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Letterman, Mike Ingersoll, and E.J. Wilson. Guys, I ended last week's podcast saying that I couldn't wait to break down this season opener.

And it turns out I lied because my word, that was brutal with UNC losing 17 to 10 in Blacksburg to Virginia Tech.

So let's get right into it.

Mike, start us out.

What were your biggest takeaways from the game? I mean, we've, it's not, it's not, uh, end of the world. It's

not the sky is falling. It's recalibrating expectations. And it's, you know, I was talking to

you guys before we started the pod here I didn't do the

preseason prediction pod because I didn't feel like dealing with the blowback online from my

eight and four prediction and how everyone was going to get mad at me and yell at me and tell me

I didn't know what I was talking about and Mike sucked when he played anyway and all that might be true.

You know, respectfully disagree, but I call it an eight and four season.

And I don't think that's because we don't have talent.

I don't think it's because we can't produce.

And I don't think it's because this coaching staff hasn't done a great job.

I think it's because we have a horrible October and Virginia Tech Lane Stadium with a packed

house, first fans that are going to be there in a year, particularly given to that community,

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