It is no secret that the North Carolina football team had a rough weekend. The team went in undefeated and not only came out with a loss, but they have been laughed at, mocked, and dismayed since the close of the 70-50 loss to James Madison at home.
Fans left at halftime, the boos rained in, and it was nothing that anyone wanted to be a part of. After the game, turmoil ensued in the locker room surrounding the topic of Mack Brown and his job and potential resignation.
However, despite the misery, North Carolina did not plummet in USA Today’s latest college football re-rank as everyone had anticipated.
They did fall, specifically from No. 36 to No. 50; however, the 13-rank drop was not even the largest of the weekend. Nebraska dropped 13 spots as did Georgia Tech, Memphis, and Minnesota.
There were also plenty of teams that saw a bigger drop than UNC football experienced. Toled dropped 21 spots; TCU dropped 16; Northern Illinois dropped 16, NC State dropped 21; Coastal Carolina dropped 16; Arizona dropped 15; and Kansas dropped 18.
Was last weekend rough on North Carolina? Yes. Was it the end of the season and hope? no. We are not the only program going through tough Week 4 losses.
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