Gene Chizik has spoken recently about “rugged days” and “abrasive” defense team meetings. He loathes the kind of “incompetence and ineptness” he’s seen in his Carolina defense at times this month against Georgia, Illinois and James Madison. He insists the Tar Heels have one loss because of errors on defense, allowing no truck for some offensive misfires two weeks ago in the Georgia Dome. He grants his unit no wiggle room nor a wink and a nod to develop at a leisurely pace because the Tar Heel offense forces the record keepers upstairs to scribble lines like 2x – 4 (x + 1)(2x – 4) – 5(x + 1) just to keep up.
Extra Points: Half Full, Half Empty?
