180 pages of the gift that keeps on giving
7/28/2011 3:12:39 AM
I've been saying for a while that the only reason they hadn't fired Butch was because he had dirt on the basketball team. Now I am hoping that is true. But, if he did have dirt on them, then I'll bet UNC was waiting until they could get the evidence to tie him directly to Blake, thus putting him in the SOS spotlight with a potential for jail time.and, as others have mentioned, one bad thing now is that he out of reach of the NCAA.
7/28/2011 3:17:25 AM
7/28/2011 3:42:34 AM
almost forgot, how insufferable is the "ADVERSITY" talk gonna be this year? I'm dreading it already
7/28/2011 3:45:01 AM
haha, ^^ i remember the track coach death conspiracy: good times on t-dub
7/28/2011 4:02:27 AM
I have a friend who's a sports writer at a local newpaper. I dared him to say something like this:"What will Butch Davis do next? He certainly won't be able to coach college football anytime soon. Hey, he mentioned at the ACC kickoff that he'd like to coach track. And it just so happens that unc has an opening for an assistant track coach." And just leave it at that and see if anyone connects the dots. He of course declined this dare. He's a smart guy. =) But how freakin cool would that be if someone like Marvin Austin threw this gas on the fire. lololololol Then we could jump that fire too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/28/2011 4:07:02 AM
I have a friend who's full of shit on the wolf web.]
7/28/2011 5:54:49 AM
Butch Davis Theme Songhttp://youtu.be/GH_StQ6KdW0
7/28/2011 6:46:06 AM
facebook again:
7/28/2011 7:10:57 AM
Heard on the way in to work this morning.I guess it's highly unlikely they were conducting a secret football coach search, so the only question remaining is why wait. Why not back in January?The theory I heard is that Thorp probably needed support from the BoT, which he didn't have until recently. I like to think that it's because they had some excellent recruits that they wanted to essentially dupe into being locked into a decision they wouldn't have made had they known Davis was going to be fired.\/ Yeah, on 99.9 this morning every other minute they were talking about "two seasons lost." This season obviously and their "National Championship dark horse" season. It's already annoying.[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 7:39 AM. Reason : -]
7/28/2011 7:23:19 AM
7/28/2011 7:33:37 AM
WRAL-TV will carry the news conference LIVE at 11 a.m. Watch it on WRALSportsFan.com or listen on 99.9 FM The Fan ESPN Radio or 620 AM The Buzz. The Fan and The Buzz will have live, local reaction and your comments all day Thursday.
7/28/2011 7:38:28 AM
7/28/2011 7:44:06 AM
Wow, this is amazing.I know a few people from UNC and they're not too upset about this. Frustrated, yeah, but not nearly on the scale of what we're hearing elsewhere. On the other hand, IC, Facebook and others are exploding with an angry flurry of posts. Why? Because of all the stupid inbred Carolina fans in this state. Wal-Mart Nation!
7/28/2011 7:45:19 AM
7/28/2011 8:27:12 AM
FULLBUYOUT
7/28/2011 8:33:10 AM
If only Butch Davis had someone to help him with Social Media networking.
7/28/2011 8:40:54 AM
7/28/2011 8:48:53 AM
Caller on 620 is cracking me up. "I always thought he'd get dismissed, but.... *long dramatic pause* whatever happened to respect? Respect for the man and the coach" ...more BS... "I've been a Cowboys fan for years...."Hahahaha, what a shit show. This is just a parade of Butch Davis apologists. I can't believe these fans are still supporting Butch so staunchly.
7/28/2011 8:58:29 AM
It really is fun to hear the butch support and anger at Holden Dick. This will only get juicier!!
7/28/2011 9:02:09 AM
I really hope that as Thorp is inundated with questions regarding Davis, he gets frustrated and repeatedly asserts that "he is not in our facility."
7/28/2011 9:07:47 AM
I find it hilarious that Curtis Media found a way to get Greg Barnes to basically take over all NC sports radio this morning, the obvious damage control from him and constant rants from disheartened unc fans on my radio this morning made me happy.
7/28/2011 9:21:30 AM
I dont get why all the UNC fans are so appalled by this move.They act like Butch was actually a great coach. he wasnt. he didnt even have a winning ACC record.my guess is that the MacAdoo paper had alot to do with it and that the BOT when presented with the whole story had no other way to go to save face than to fire him.They were probably surprised just how deep this thing goes. They had no other route.
7/28/2011 9:27:13 AM
Really want to call in pretending to be a Carolina bandwagoner who's been out of town for a few days and is excited about the upcoming season--
7/28/2011 9:27:34 AM
7/28/2011 9:31:11 AM
Do it ernie. You'll have my vote when the next sports talk mod position opens.
7/28/2011 9:31:58 AM
Ernie, I know it was the BOT that had the say so...but I believe and GUESS that the plagarism was one of their main points of reference. Its a black eye to the univ. and everyone that supported the paper before pp broke it as copied.looks like the Folwer Twitter is trying to say that he is Brakk.obviously a ploy but smart move, Pack pride will go crazy today.[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM. Reason : g]
7/28/2011 9:37:35 AM
7/28/2011 9:42:02 AM
Yeah, I don't think they'll be able to pull it together like they did last year.
7/28/2011 9:44:34 AM
someone that called into 99.9 yesterday () said that a player was recruited and asked about the situation and UNC coaches said something to the effect of "oh that will go away in a couple weeks"
7/28/2011 9:46:57 AM
^ I think that was K. Holts, I saw an article from a VT beat writer listing comments from UNC's recruiting class last year about how Butch would be there, things would be fine, etc etc
7/28/2011 9:48:55 AM
7/28/2011 9:53:39 AM
7/28/2011 10:53:15 AM
ABC 11 on tv right now
7/28/2011 10:59:06 AM
Thorp sucks at (looks down)public speaking
7/28/2011 10:59:40 AM
yeah, looks like he's standing in front of the class talking about his report on huckleberry finnlol he can only memorize 4 words at a time[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 11:01 AM. Reason : ]
7/28/2011 11:01:23 AM
lol, I didn't notice that until I read it...but now it's all I notice.
7/28/2011 11:02:20 AM
"How much will this cost?"He's even reading his headings
7/28/2011 11:02:32 AM
7/28/2011 11:02:33 AM
at least Baddour doesnt stare at the camera
7/28/2011 11:03:31 AM
Dickie B. choking up
7/28/2011 11:05:09 AM
baddour resigning
7/28/2011 11:05:12 AM
I missed the first 5 minutes. Who is this guy talking and whose letter is he reading?
7/28/2011 11:05:53 AM
BOOM!!!
7/28/2011 11:06:01 AM
the feed on wral is horrible
7/28/2011 11:06:39 AM
Dominoes are falling
7/28/2011 11:06:52 AM
I'm here to announce that I am planning on... turns page... resigning.
7/28/2011 11:07:12 AM
That was the least convincing podium pounding ever
7/28/2011 11:07:16 AM
See ya Dickie!
7/28/2011 11:07:18 AM
"Dickie"Is thorpe beating the podium while talking?
7/28/2011 11:07:59 AM