Say what you want about Brown's coaching abilities, but he did so much for the UNC football program. A win Saturday would've been the perfect sendoff, but regardless, Mack was thankful for his time in Chapel Hill.

Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina's coach: he's not mad at the decision, though he didn't like how everything was handled. Brown closed his second tenure with the Tar Heels — and quite possibly a coaching career that carried him to a national championship at Texas and a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame — with Saturday's 35-30 home loss to rival N.

Mack Brown will not coach North Carolina's bowl game this season, he told reporters following the Tar Heels' 35-30 loss to NC State on Saturday. The