Tag Archive | "Butch Davis"

Timeline of Carolina Circling the Drain (Tuesday Update)

Monday, August 30, 2010

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[UPDATE 08/31/2010, 10:55AM: Thanks to Clarksa for the following visual.] We’ve heard a lot in the past few days about Carolina’s agent-gate, their excuses, and their hintings at a loss of institutional control.  At this juncture, I think it’s great for State fans to relish in the circling-of-the-drain that the Tar Heels are experiencing.  At [...]

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Carolina’s Own BobLee: “Did Carolina Marry a Stripper?”

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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In an absolutely fantastic analogy and put in a way that only BobLee can, his August 19 column hits the nail square on the head. I love this so much because it’s not coming from an excitable State fan or a joyous Duke fan, it’s coming from the tried and true and the bluest of [...]

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How Did The Elite UNC Players End Up With The Same Tutor?

Friday, August 27, 2010

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I was texting some of these types of questions with some friends last night. Was wondering why nobody was asking how this particular person – Butch Davis’ personal employee – just happened to get assigned to (these particular) football players. Great post from Steve Williams at PackPride. How did all of the elite athletes end [...]

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UNC Press Conference: Common Sense and Institutional Control

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Never have I heard a group of individuals sound so dejected and distant.  Then again, I guess there is a lot of distance to be gained from the heights UNC has fallen since the beginnings of the agent-gate investigation.  Chancellor Thorp, Athletic Director Baddour, and Head Football Coach Butch Davis gave a press conference today [...]

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TOB vs CMFBD

Thursday, August 19, 2010

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Joe Giglio has been hard at work compiling a ‘by the numbers’ analysis comparing NC State’s Tom O’Brien with UNC’s Chief *# Butch Davis.  The two points I can make for Coach O’Brien are: (1) I am very glad he gets to play Carolina every year! (2) Is there something we can do to get [...]

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Baddour & Butch hold presser, confirm Blake involved in NCAA investigation [2:40pm Update]

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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Question: If a press conference is held where nothing is said…has a press conference really been held at all? I don’t have a lot of time today so I can’t have my normal commentary right now. But, on the heels of this absolutely fantastic discussion, the ‘leadership’ at UNC-CH broke their public silence and held [...]

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HS FBall Recruit: Butch Davis admits improper benefits to players in ‘agent-gate’? [Sunday update]

Saturday, July 24, 2010

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We’ve got ‘breaking news’ out of Virginia tonight where high school football player and UNC-CH commitment, Tim Scott, says that North Carolina Head Football Coach Butch Davis told him that the current NCAA investigation will not impact UNC’s future bowl eligibility…as well as a whole lot more. Hat tip to WRAL: UNC recruit says Davis [...]

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Butch Davis (not) Commenting Live

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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Link to video/audio. The Pigskin Preview is just starting. ABC had their cameras on Butch Davis prior to the event started with live microphones. Butch spoke for several moments about the current controversy going on at UNC.

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Decock: Its time for UNC coach Davis to end his silence

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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In light of today’s bombshell, Luke Decock penned a timely piece imploring Butch Davis to end his silence over the ongoing NCAA investigation into UNC football player’ relationships with agents. But South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has spoken freely about the NCAA’s inquiries into tight end Weslye Saunders, the son of News & Observer metro [...]

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FEB ’10: Black Santa accused by recruit of illegal payments in Chapel Hill

Thursday, July 15, 2010

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In the wake of major news that the NCAA is currently investigating the University of North Carolina’s football program, we thought it would be an appropriate time to highlight a major thread from our message boards from February of this year. (And, also promote this as a reason why we ask you to bookmark our [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: NCAA INVESTIGATING UNC FOOTBALL

Thursday, July 15, 2010

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Obviously, much much more to come on this breaking story: UNC is under NCAA investigation for its football program.  While not much regarding the substance of this investigation has yet come to light, for some time, murmurs have surrounded the Carolina football program and the practices of some of its coaches. Apparently, these are not [...]

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Butch Davis’ program is “nowhere” in year three

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Butch Davis’ program is “nowhere” in year three

Don’t take my word for it. Listen to one of UNC’s resident motor-mouths, Marvin Austin. In preparation for today’s game, the Charlotte Observer reminded the world how the North Carolina football program is not yet considered ‘elite’ despite two straight seasons of Meineke Car Care Bowl appearances after winning a whopping 66% of their regular [...]

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ESPN Insider: Is Butch Davis on Notre Dame’s list? (Updated 4:45pm)

Monday, November 30, 2009

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We are taking the entire quote from ESPN Insider Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune first included UNC coach Butch Davis on his list of possible successors to Charlie Weis eight days ago, and Davis is still on the Trib’s updated list today — as one of the “favorites,” no less, behind Brian Kelly, Bob [...]

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NC State 28, UNC 27 (Updated at 9:45am)

Saturday, November 28, 2009

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With 16 scholarship players out and two more defensive starters hurt during the game, the Wolfpack looked like longer shots than the oddsmakers’ mere touchdown. – WSJ.com ESPN2′s Todd McShay and Robert Smith had nice things to say about the Wolfpack and the win in their post-game comments…and, I appreciate them focusing on the winners [...]

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Pack doesn’t lose! while conference season develops

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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Pack doesn’t lose! while conference season develops

FINALLY!! I Saturday of football passed without NC State losing a game and without one of our opponents winning ACC Player of the Week honors! Great work by Mike Archer for holding the Idle Byes to a big goose egg on the scoreboard. Speaking of the conference, we’ve got some really interesting items for you… [...]

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Don’t touch the Chief…

Thursday, October 1, 2009

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Don’t touch the Chief…

This came to me on an email earlier today, and I see that it’s being discussed elsewhere. For any of you who don’t frequent other sites, I didn’t want you to miss out on this gem. Check the 26 second mark of the video. Woody has that typical Tar Heel trait that they just assume [...]

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INJURIES IN CHAPEL HILL – THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM NO MORE

Saturday, September 19, 2009

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INJURIES IN CHAPEL HILL – THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM NO MORE

A few weeks ago we discussed UNC Football’s sudden and previously unexplained bout with Stunted Growth Syndrome. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, please take time to do so. The links are summarized, but the meat of the stories linked are quite informative beyond the blurbs. Essentially for the last three years [...]

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Duke has Pig Flu – UNC has “Stunted Growth Syndrome”

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Duke has Pig Flu – UNC has “Stunted Growth Syndrome”

Duke football is dealing with a near-epidemic case of Swine Flu, and to date there isn’t much you can do to avoid a random H1N1 attack. You could obviously help your odds a bit by wearing a mask to work, confining yourself to a bubble, and/or canceling your vacation to that third-world-country paradise resort. But [...]

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Butch Davis No-Shows Shrine Bowl – Practicing for Sun Bowl halftime or taking a math class?

Saturday, December 20, 2008

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One of the traditions of the annual Shrine Bowl in Charlotte are speeches from the states’ major college coaches.  Yesterday, Tom O’Brien, Steve Spurrier, Dabo Sweeny, and David Cutcliffe were on-hand to give their remarks — but due to the weather, UNC’s Butch Davis missed his turn at the mike. Thanks to an insider tip, [...]

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Is UNC About To Fire Up Its Football Waiver Wire? (updated 12/16)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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[Note: if you haven't read the 2nd update, please take the time to do so.] The News and Observer has finally noticed that UNC football’s scholarship count and recruiting numbers don’t add up: The Tar Heels will lose 12 scholarship seniors after they complete the 2008 season vs. West Virginia at the Meineke Bowl on [...]

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