Sports are all about unfounded optimism. If we are to root for a team, we have to believe that they are going to reward us for it. They will, almost inevitably, disappoint us, but the nature of sports fandom is such that we want to do it again anyways. After all, the Cleveland Browns still have fans. So, in that spirit, here are eight bold and/or wildly optimistic predictions for this year’s Tar Heel football team. Maybe of them will even come true!
- The Tar Heels will rush for at least 30 more yards per game than they did in 2016.