Mike Krzyzewski’s final season has played out mostly as expected. The 42-year Duke men’s basketball head coach has collected his flowers at stops across the country as the Blue Devils once again churn toward an NCAA Tournament where they have legitimate Final Four hopes. The one visible wrinkle came when Coach K, in his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, lost his home finale to rival North Carolina in a surprising 13-point loss.
That, apparently, wasn’t the only thing UNC did to annoy Duke this year.
Per ESPN’s Wright Thompson, staffers and players may not have been happy the Tar Heels didn’t roll out the red carpet for the coach that’s been the biggest thorn in their side for more than four decades: