It's one thing to be a blue blood. It's another to bleed blue.

There are a number of reasons UNC fans are the best in the country. Here are a few.

• You live for game day. The people. The excitement. That Carolina blue sky tops it all off.   

• You tailgate like a champ. Fan preparation is one of the most important parts. Am I right, or am I right?   

• B-skis, YoPo, He’s Not and Suttons are a pre and/or post game tradition. The Carolina game day experience would not be the same without a burger from Sutton's or a blue cup from He's Not Here.

• Rushing Franklin Street feels like second nature. You were born for this. The energy runs through your veins. You never thought it was possible to feel so much love for this place, while simultaneously feeling so much hate for a place 8 miles down the road at the same time.   

• You feel the flame burning in your chest when someone speaks of the Dookies a few miles away. You already know what I am going to say. These are the only words to truly get my point across. GO TO HELL DOOK.   

• Some of your proudest moments have been singing the alma mater after a big game. Win or lose, we love this place and would not want to be anywhere else.   

• Roy Williams is the love of your life. If you haven’t named your first-born son Roy, or at least your dog, are you even a Carolina fan?   

• Win or lose, you support the Tar Heels no matter what. We mean it when we say the words, “I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar Heel bred, and when I die, I’m a Tar Heel dead.” This little city on a hill will always hold a special place in our hearts. W.T. Carmichael Jr. said it best when he said, "Down through all the years of your lives, wherever you may go, your heart will always beat just a bit faster when you hear the symphonic syllables: Chapel Hill."