Caulton Tudor doesn’t like the way that Butch Davis handled his contract extension. In fact, friends in Chapel Hill have told SFN that Davis has burned up a lot of good will in the process. Tudor is pretty critical of Chief Butch as evidenced by the following quote: extension and raise are an absurd development for a guy with a 3-8 record“.
We particularly like Tudor’s conclusions that Davis’ behavior will be an impediment on the local recruiting trail. In fact, NC State’s Tom O’Brien is actually the ONLY local coach who does/will NOT face lingering questions regarding his tenure at his school. Check out this link for mentions regarding both Jim Grobe and Skip Holtz.
WRAL has chimed in with their perspective regarding ‘rasied expectations’ in Chapel Hill.
But the news about Davis on Tuesday should be read with two points of apprehension.
First, throwing money at a football coach doesn’t guarantee wins, as the University of Alabama is finding out. North Carolina poured funding into facilities when Brown was there, but the program unraveled after he left.
Shouldn’t the wins come first and the money second?
Also, one gets the uneasy feeling that the demands from Davis aren’t going to end.
He wanted a huge contract to come to UNC, and got it.
He wanted big salaries for his assistants, and got them.
He wanted a platform to stand on, and got it.
He wants Kenan Stadium expanded, and he’ll get it.
Now he has a raise.
And the time for Davis to deliver is quickly arriving.
If he doesn’t, UNC fans will believe they paid for a Mercedes – and wound up with a Chevy Malibu.
