Tar Heels' schedule not helping

Posted Jul 31, 2011
Many North Carolina fans are angry that the school has fired Butch Davis as head football coach. Another group of fans are pleased with the decision, but the range of emotions and reactions within the UNC fan base goes beyond the pro- and anti-Davis factions. Some fans are embarrassed. Some are exasperated. Some are disillusioned. And some are just plain weary as the result of a grinding year-long ordeal. (Charlotte Observer)

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