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At Florida State, UNC continues search for elusive brand-name victory

CHAPEL HILL

It is another one of those so-called “measuring stick” games for North Carolina, and yet in many ways the Tar Heels already understand how they measure up – in ways easily quantifiable, at least – against Florida State.

The Seminoles are bigger. And faster. Presumably they’re stronger. They have more talent, based on prospect evaluations during recruiting – and the disparity is so wide that their backups, overall, were more coveted players coming out of high school than UNC’s starters.

Larry Fedora, the UNC coach, understands all of this. More than once this week, leading into his team’s game on Saturday at No.