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‘Don’t jinx us’: Chapel Hill Street signs will stay put after fans plead with police to help UNC win

Normally when the North Carolina Tar Heels advance this far in the NCAA Tournament, their hometown takes certain precautions ahead of potential celebrations.

Those precautions include street closings, heavy police presence, partnering with other law enforcement agencies and taking down street signs around Franklin Street.

But this year will be different.

We are superstitious, too. The signs stay up! #GDTBATH #GuardiansoftheHill @UNC_Basketball @GoHeels @UNC ‍u2640ufe0f https://t.co/LHFNUDh9GZ

— Chapel Hill Police (@ChapelHillPD) April 2, 2017

Twitter users asked Chapel Hill police not remove the sign, going so far as to please “Don’t jinx us” in the hope that a superstition might help the Heels go all the way.