East Carolina upsets North Carolina and puts Larry Fedora warm

In one of Saturday 's most unexpected results, East Carolina beat North Carolina 41-19. The Pirates, who should be one of the worst teams in the FBS, knocked out Tar Heels, scoring 20 unanswered points and beating a second half for their first victory over a Power 5 team since September 2016. .

For the uninitiated in the current state of Tar Heel State Football, here are five reasons why North Carolina's loss to East Carolina was the worst:

1. The Pirates lost to North Carolina AT & T last week and some were not even surprised

East Carolina lost its first game of the season 28-23 against NC A & T last Sunday, in a game postponed one day because of the weather. ECU has never held a bigger lead than 17-7 in the second quarter in a game full of mistakes. The worst Pirate blunder was in the fourth quarter as they headed for the Aggies within one minute of the end of the game. The receiver, Deondre Farrier, went on the sideline, creating some confusion, and wide weight receiver LeRoy Henley went on the field but did not know where to line up. Mary Hail's pass from quarterback Reid Herring bounced off receiver Taj Dean's hands and was intercepted by a defender.

2. The UNC has lost its last two games against the ECU embarrassingly (70-41 and 55-31)

Saturday's meeting marked the first meeting of both schools since 2014. The 70 points achieved by ECU in Greenville that night were the two largest ever scored and the largest number that the UNC allowed. Since then offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley has been hired by Oklahoma, head coach Ruffin McNeill has been (somewhat controversially) replaced by Scottie Montgomery and the program had lost its relevance within the United States. # 39; AAC.

3. Larry Fedora's seat just widens

At the start of the 2018 regular season, Fedora had a 43-34 record in six seasons at the UNC, but these past few seasons have been tough and the appearance of Tar Heels' 2015 ACC title game has been felt ten years ago. The UNC finished 3-9 last year and 1-7 at ACC, beating only Pitt in conference and facing a series of injuries. If Fedora, who now has 0-2 against ECU, can not return the Tar Heels record this year, this match could be considered the point where the season has become uncontrollable.

4. Suspensions of the UNC

In August, the Tar Heels suspended 13 football players between one and four games after learning that the team had sold school-issued sneakers in exchange for $ 2,500. The number of players breaking the rules of the NCAA was so high that the UNC was allowed to spread its suspensions for the security of the active list. Quarterback Chazz Surratt, who had 1,342 yards and eight touchdowns, also participated in the suspensions during the first weeks of the season. Surratt was supposed to be competing for the starting quarterback spot in 2018, but junior Nathan Elliott performed the attack during the season's defeats against Cal and now at the ECU.

5. They allowed 41 points to a very bad offense

The ECU went from 3 to 9 last year, giving 56 points or more. six times, And has lost nine of its last 10 games in 2016. But the regression of the offensive after McNeill's departure was just as disappointing for the Pirates fans. Montgomery, formerly Duke's offensive coordinator, has seen the heat mount on his own seat considerably since the start of the 2017 season. He may not be completely helpless, but he definitely has company in Fedora.