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Are the Tar Heels better or worse than you thought they’d be?

It feels a bit hard to believe, but UNC's disheartening 28-20 loss to Clemson marks the quarter point of their college football schedule. Three games is not a huge sample size, but it seems like enough to get a feel for how the team is and reconsider expectations for the rest of the year.

Are the Tar Heels better or worse than you thought they’d be?

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It feels a bit hard to believe, but UNC's disheartening 28-20 loss to Clemson marks the quarter point of their college football schedule.

Three games is not a huge sample size, but it seems like enough to get a feel for how the team is and reconsider expectations for the rest of the year.

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It feels a bit hard to believe, but UNC's disheartening 28-20 loss to Clemson marks the quarter point of their college football schedule. Three games is not a huge sample size, but it seems like enough to get a feel for how the team is and reconsider expectations for the rest of the year.

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