him. It would be great. Thanks to Roy and the whole team for a great season.

P.S. I am from Iowa and I love the Tarheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri Apr 8 15:36:04 2005 -- Jomatham Gladston
Congrats,

I am so proud of you for showing that this was a TEAM that won by playing the CAROLINA WAY (play smart, play hard, and play together)

I think the critics will stay silent for some time. Thank you for this memory that will last a lifetime.

Fri Apr 8 16:09:56 2005 -- Sherrie Cantrell
Could you please send me the recruits for UNC Taheel mens basketball and roster and schedule for the upcoming freshman 2006

Fri Apr 8 16:11:40 2005 -- Sherrie Cantrell
my e mail is shecansign@yahoo.com Thank you so much I can't find the recruits or schedule anywhere for 2006 as soon as you have time please email me.

Fri Apr 8 16:21:38 2005 -- Ashlyn Hill
"HI" MY NAME IS ASHLYN HILL. EVERYBODY CALLS ME ASHLYN "HEEL" BECAUSE I'M SUCH A BIG FAN! MY #1 WISH IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IS TO MEET EVERY SINGLE PLAYER AND GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH. ESPECIALLY COACH ROY WILLIAMS. ONE MORE WISH IS FOR EVERYONE TO STAY ON THE TEAM ENCLUDING: SEAN MAY, RAYMOND FELTON, RASHAD McCANTS, & MARVIN WILLIAMS! PPLLEEAASSEE!!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL ON MY NEXT TRIP TO CHAPEL HILL, WHICH WILL BE WHEN FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS!!!

GO HEELS,

ASHLYN HILL

Fri Apr 8 16:59:31 2005 -- Brandon Moree
TAR HEEL FAN SINCE BEFORE I WAS BORN. I love it...Roy Williams is the greatest. Next to Dean of course. Raymond is better tha Chris Paul. I dont care what they say. SEAN MAY is a BEAST. I'm ready for the 06 squad to run the table aswell..GO HEELS

Fri Apr 8 17:33:33 2005 -- Ohio Heel
My uncle turned me on to the Tarheels at a young age and 20 years later I'm one of the craziest fans you will ever see! Living in Warren,Ohio makes it hard to see the Heels live, but I watch every game on television thats availiable to me.Got to see them once at Cleveland St. and there were more Heels fans there than Vikings fans. I will definetly be making a trip to Chapel Hill in the near future to catch a game. You fans that are close enough to go watch them live don't know how lucky you are to have such a wonderful option. Hopefully my son will be talented enough to go and play for the best basketball program in the nation. He's only 16 months old, but I'm starting him out early (his first picture was in a Tarheels sleeper). Just want to say thanks to the seniors for all having great careers at UNC, especially Jawad-GO OHIO! To the underclassmen: I think every one of you should come back so the Heels can repeat, sweep the hated more than ever Dukies (my brother is a Duke fan so I always love to shut him up) and repay Wake for this years loss. Besides, I think you all need another year to polish up your skills so when you do go to the NBA you will dominate just like you did in college. Carolina just got back to dominating college basketball and now there's chance that it might go back to only being an average team.We fans need you guys to come back so that you can keep Carolina on top and pass the torch to the next generation of Tarheels, without you it's going to be a bumpy ride next year. Let's all worry about next year later and enjoy celebrating the Heels being the 2005 National Champions. They deserve it for all the hardships they went through these last couple years. No matter what anybody says, you guys were a TEAM and one of the most talented groups to ever play in Carolina. GO TARHEELS!

Fri Apr 8 17:53:14 2005 -- Chris Squires
Congratulations on a fantastic year! We really needed a great season to put us back on the map of college basketball and you guys delivered bigtime. I'm counting down the days until Late night with Roy. I hope to see everyone back next year to defend our title (and to sweep Duke) next year. Way to go guys.

Fri Apr 8 19:10:52 2005 -- Desiree Autrey
Congratulations to the 2005 UNC Tar-Heels! The game was fantastic and you should be proud of yourself and your accomplishments. I have been a fan since 1993 and at the age of 23 was very proud to see the mighty Tar-Heels win another championship! I would love to attend one of the games on the Senior Tour but cannot find a schedule. If you could post one I would greatly appreciate it!

Fri Apr 8 19:20:41 2005 -- Brad Tolbert
YAAAAAA!!!!! Hey boys, congratulations on becoming the undisputed best basketball team in the nation!!! I've been a tarheel fan since i was born in 85'. To all the seniors, I want you all to know i was there with you decked in UNC gear, during that 8-20 season for a game against the terps in colefield house when we had a rough game to say the least. It's great to see you guys achieve so much and battle through so much adversity and come out together as the best team in the country. Congrats to the coaching staff, especially you Coach Williams, it's great to see you get your first championship. I wish you all the best and really hope to see all you boys, except of course for the seniors, back next season for another great year. Once again, congratulations and good luck to you all! Go Carolina!!!!!!!!!! One more thing, you are the man Ray Felton.

Brad Tolbert

Fri Apr 8 19:54:00 2005 -- Cecilia Singletary
I've been a fan since I was a child. I'm 42 years old and I Love You guys.God bless and congratulations!