CHAPEL HILL
Toss out your theories for why North Carolina didn’t seem all that fired up for its home opener. Maybe the Tar Heels relaxed after a solid win over Temple to start the season. Perhaps the absence of John Edwards and a giant bucket of popcorn from his usual spot in the stands above their tunnel led them astray Sunday.
“We were all so excited about the football win yesterday, maybe we had that glory in our heads instead of going out there and playing,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
Either way, it was one of those early season 27-point wins where Williams was genuinely disappointed with the performance afterward.