North Carolina won 11 games last season, but its schedule was largely derided because it:
1) Played two FCS teams
and
2) Beat only five teams with winning records
plus
3) It lost to 3-9 South Carolina in the opener.
So the opportunity is upon the Tar Heels to show that they can beat a marquee team or two while they try to take the next step with their program. There is no better time to prove it than the season opener against Georgia in Atlanta.
Especially now.