But as many Tar Heel supporters feared back in the spring, the presences of Washington and Lubin, effectively serving as the program's only offseason addition with any shot of replacing legendary UNC basketball double-double producer Armando Bacot, just haven't been sufficient against big-time foes with giant-sized weapons.

In an appearance on the Tar Heel Sports Network, Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham answered questions about the dismissal of football coach Mack Brown on Tuesday.

Mack Brown came back for this season to show, at age 73, he was still the right man for the job. In some ways, he was. But it was impossible to look at the results and want more of this.

Tar Heels head football coach Mack Brown will not returning to the team after the current season, UNC reported on Tuesday. The Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham allegedly informed Brown that he will not be making the cut for the next season.

Mack Brown is a Hall of Fame coach, but has arguably always been an even better salesman. That has remained true right up until the end of his time at UNC.

Will North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham target a sitting head coach, like Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, or a well-regarded coordinator from a major program, like Georgia’s Glenn Schumann?