UNC embracing Michael Jordan's 'ceiling is the roof' comments with shirts

Posted Mar 10, 2017
When Michael Jordan made an announcement that the UNC football team would be switching to Jordan Brand uniforms last week at halftime of the UNC-Duke game, it was basically a formal announcement. No big deal. But when Jordan said, “The ceiling is the roof” in talking about the potential of the football program, social media gave the G.O.A.T. some grief about it. (CBS Sports)

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