Duke and UNC have been ranked in the top 10 for 48 meetings and each team has 24 wins in those games. Jeremy Roach and RJ Davis talk about the nature of the rivalry.
SPARED ON THE ISLAND REOPENED THIS WEEK ALONG WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. GREAT TO SEE. ABSOLUTELY. LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK. WE HAVE FRANKLIN STREET BACK HERE BEHIND US CHAPEL HILL IS GOING TO BE A BUSY SPOT HERE SPECIFICALLY THIS WEEKEND. THE BATTLE OF THE BLUES IS TOMORROW AND ESPN'S COLLEGE GAMEDAY WILL BE IN TOWN. WRAL'S. CHRIS LEE IS HERE NOW. >> WITH A BIT OF A PREVIEW, THE LATEST CHAPTER OF THIS GREAT RIVALRY, ONE OF THE BEST IN COLLEGE SPORTS, CHRIS. >> YEAH. AND THE BEST OF THE TRIAL WILL BE ON FULL DISPLAY FOR THE NATION TO SEE TOMORROW. THANKS TO THE BOUT OF THE BLUES. PART ONE THIS YEAR, IT'S BECOME A TRADITION FOR ESPN GAMEDAY TO BE THERE ON LOCATION BEFORE ONE OF THESE GAMES AND SATURDAY WILL BE NO DIFFERENT. NOW. DUKE AND NORTH CAROLINA COME INTO THE MATCHUP. BOTH RANKED IN THE TOP 10 IN AP TOP. 25 RANKINGS 7.48 PRIOR MATCHUPS BETWEEN THE 2 TEAMS AS TOP 10 RANKED TEAMS. AND IT'S AN EVEN 24 24 RECORD FOR THE TAR HEELS AND BLUE DEVILS IN THOSE GAMES LAST SEASON. THESE TEAMS WERE BOTH IN THE TOP 10 WHEN THEY PLAYED. SO THIS ONLY HEIGHTENS THE MATCHUP THIS YEAR IN THE EYES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL FOR THE PLAYERS. THEY KNOW THAT IN THESE GAMES, YOU JUST THROW THE RANKINGS OUT THE WINDOW. >> IT'S ALWAYS UNC. DUKE RIBERY DOESN'T MATTERS. TOP RATE. NOT TOP BRANDEIS. ALWAYS GOING TO BE A BLOODBATH. EVERY TIME WE EVERY TIME HE SAID THE CROSS THOSE LINES. SO I MEAN, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE EVEN COMPETE IN THIS RIVALRY. ENERGY WILL REMAIN THE SPYING FOR THE TOP 10. BOTH TEAMS ON RAIN. NOW, THOSE 2 PLAYERS THAT YOU SAW JEREMY ROACH AND RJ DAVIS HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE UPS AND THE DOWNS WITH THEIR PROGRAMS HAS SEEN YEARS. SO THE FIRST TIME THESE 2 FACED OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH BOTH TEAMS BEING TOP 10 RANKED OPPONENTS. SO BE A LITTLE EXTRA BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE WHEN THEY'RE OLD AND THEY'RE DONE EVEN WHEN I WAS TAUGHT. AND DO YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S GOING TO BE HOW IT GOES. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THE GAME HAPPENS TOMORROW. 6.30. >> IT CAN BE FUN. IT'S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC GAME. BY THE WAY, I KNEW THE GAME WAS HAPPENING TOMORROW. I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT I WANT TO SAY IT'S HOURS AWAY. I MEAN, BASICALLY WE'RE TALKING 26 HOURS AT THIS POINT. SO IF AS ONLY A FEW HOURS RIGHT NOW,
