The same is true for the Olympic sport teams during the post-season. It's possible to start running out of people to handle what needs to be done on campus. But, this could be an institution that didn't have great facilities, wasn't successful in the Olympic sports or was rarely on television. So while athletic department employees know November is going to be brutal, requires great planning and desperately needs creative thinking, there is a reason to be thankful for all this. We could be at a school where the Olympic sport teams and facilities weren't very good and there was little interest in football or basketball.
Most people here know what to expect during the coming weeks.
It's a matter of trying to make whatever happens a positive experience for the student-athletes, finding outlets for stress and anxiously looking forward to December. The stress that supposedly goes with that month can't touch November in Chapel Hill. General Releases Feedback Copyright 2001, Student Advantage, Inc. and the University of North Carolina. The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. No logos, photographs or graphics on this site may be reproduced without written permission.