I’d love to compare the poll numbers between Brady and Trump. Two of the most unpopular figures in everyday Americana are tanking in the polls for different reasons. Tom Brady, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and became a victorious villain outside his home team’s footprint, has raised the dander of […]

It’s a quarterback bonanza on semifinals weekend of the NFL playoffs. Dream match-ups and chances to cement their places are featured in the divisional rounds in the AFC and NFC, where the four starting QBs in each conference are deeply divided by age. For example, the youngest guns are all in the AFC, with Josh […]

Even old friend Bill Belichick has turned on Donald Trump. Can you imagine the meetings in the football complex of the New England Patriots when, four days after the MAGA riot at the nation’s capital, Trump announced he would give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bill Belichick? Belichick has total control over the NFL […]

In a game of runs, Carolina had the last one and won again. The 81-75 victory over Syracuse last night was, all things considered, the Tar Heels’ best all-around game of the season. Not that it was perfect or even close, but they did more good things in more areas than any other 40-minutes in […]

Carolina begins its run back to the rankings tonight versus Syracuse. The latest college basketball rankings came out yesterday, and I was anxious to see if the 7-4 Tar Heels had sneaked back into the top 25 after narrow wins against Notre Dame at home and at Miami. I wasn’t surprised they didn’t make it back […]

It almost wasn’t so bad being home with all that football. Some people have told me “if you express your point of view on the radio, your title should be opinionist” since, if you do it in writing, you’re a columnist. Since I use both mediums, you can call me anything you want. But here […]

One truly dumb coach sours the efforts of so many others. During the Black Lives Matter protests, coaches from all levels and all leagues picked their words thoughtfully in  supporting the movement for social justice. Even coaches from opposite sides of the aisle. For example, Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams put creative videos together featuring […]

Does good defense lead to good offense or vice versa? Coaches differ on whether players are more motivated by good defense or offense. For example, if you are a lock-down defender and help the team get stops, that could make it easier to score on the other end. Or does a hoop make you dig […]

It was some battle for the blues on Tuesday night. For all of you Tar Heel fanatics who join me by minoring in political science, what a night it was for those rooting for our teams draped in blue. While Carolina’s win at Miami certainly wasn’t historic, or artistic, it strangely mirrored what was going […]

No time for the weary at the Kenan Football Center. Mack Brown and his staff must be exhausted after completing a unique season that began last June and pretty much hung in the balance throughout the Tar Heels’ 11 scheduled games. But there is work to do, more than Brown could have ever expected with […]