Art Chansky's Notebook

Chansky: Upset Formula?

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 4, 2013 | News

There is an old coaching adage that says a good team is most dangerous after it has hit rock bottom. Is there any doubt that the Tar Heels are there after the 55-31 shelling by ECU last Saturday? None whatsoever. Is there any...

Art’s Angle: Bad D, Bad Day

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 29, 2013 | News

No excuses. Just the facts. Do not say the Tar Heels came out flat and with a hangover from the Georgia Tech game. If that’s the case on a beautiful Parents’ Weekend in front of the season’s first sellout crowd, we have the...

Chansky: Three-Game Season

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

Coaches like to say “play ‘em one at a time.” But, truth is, if the Tar Heels don’t beat East Carolina Saturday, their season is going down the tubes. At least the kind of season we had all hoped for. At 1-2, Carolina has lost...

Art’s Angle: A Good Start. . .

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 21, 2013 | Uncategorized

Photo Courtesy of UNC Athletics The almost-ready-for-primetime Tar Heels were at the crossroads of the game and most likely their chances to win the ACC championship. After dominating their Coastal Division rival and old nemesis...

Art’s Angle: Writer Back On Beat

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized

This is a story about a sportswriter and a football coach and the debatable definitions of each man’s job.

Art’s Angle: Break Out The Bull

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 8, 2013 | Uncategorized

The hyperactive, Red-Bull-guzzling head coach of the Tar Heels obviously sees the potential of Carolina football, or he wouldn’t be here.

Chansky: Cock-Shocked

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 31, 2013 | Uncategorized

How ironic that lightning bolts in the sky is the background theme on Carolina’s football media guide and schedule cards for 2013. Lightning pretty much ended the Tar Heels’ much-anticipated national exposure Thursday night....

Chansky: Cackle On, Coach!

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

Did you get as big of a kick as I did Sunday when Steve Spurrier gloated over his undefeated record against North Carolina?

Chansky: The New Rules

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 24, 2013 | Uncategorized

Be prepared for several college football rule changes this season that will cause confusion among the fans and controversy between players and coaches, officials and the replay booth. They were all made with the hope of...

Ford to Appear on First Google Hangout TV

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 20, 2013 | Sports

Former UNC assistant basketball coach, All-American and Olympic Gold Medalist Phil Ford will be the guest on the inaugural live broadcast of Blue Blood TV Tuesday night at 7 p.m. live from the Beyu Cafe in Durham on the new...

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