UNC championship claim isn’t a big deal, unless others go Coastal over it

Posted Jan 22, 2013
Larry Fedora grabbed a microphone, led a group of his players onto the floor and with the delivery of a charismatic televangelist hyped up on Red Bull, whipped his 19,000-plus followers into a frenzy by proclaiming UNC as the ACC’s Coastal Division champions. It was a statement that wasn’t received quite as enthusiastically in other areas of the league’s geographic footprint. (Wilmington Star News)

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