The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C., Frank Dascenzo column: Years later, Spurrier remains a lightning rod for UNC fans.

Byline: Frank Dascenzo

Oct. 9--CHAPEL HILL -- Steve Spurrier meets Butch Davis on Saturday in Kenan Stadium. You excited?

To put this matchup -- South Carolina (5-1) at North Carolina (2-4) -- in perspective, con-sider this: Spurrier's last swagger into Chapel Hill on Nov. 18, 1989, resulted in Duke's 41-0 blowout of Mack Brown's Tar Heels. Spurrier had a photograph taken of his players under the scoreboard after the game.

Said one Iron Duke to one Rams Club member: "Take that."

Duke took the field that day determined to score on each possession and nearly did. Clarkston Hines, the ACC player of the year, caught three of Dave Brown's touchdown passes. Brown ...

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