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UNC Football: Things Larry Fedora is thankful for this year

By Horran Cameron

Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora during the first quarter of the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora during the first quarter of the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks to pass the ball during the third quarter against the Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks to pass the ball during the third quarter against the Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports /

Larry Fedora is thankful for…not having to play Clemson or Louisville this season

North Carolina has a 9-3 record. They could have easily been undefeated at this point in the season, though.

If Clemson or Louisville would have been on the schedule, there is a possibility that the Tar Heels would have had two more losses. Clemson and Louisville are two of the best teams in the nation. Despite beating Florida State, North Carolina struggled with Georgia, Virginia Tech and Duke this season.

However, optimistic people might view these two opponents as lost opportunities this year’s team to show how good they really  are. Neither are invincible. They’re capable of losing games, indicative of their respective losses this season.

Watching Mitch Trubisky duel with Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson would have been great entertainment. Trubisky going against two Heisman Trophy favorites and possibly out-playing them would be great.  In addition to that, these games would be a great deal of publicity for Trubisky’s Heisman campaign.

UNC will play Louisville during the 2017 regular season, but they won’t play Clemson unless they face each other in the 2017 ACC Championship.

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