How far would you journey to see the Tar Heels play?

In somewhat over three months, the UNC soccer workforce will kick off their season towards TCU. While the sport will probably be a rematch of final yr’s season opener towards the Horned Frogs, the venue will probably be distinctive. The groups will sq. off in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on August twenty ninth (additionally price noting when you missed the announcement: the UNC girls’s soccer workforce can even play a recreation in Dublin on August twenty eighth). It would be the Heels (and TCU’s) first time competing internationally in soccer.

UNC has an enormous following, so I’ve little doubt that gentle blue will probably be effectively represented within the stands when the sport kicks off. Still, it’s roughly 3,600 miles and 5 time zones between Chapel Hill and Dublin. You’d should be a fairly devoted (and effectively heeled) Heels fan to make the trek to Ireland, particularly contemplating Carolina is an honest sized underdog. Still, if I had the means and time, it’d be an expertise I’d love to absorb.

This acquired me excited about the distances I’ve traveled to see the Heels play. I presently dwell seven-ish hours from Chapel Hill, so seeing the Heels compete nearly all the time entails some quantity of journey. Usually, it’s a three-hour journey to Louisville or Atlanta to catch an ACC matchup, though often I’ll make the five hundred+ mile drive to catch a house recreation within the Smith Center. I’ve been as far south as New Orleans and as far west as Honolulu to catch the basketball workforce (and have an awesome trip, in fact).

So, my query for as we speak is: what’s the furthest you’ve traveled to see UNC play? It will be any Tar Heel workforce, not essentially simply basketball or soccer. Have you completed a street journey to catch an NCAA event matchup? Flown to the west coast to catch a bowl recreation? Let us know within the feedback!