Art Chansky's Notebook

Chansky’s Notebook: Fall Madness

When UNC has 26 (or is it 28?) varsity sports and most of them are postseason regulars, November and March to June can get crazy.

Mack Brown won’t be able to positively spin UNC’s 8-4 regular season after its 6-0 start — especially after Saturday’s loss to N.C. State.

UNC’s 83-81 defeat to Villanova, its first of the season, had self-inflicted mistakes, as well as a foe that fouled out three Tar Heels.

Mack Brown worries about what assistant coaches and players are doing between games in this high stakes free agency era of college sports.

UNC’s opening game against Northern Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament today should be an indicator.

The attending media knows that when it shows up every Monday morning during the football season, Mack Brown is going to get their attention.

Remaining calm as she paced in front of the UNC bench, Erin Matson seemed to comprehend the moment if not quite embracing it.

Saturday’s mistake-prone 31-20 loss by UNC football to Clemson was reminiscent of their last matchup — and further buried Carolina’s season.

A month or so ago, it looked like a great year for UNC to play at Clemson for the first time since 2014, a 50-35 loss.

UNC’s starters so far – Armando Bacot, R.J. Davis, Harrison Ingram, Paxson Wojcik and Cormac Ryan – could change as the season wears on.