UNC has cancelled scheduled player interviews this afternoon out of respect for what happened yesterday. We are slated to have an assistant coach and maybe a player after practice tomorrow, but that is up in the air as well.

As much as it would be great to speak with the players today on a completely football level, I think we all agree this was the right thing to do.

We will still have no shortage of content leading up to the game Saturday.

5:45 update from the police due to an active shooter who was arrested at Caudle Labs.

Glad no students or Faculty were hurt. Thom Tillis said that an innocent life was taken.

Based on the results of a USA TODAY Sports survey, a majority of UNC Football fans believe their team can win nine games for two years in a row. From UNC’s MVP, its most important position group, and thoughts on head coach Mack Brown’s successor, fans gave their predictions on the state of the Tar Heels. Here are the results of the fan survey. (Fayetteville Observer)

Bob Barker died. 99 years old.

I personally have been strongly critical of Hubert for what I considered a poor job last season, exactly what I feel, he poorly coached last season but read the title to this. After that awful excuse of a season, why would I be hopeful, even positively excited for the coming season? I want to try to explain...

Hubert basically inherited that first team, while he was an assistant coach, that was Roy's players, even the freshmen were Roy's decision to bring in. Garcia and Manek were Hubert's guys, Garcia didn't work out but Manek did. The season ending as it did created a false sense of security, returning 4 starters from a natty game team it isn't shocking that Hubert elected to try to ride the same hand. The problem was he had misfits for the offensive approach he really wants to play with. An approach that demands strong outside shooting simply is not going to work with Nance, Leaky, and Bacot all starting. Double down on that thought when you consider we really did not have knock down shooters on the bench. Puff could have been that other vital shooter we needed but Puff was not Manek, Manek had that hair trigger, was ready to shoot the instant the ball touched his hands, Puff needed more room to get his shot off but was not especially good at creating the space he needed. And really, to play the way I think Hubert wants, it just demands you have a natural PG to set it all up and we didn't, not in the starting unit anyway.

What Hubert, at least I think, is wanting to have as his offensive approach not only can work but it can actually work at a very high level with a couple of tweeks. Hubert wants solid spacing that makes it hard to double any of our guys, he wants guys taking clean open looks, and he as well wants it dumped inside to Bacot. Those open looks have to be drained and outside of RJ that did not happen consistently.

So Hubert has now brought in several guys that upgrade the ability to knock down open shots and they will get court time to do just that. It is all about structure and flow, he has got to get away from making this team robotic (and you get that from the shear number of set plays that were called, classic rookie mistake by a head coach honestly), got to stop the micro managing, got to let them play. POINT 1, spend the majority of practice working on free lance (motion offense) and little time on set plays.

Point #2 is bring back the primary and secondary breaking action, get back to Roy high octane high tempo running game. UNC should not be slow walking the ball up court unless we are up by 40 and there is a minute left in the game. Immediately after having to pull off the breaks if they are not there go directly in to the attacking motion offense, no wasted time from the attempted fast break attack to attacking from the motion offense, NO EAST WEST pounding the ball thru the floor boards, in fact strongly limit putting the ball on the floor, move the defense with passing before they have time to set. Saying for clarity, primary break leads directly in to the secondary break action if the primary is not there and the secondary leads directly in to the motion offense attack if the secondary is not there, it is bang bang bang. That is when the defense is not able to settle in, we get them scrambling and that creates wide open looks for shooters that can knock them down. Last couple seasons, way to many called off breaks, slow walking the ball up court, and wasting way to much time putting the ball on the floor to achieve nothing but a bad shot at the end. Be it Caleb taking a 40' fall away or Nance & Leaky proving yet again why they were left open, they were just the wrong type of skill sets to work in what Hubert looked to want to do.

But now we have the kind of shooters you need, guys that can knock down clean looks when their defender leaves them and we are led by an attacking PG that does not waste time going in to attack mode. We may not have the kind of stretch 4 Hubert really wants, he wants a great outside shooting 4 (you know, those NBA lotto stretch 4 guys) he has the next best thing in 4s that can consistent hit the mid range jumpers but will occasionally step to the trey and hit them at a better clip than we saw from Leaky or Nance. This bang bang bang always in attack mode approach can not only work it can be exciting and even more it is a style that can be imprinted on future UNC teams as well as lay out the blue print for the type of recruits or portal guys we bring in. Playing this way does not just allow you to play a deep bench, it forces you to, you can't play this way with a "Iron 5 or 6" for 40minutes. By getting more scoring from your 4s and getting something akin to what we got from Cam or Justin from the 3, you can be a dynamic scoring team that takes what Roy wanted to do to that next level. Roy's approach was good but he didn't get a ton of scoring out of the 4 spot consistently and I am not sure Roy's teams went as quickly from the breaks not being there to attacking directly from free lance motion. I as well think we needed to go deeper in to our bench, especially late season under Roy if for no other reason than to keep fresh legs on the floor to battle tired opponents.

See, I consider the running game to be directly linked to playing a deep bench rather than being separate issues. I consider "slow starts" to be linked as well because players know they don't have to try to save their legs for a 40min game, jump shooting directly linked because shots fall short on tired legs. Who gets that critical rebound late in the game, the fresher legged guy tends to have that advantage. How I want to see us play an attacking defense is as well linked to fresher legs just as being able to bring in guys (recruits or portalers) at playing positions that we already have a guy targeted to start at.

From ESPN...

ESPN’s Week 1 College Football Slate Features 14 Ranked Squads Across 60+ Games, Blockbuster Showdowns Blanket Labor Day Weekend

• Top-10 Clash in Camping World Kickoff – No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State in Orlando – Sunday Night on ABC Highlights Week 1 Schedule

One of the most-anticipated college football seasons in history is here, with nearly 60 games slated to kick off across ESPN platforms, beginning Thursday, Aug. 31 and running through Labor Day Monday on ABC, ESPN, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX.

ABC’s Labor Day Weekend coverage is highlighted by the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando, as No. 5 LSU and No. 8 Florida State battle on Labor Day Sunday (Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC) featuring lead ESPN/ABC commentating crew Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe. In their 11th meeting all-time, the Tigers look to avenge last year’s season-opening loss to the Noles (24-23) on a blocked LSU extra point in the closing seconds of the 2022 Allstate Louisiana Kickoff in New Orleans. The trio will also be on the mic Thursday when Florida travels to No. 14 Utah. The Gators, who came away with the upset victory in Gainesville a year ago, take on the Utes at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Friday features a neutral site showcase between ACC programs Georgia Tech and Louisville on ESPN, as Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra announce the Aflac Kickoff Game. The Yellow Jackets and Cardinals – both under the leadership of new head coaches – face off at 7:30 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Another all-ACC matchup falls in ESPN’s traditional Labor Day primetime college football window, as Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Tom Luginbill commentate a conference clash between reigning ACC champion No. 9 Clemson and the Duke Blue Devils on campus in Durham (8 p.m.) on Capital One Labor Day Kickoff on ESPN.

ABC’s lineup on Saturday spotlights three new commentating crews. In primetime, ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One brings on the Battle of the Carolinas with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath calling No. 21 North Carolina against South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium. ABC’s Saturday schedule begins with the neutral site noon showdown between Virginia and No. 12 Tennessee at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, featuring Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George. The Vols, who capped an historic 2022 season with a win in the Capital One Orange Bowl, open the 2023 campaign against the Cavaliers, who return to the field for the first time after the tragic death of three UVA football players led to cancellation of the team’s final two games in 2022. At 3:30 p.m., Boise State takes on No. 10 Washington at Husky Stadium, with Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III and Kris Budden on the west coast call.

A pair of ranked squads are set for Saturday home matchups on ESPN. No. 20 Oklahoma plays host to Arkansas State at noon with Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones and Taylor McGregor calling the action. In primetime, No. 23 Texas A&M welcomes New Mexico at 7 p.m., featuring Mark Jones, Louis Riddick and Quint Kessenich on the mic. In addition, afternoon action on ESPN is highlighted by Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Stormy Buonantony presenting UMass at Auburn from The Plains at 3:30 p.m. Pac-12 After Dark returns to ESPN at 10:30 p.m., as Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler and Kayla Burton call Coastal Carolina at UCLA from Rose Bowl Stadium.

College Networks Commence with Comprehensive CFB Slates
ESPN’s college networks each feature big brands in primetime on the first Saturday night of the season. No. 4 Alabama takes on Middle Tennessee on SEC Saturday Night on SEC Network, with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic kicking off their seventh season in the booth at 7:30 p.m. On ESPNU, John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman and Dawn Davenport will present No. 24 Tulane hosting South Alabama at 8 p.m., while new ACC Network Primetime Football commentating crew Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck and Taylor Tannebaum will call the Commonwealth showcase between Virginia Tech and Old Dominion on ACCN.

HBCUs Highlight Neutral Site Showcases
A pair of HBCU Classic games will be featured on ESPN platforms during Labor Day Weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 3, the Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic pits Jackson State against No. 25 Florida A&M (3 p.m., ESPN – Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker) in Miami Gardens, Fla., while ESPN Events’ third annual Boeing Red Tails Classic features Fort Valley State against Tuskegee (7 p.m., ESPNU – Jason Ross Jr and Charles Arbuckle) in Montgomery, Ala. More on ESPN’s HBCU college football slate.

ESPN+ Kicks Off 500+ Game Lineup
Week 1 of the most expansive season on record for ESPN+ launches with two-time defending CFP champion and top-ranked Georgia hosting UT Martin at 6 p.m. (Clay Matvick, Aaron Murray and Ashley ShahAhmadi). Additional SEC matchups on the platform in Week 1 include No. 22 Ole Miss welcoming Mercer (2 p.m. – Justin Kutcher and Dave Steckel). On Big 12 Now on ESPN+, No. 16 Kansas State takes on Southeast Missouri State (7 p.m. – Mark Neely, Adam Breneman and Tori Petry), and Big 12 powerhouse Baylor plays host to in-state foe Texas State (7 p.m. – Peter Sousa and LaDarrin McLane).

who do you guys want as captain’s picks?

if i had to pick today i’d go young, glover, fowler, and morikawa.

So you want to learn the numbers of the players in the depth chart, do you? I've created a flashcard set at Quizlet for you to get on top it right now! Download it to your phone, and flip through when you have a moment here and there.