If that proves to be the case, what a statement Pat Kelsey's team made ... entered Tuesday night leading the ACC in points per game (84.8) and field-goal percentage (48.6%)?

But Tuesday night was not a nostalgia-fueled fever dream. It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating.