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100%Personally, I hope they keep Mack around for as long as he wants to be around.
I actually think UNC will take football quite seriously in the post-Mack era because of realignment conversations and the need to position themselves as a winner. The have the resources to be a legitimate NIL competitor and the Carolinas + DMV area is pretty fertile recruiting grounds.
I don't view them as national title contenders or a true threat to us if Mario's momentum continues. But I can see them overtaking Louisville + NC State and making FSU + Clemson sweat it as the 2nd best team in the ACC.
When they hired Fat Mack, I figured it was a minimum 3, maximum 4 year scenario designed to put the program on stable ground. That was accomplished. We're now in year 6.
But I want them to extend him. He deserves it.
When VT isn't recruiting well in Virginia (and they're not right now), UNC has yet another built-in advantage, on top of the fact that their in-state bias rivals that of UiF's.
They are a better coach away (at all times) from being a consistent 9-10 game winner rather than 7 or 8.