We wanted to make sure that you good folks knew about the newest developments on PJ Hairston’s excellent adventure to Durham and had a place to voice your thoughts on the matter. You can refresh a little by reading this quick piece… UNC’s top scorer P.J. Hairston charged with possession of marijuana (USAToday.com) According to [...]
Quotes of Note
“The Carolina Way” = “an academic scandal that could be the worst the NCAA has ever seen”
Matt Hayes of The Sporting News has always been one of my favorite national writers and I have historically ascribed more value to his views and commentary than to the average sports writer. Well, today, Hayes just catapulted himself into the stratosphere of the “Mount Rushmore” of the national media. In this MUST SEE 3 [...]
As North Carolina academic scandal deepens, all eyes on Mark Emmert
So while Mr. Big Stick thumped his chest about Penn State—before and after delivering the sanctions—we haven’t heard squat from him about what will become the worst infractions case in the history of college sports. And that was before the latest mind-numbing details released Monday by the News & Observer: the gross case of academic [...]
Quote of the Day
Color me so friggin confused that I don’t know which way is up when I read the following statement from this article. “But the challenge of coaching Maryland and competing in the ACC, against such powerhouses as Duke and North Carolina, was too hard to resist.” What the *#$!
Quote of the Day; TOB coaching tree 25% of ACC
"Win championships. That’s my job," – Al Golden, University of Miami new Head Football Coach. (Link) We just like to memorialize some things. I liked his directness and lack of fear of expectations. (As of 9pm on Monday night) I haven’t seen much discussion out there about Al Golden and Tom O’Brien’s relationship. Golden coached [...]
Thorp: Davis’ status “not a fair question,” and “plan right now” is for Davis to remain!
As you can read about here, today UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp gave some very interesting answers to questions about Butch Davis’ job status. Asked, prior to a meeting with UNC’s faculty, if he could definitively say that Davis would remain as the football coach, Thorp began his response by saying it wasn’t a fair question. [...]
The Lee Fowler Era: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 3 (The Ugly)
Now that June 30, 2010 has come and gone, North Carolina State has officially parted ways with its athletic director of the past 10 years, Lee Fowler. The past 10 years have been wrought with many more downs than ups, but we want to take some time to look back at the entire Lee Fowler [...]
The Lee Fowler Era: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 2 (The Bad)
Now that June 30, 2010 has come and gone, North Carolina State has officially parted ways with its athletic director of the past 10 years, Lee Fowler. The past 10 years have been wrought with many more downs than ups, but we want to take some time to look back at the entire Lee Fowler [...]
Quote of the Day: Coach Kellie Harper
“This is a great university. I didn’t realize how good it was until I got here.” – NC State Women’s Basketball Coach, Kellie Harper Link to Ken Tysiac’s blog entry
BMOC: The man who doesn’t make excuses
(Wake Forest Athletics Director Ron) Wellman will soon complete his 17th year as the director of athletics at Wake Forest University. The university’s teams have flourished under him, winning conference and national championships while generally exceeding expectations for the smallest school in the Atlantic Coast Conference and one of the smallest to play major-college football. [...]