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Without knowing how much, or little, Bill Belichick will win at North Carolina, one absolute speaks volumes: UNC has taken a swan dive into the deepest part of the college football sea. And there’s no going back.

The Tar Heels will now swim with the sharks, for better or for worse. But one can’t help but think there is no “worse” here.