Much of this season has felt like UNC flirting with disaster on the football field. Despite being 9-1 to this point, they have only managed to get there by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat multiple times. It felt inevitable that luck would run out eventually. The attempt at a bend-don’t-break defense worked well enough to come away winners in nine games this. Unfortunately, the defense broke in a pretty significant way against Georgia Tech, and it resulted in a loss for the Tar Heels.
Carolina jumped out to a 17-0 lead, giving a brief indication that maybe they’d be able to turn this one into a laughter.