Now that any chance of winning the Coastal is out the window, at least we can talk about it.
Shrewd fans knew that while things were going to have to break right in order for the Tar Heels to win the Coastal, it was still on the table as of Thursday Night when they kicked off against Pitt. Amazingly, even though they were in fourth place, with a win the Tar Heels would have a win against every single team ahead of them in the division, and with each of them taking one more loss-which Miami obliged by winning against FSU-the Tar Heels could have snuck their way into Charlotte.