Is 0-2 in the ACC a possibility?

Yes.

Will it happen? It might.

Am I worried about staring at the prospect of being 0-2? No. The season is young.

Okay, I'm done answering my own questions. UNC is playing a very solid team on Sunday, probably the best team we have to play in the regular season. Wake is loaded, but they are also young. Carolina is a veteran-laden team with plenty of talent too. UNC can win the close games, and they proved it with the team from last year. That being said, last year's team is not playing Sunday.

Keys for a UNC victory:

1. Feed the monster. Tyler Hansbrough must dominate the inside for Carolina, and he must make Wake Forest double-team him all night long. I don't mind at all when teams double and triple team Hansbrough because that plays into our other strengths.
2. Transition game. Carolina's transition game has sputtered recently. We are having trouble executing the easy layups, and that problem must end.
3. A strong bench performance. I saw hope on Wednesday when Frasor buried 2 threes. He may be regaining his shooting touch, and hopefully this will rub off on Will Graves. Ed Davis must assert himself both on Offense and Defense. Larry Drew II must be a dependable backup for Lawson at the point.
4. Intensity. Roy needs to get out his bag of tricks and motivate our team, making them believe that people are expecting a Wake Forest win. I like to see some anger from our mild mannered Heels (sans Hansbrough, who was born mad).

Looking back, the BC loss should not have been unexpected, although I thought we'd beat them by double digits. Carolina was on cruise control for the 5 previous games, relying on their natural ability and not their execution.

I predict that Carolina will be fired up against WFU, and there will be some definite momentum swings during the game. I also believe that this WF team has never played such a big game before, and they will not be ready to play a mad, athletic team like UNC. I expect a close game in the first half, with Carolina leading by a few points. As the game goes on, don't be surprised if Carolina turns it up another notch with 5-6 minutes left and win by a score not indicitive with how close the game really was.

Final Score: UNC 85, WFU 75. I have faith in the Heels, and I only hope I don't eat my words.