UNC Basketball: Distant Cousins

Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty ImagesLast Thursday, SB Nation’s Arsenal site The Short Fuse tweeted about overlap between their beloved football club and UNC:

I've said a few times that there is a strange anecdotal overlap between #Arsenal supporters and Mets fans.

Today, I've noticed one between Gooners and Tar Heels. No idea why that would be today, of all days...

— The ShØrt Fuse (@TheShortFuse) September 2, 2021 This is a link that I noticed when I lived in England from 2012-16. It was during this time that I fell in love with Arsenal. To clarify for the uninitiated, the Arsenal links are borne from Arsène Wenger’s period in charge of the club to the Roy Williams era of UNC…