Art Chansky's Notebook

Art’s Angle: It’s Outside AND Inside

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured

If Marcus Paige’s return can keep the Tar Heels’ motor running on all five cylinders, this team is not overrated and can go a long way. Paige’s presence in short pants against Maryland Tuesday night energized the entire...

Chansky Notebook: UNC Winning The Hard Way

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 23, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

If champions find a way to win, the Tar Heels must be champions. Larry Fedora said his team went into Saturday’s game at Virginia Tech facing the perfect storm. Frank Beamer coaching his last home game after 29 years in...

Chansky’s Notebook: Long But Loving

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 11, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The inaugural Dean Smith Award dinner was a bit long but very loving. The Carolina Club ballroom was packed, every table and nearly every seat sold out. And while it went on so long that Roy Williams had to buy up the last live...

Art’s Angle: Back to the Future

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 8, 2015 | Featured

The Tar Heels returned to dominating Duke like they had over the last quarter century while showcasing a football program that looks like it could finally be reaching long-awaited new heights. On a day when only an 80 percent...

Art’s Angle: Heaven Awaits

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 5, 2015 | Art's Angle, Featured

“Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven’s door.” –Bob Dylan The refrain in Dylan’s 1973 masterpiece could apply to both teams playing football Saturday in Kenan Stadium, a game which by all measures could be a classic in its...

Chansky’s Notebook: A Hollow No. 1?

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 3, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Is Carolina the most overrated preseason No. 1 in college basketball history? We’re all excited about the basketball season, which begins officially next weekend. But that excitement has to be tempered by this question: how...

Art’s Angle: What Good Programs Do

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 19, 2015 | Featured

The North Carolina football team did not pummel Wake Forest Saturday night. The North Carolina program did, with players of all ages, shapes and sizes getting into the game. And that is an important distinction in Larry Fedora’s...

Art’s Angle: Save The Date

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 4, 2015 | Featured

Write down the date October 3, 2015. It may mark the official turnaround for Carolina Football, not only in the Larry Fedora era but possibly all time. Remember, Florida State was once a women’s college before it went coed and...

Chansky’s Notebook: Larry Brown Does It Again

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 30, 2015 | Featured, National

Thank you, Larry Brown, for showing us what academic fraud really is. Some people are waiting for me to blast my old friend Larry Brown after his third NCAA probation was announced Tuesday. And I won’t disappoint them. Larry...

Chansky’s notebook: Well-Played Argyle

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 17, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The argyle look. Do we like it in football? Until the last few years, argyle was synonymous with Carolina Basketball because Chapel Hill native and fashion designer Alexander Julian made it part of Tar Heel hoops when he...

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