UNC's Failure to Launch

Posted Sep 2, 2018
A seven-point loss on the road as an underdog at a Power 5 opponent does not warrant criticism simply by viewing of the scoreboard. It was how the Tar Heels lost that raises concerns. “They outplayed us, they outcoached us,” Larry Fedora said after the loss. “We turned it over four times and they didn’t, and it’s hard to win a football game when you do that.” (Inside Carolina)

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