Ehhhh, were they better? They out drank us at Pat O'Brian's one night. But in our defense, we didn't have the same drinking crew we had the year prior at the Sun Bowl. We CRUSHED the drinking record in El Pass at that country bar--- midnight rodeo I think. Crushed it-- and Mack Brown didn't let North Carolina players drink at all. So we had to beat the previous record set by Texas Tech and OU combined.
Yes, re-read that. One team, beat the record for a bar tab set by TWO teams. All drinks were free btw. We crushed it in El Paso. Then the next year, VA Tech proved to be some hard drinkers. If it would have been a beer drinking contest, I think we win---- but those hillbillies drank whiskey like it was momma titty milk. Unreal.
In short, did we come to play? Sort of. But whiskey and white Castle and 6am Beignets (ben-yays) for you dumb a$$es, certainly had an effect on us. Consequently, I still have my VIP card from Larry Flynt's Hustlers.....