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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 ...

NCAA College Football Signing Day Round-Up: ACC Coaches Edition

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Let's continue our whirlwind tour of the developments of College Football's arms race for recruits - better known as National Signing Day. SRI.com will continue to post interviews with coaches and players from around the country all week, so check back and hear from your school's coaches and soon-to-be stars ...

Butch Davis on Coaching Rumors

Friday, November 21st, 2008

North Carolina head football coach Butch Davis tries to quiet some of the swirling talk surrounding his name and the vacancies at high profile programs around the country. Davis has quickly turned the Tar Heels back into contenders in Chapel Hill, and considering the huge salary he's getting there, I'd ...