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Georgia not approaching UNC game in awe of blue blood program
It’s college basketball’s bluest of blue bloods against a program whose leading scorer is named Blue. Georgia and Blue Cain visit UNC Friday night for a nationally televised game on ESPN2 at the Dean Dome in the first matchup between the Bulldogs and Tar Heels in 28 years. Cain’s father played golf at North Carolina's arch-rival, Duke, and named his son for the Blue Devils. North Carolina has won six NCAA championships and played in 21 Final Fours--more than any other program--but is unranked under first-year coach Michael Malone in this matchup of 3-0 teams. Georgia , a program who plays in the shadow of its top tier football program, is seeking a third straight NCAA Tournament trip under coach Mike White. It doesn’t plan to be intimidated by the all banners hanging in the rafters in its first road game of the season. “They put their jersey on like we do,” Georgia senior guard Smurf Millender said. “They bleed how we bleed. It’s not nothing that we’re not prepared for that Coach White and the other coaches haven’t prepared us for since June.” Georgia is 5-13 all-time against the Tar Heels, but had perhaps the biggest win in program