Not Homer nor Christopher Nolan can save North Carolina from this Belichick shipwreck

PHOTO: Bill Belichick washed ashore on the North Carolina sideline and Matt Damon as Odysseus in the Odyssey. Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college football integration untold stories. Thomas Shanahan | @Thomas-Shanahan-23 Order link: Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, The Integration of College Football 3rd Ed – August Publications *** By TOM SHANAHAN The football gods looked down upon Chapel Hill and finally said, “Enough!” North Carolina coach Bill Belichick’s odyssey has…

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, the Godfather’s business and Michael Irvin irony at ACC Kickoff

PHOTO: The good is Wake Forest quarterback Gio Lopez's chance to rebuild his career after his North Carolina experience. Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college football integration untold stories. Thomas Shanahan | @Thomas-Shanahan-23 Order link: Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, The Integration of College Football 3rd Ed – August Publications *** By TOM SHANAHAN CHARLOTTE – Two ACC quarterbacks transferring within the conference appeared on the three-day stage of the ACC Kickoff…

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WRITTEN OUT OF HISTORY, Part I: Durham hotel housing Michigan State in 1964 defied Jim Crow

PHOTO: New research identified the Durham Holiday Inn West as the hotel that defied Jim Crow by housing Michigan State's football team for its 1964 game at segregated North Carolina. The moment is worthy of a historical marker, but the hotel built in 1963 no longer exists. The above photo is a typical 1960s Holiday Inn sign. *** Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college football integration untold stories. Thomas Shanahan | @Thomas-Shanahan-23…

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