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OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 26: Stormy, mascot for the Carolina Hurricanes, poses for a portrait during 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend at Ottawa Convention Centre on January 26, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)

It is sung about, rhapsodized in poetry, and probably even dreamed about by little Tar Heel children napping. Though scorned by some, it is well loved by most. Though ultimately satisfying, it is cloaked in a terrible debate. It is an aged debate that runs nearly as deep as Duke/Carolina, Liberal/ Conservative, Beach/ Mountains, and “who shot JR.” Unique to the Olde North State, some say it is greatest of fractures among Tar Heels.