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UNC Football: Is it time to say goodbye to Larry Fedora?

By Brandon Griffin

Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart (left) and North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora shake hands after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart (left) and North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora shake hands after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora looks on from the side lines against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora looks on from the side lines against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /

One of the selling points for Larry Fedora is that he is an offensive genius.

But is he?

In five seasons at UNC, Fedora’s offenses have finished an average of 35th out of 128 schools.

That puts him in the top 30th percentile. That is good, but not great. Additionally, three of those five seasons he has finished 47th or higher, including this season when he had a future first round draft pick at quarterback.

His teams also haven’t scored a lot of points, despite all of the yards accumulated. In three of his five seasons, the Tar Heels have failed to crack the top 40 in points scored per game. Again, one of those seasons was this year with a top five pick at QB and a bell cow for a running back.

Speaking of those two, Fedora has not done well managing his talent either. Elijah Hood has played in 25 games over the last two seasons. Only three of those games has he carried the ball more than 20 times. None of those games came this season. There is no reason that Hood should not have 1,00 rushing yards this season, but barring a big bowl game, he will come up short.

Last season, Fedora also refused to pull Marquise Williams even when he was struggling. The one time he did, against Delaware, Mitch Trubisky went off. The sophomore quarterback threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns on 17-of-20 passing; in one half.

Despite all of that, he still left Williams in the game even when he showed he couldn’t move the ball against South Carolina and Clemson.

To further this point, Fedora’s best team was probably the 2012 Tar Heels. That year, he had his best defensive and offensive units to date. Even with all that talent, he still only went 8-4 on the season against a schedule that had only one ranked opponent.

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