North Carolina
Tar Heels 'eat the poison rat cheese,' lose to Virginia 31-27
Mack Brown gave the warning to his team earlier in the week, but the Tar Heels still came up short against the Cavaliers.
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Mack Brown gave the warning to his team earlier in the week, but the Tar Heels still came up short against the Cavaliers.
MORE ON HOW MACK BROWN COMING. >> MACK BROWN TRYING TO WARD OFF A PERFORMANCE LIKE THIS FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. AND YOU KNEW YOU HAD A BAD FEELING WHEN HE BUSTED OUT THE POISONING RAT. SHE'S STORY THIS WEEK. BILL PARCELLS FAMOUSLY WORN MACK BROWN ABOUT LOOKING AHEAD WHEN HE WAS AT TEXAS. DON'T EAT THE POISSON RAT CHEESE AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THINGS PLAYED OUT JUST LIKE HE FEARED THE TAR HEELS OUT GAIN ON THE GROUND VERSUS VIRGINIA THAT CAN GET ANYWHERE WITH TIME OF POSSESSION. >> THAT THE RECIPE FOR A LOSS AND EVERYONE HERE IS FEELING SICK >> WE HAD CHANCE AFTER CHANCE, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO SAY WE AS COACHES DIDN'T PREPARE HIM VERY WELL. WE TALKED ABOUT THE POISE AND CHEESE AND WE ATE IT SO WE DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THEM. TONIGHT WOULD PUT THE BALL WELL, OFFENSIVELY. WE WERE INCONSISTENT. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN AFFORD PROPER ATION WAYS NEWS YOU. I THOUGHT WE HAD IT. >> YOU KNOW, NOTHING REALLY WAS LIKE BECAUSE BROWN WAS PREACHING ALL THE >> OVERCOME THE SUCCESS AND HAVE AN ABIDING US. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE THAT JUST WE HAVE TO BE ONE OF THOSE GAMES. >> THE MESSAGE I TOOK AWAY FROM MACK BROWN IS THAT HE'S PUTTING THIS ONE ON THE COACHES. SO I ASKED HIM WHY HE SAID IT'S OUR JOB TO GET THESE KIDS PREPARED. THEY'RE 20 YEARS OLD.