Chansky’s Notebook: No-Win Situation

Posted Dec 29, 2020
Mack Brown’s conundrum is that he has rebuilt UNC's program faster than expected, thanks to three good recruiting classes. And he doesn’t dare try to sway a player into staying for the bowl game. "It will probably hurt us Saturday," he said of losing future NFL draft picks, "but it will help us in the long run, although it doesn’t seem like that right now." (Chapelboro.com)

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