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Roy Williams, North Carolina Try to Put Last Year’s Debacle at Duke in the Past

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Roy Williams will never forget last year's trip to Duke. There's no doubt that he wishes that he could. After he and his North Carolina Tar Heels had found a string of success at Cameron Indoor, that all came crashing down in a big way when the Blue Devils blasted them ...

Butch Davis On NCAA Investigation: “It’s Like The Chinese Water Torture; Just One Drip At A Time”

Friday, September 24th, 2010

After resurrecting a program at the University of Miami that was in disarray with significant NCAA sanctions, an attitude and perception problem and some recent tragedy, Butch Davis now finds himself on the wrong side of a similar situation. Four weeks into the season, twelve players remain suspended or held ...

When Selling Your Jersey Goes Wrong

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Only in America can a collegiate athlete sell his own jersey and get suspended for it.  As is the case with UGA star wide receiver AJ Green, who violated an NCAA rule by selling his jersey for $1,000 to a memorabilia collector and was suspended the first four games of ...

UNC Football Is On the Verge of Something Great

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

When looking for surprise teams in 2010, North Carolina is going to stand out as they make a jump from being unranked to having a top-fifteen presence.  The upcoming fall will be the fourth season for head coach Butch Davis, the season that all true coaches are measured by their ...

Roy Williams: Are the expectations too high for UNC this season?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Roy Williams is coming off a national championship and his second in five years at his alma mater North Carolina.  After winning their second national title the Tar Heels find themselves in a similar situation to the year after their last title defense. Carolina has lost their top four players. After ...

Butch Davis: If We Stay Healthy, You’re Going To See Us Get Better Every Week

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

You know a coach is worried / lacking in confidence / knows the fate of his team when he makes a comment like, 'If we stay healthy...'  Butch Davis is strictly talking about one side of the ball when making that statement.  He realizes his defense will be strong with ...

Marvin Williams Discusses the Awesomeness of Tyler Hansbrah

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Marvin Williams is a pretty darn good basketball player. But there will always be a large asterisk next to his  name, most of times which is followed at some point by "*CHRIS FREAKING PAUL" because the Atlanta Hawks took him ahead of a guy who could end up being the greatest ...

Roy Williams Is Gonna ‘Enjoy The Crap Out Of This One’

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

After North Carolina got away with playing a poor game against Villanova, many people got the feeling they would come out and run the running Spartans in to the ground.  They did that and a whole lot more; I'm not sure why they even played this one.  All I know ...

Larry Brown Actually Does An Interesting Interview!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

As a huge Sixers and NBA fan, I've probably heard a minimum of 200 Larry Brown interviews and press conferences. About 99% of them are more boring than those English Jane Austen movies my wife likes to watch.  He so rarely says anything and he's so monotone that it's usually ...

Thank Goodness He’s Not In the Guitar Hero Video Too

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Seeing Bobby Knight, Coack K, Roy Williams, and Rick Pitino in their underwear  in a commercial was enough.  I'm glad we didn't have to see Dean Smith in this commercial too.  The legendary former Tar Heel coach of 37 years, 2 national titles, 11 Final Fours, and 879 wins (2nd ...