Butch Davis out at UNC....

Butch Davis out at UNC....#351022

By back2back - July 27th, 2011, 6:48 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 6:48 pm #351022

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football;_ ... GQ2DE5nYcB

WOW

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351023

By bravo269er - July 27th, 2011, 6:58 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 6:58 pm #351023

I'm not shocked that he got fired, but I'm just surprised at the timing. A month before the season, and no new evidence has come out. So, why wait a year to fire him?

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351026

By 4everfsu - July 27th, 2011, 7:32 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 7:32 pm #351026

There was talk on the unc rival board, that his phone records are not readily available to the public like they said they would be. Not sure if that is true or not. But I expected him to be fired but I would have thought they would have done it at the end of the season. UNC shot itself in the foot.

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351031

By Kolzilla41 - July 27th, 2011, 8:21 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 8:21 pm #351031

Also not surprised this happened. It's going to be interesting what the fallout for the season will be.

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351047

By ATrain - July 28th, 2011, 7:10 am

- July 28th, 2011, 7:10 am #351047

Apparently there may also be more heads on the chopping block at UNC. The timing could not have been much worse for the football team however.

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351051

By jcmanson - July 28th, 2011, 9:02 am

- July 28th, 2011, 9:02 am #351051

My first thought - "I wish we were playing UNC rather than NCState"

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351056

By 4everfsu - July 28th, 2011, 9:33 am

- July 28th, 2011, 9:33 am #351056

It will be interesting to see who UNC will interview for future football HC. Some on the UNC rivals talk about high profile coaches like Tressel or Rodriquez, etc. I don't see UNC bringing in HC with any baggage since they said they let Davis go to save their academic reputation.
With that said they bloggers think they will go with a HC from a small school or conference with a clean record. My first thought was Coach Rocco.

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351060

By BJWilliams - July 28th, 2011, 10:26 am

- July 28th, 2011, 10:26 am #351060

Oh great...now all the panic buttons will be coming back out...

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351065

By ATrain - July 28th, 2011, 12:00 pm

- July 28th, 2011, 12:00 pm #351065

My sources were right, Dick Baddour is "stepping down" as AD:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... c-director

4:28:2009-RIP Jeff Taylor

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351067

By SuperJon - July 28th, 2011, 12:05 pm

- July 28th, 2011, 12:05 pm #351067

It's been known for years that he would probably be retiring after this year. That's nothing new to Carolina fans and isn't because of this investigation.

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351068

By ATrain - July 28th, 2011, 12:10 pm

- July 28th, 2011, 12:10 pm #351068

BJWilliams wrote:Oh great...now all the panic buttons will be coming back out...

Rocco's name isn't on this list, you can relax:

http://www.athlonsports.com/college-foo ... olina-2012

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351077

By 4everfsu - July 28th, 2011, 1:51 pm

- July 28th, 2011, 1:51 pm #351077

I am thinking more of after our season Rocco could be on a list of candidates for UNC

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
Ben Franklin

Lynchburg Baptist College class of 1975

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351136

By Sly Fox - July 29th, 2011, 12:44 am

- July 29th, 2011, 12:44 am #351136

Come on, guys. UNC knew it was rolling the dice with a guy of dubious repute when they hired Davis. Now that the revelations are coming on a regular basis this isn't much of a surprise at all.

I highly doubt UNC hires a permanent coach until January.

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351147

By 4everfsu - July 29th, 2011, 7:03 am

- July 29th, 2011, 7:03 am #351147

Until then they have this guy...

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/0 ... tball.html

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
Ben Franklin

Lynchburg Baptist College class of 1975

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351160

By adam42381 - July 29th, 2011, 10:08 am

- July 29th, 2011, 10:08 am #351160

Sly Fox wrote:Come on, guys. UNC knew it was rolling the dice with a guy of dubious repute when they hired Davis. Now that the revelations are coming on a regular basis this isn't much of a surprise at all.

I highly doubt UNC hires a permanent coach until January.

As a Tar Heels fan, I agree with everything you said. They knew what they were getting with Davis and were willing to take the risk. It obviously didn't work out and has cost the program years of progress. Hopefully they can get somebody who is a character guy when they finally get around to hiring a replacement.

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Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#351253

By Sly Fox - July 30th, 2011, 1:23 am

- July 30th, 2011, 1:23 am #351253

I always liked Withers when I used to interview in Austin. The players loved him. It sucks he'll be given his opportunity under these circumstances.

Re: Butch Davis out at UNC....#367964

By grm - November 30th, 2011, 11:43 am

- November 30th, 2011, 11:43 am #367964

(A.D.'s feel the heat on this stuff as well)

Now, from Long Beach Press Telegram writer Vincent Bonsignore, (Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011) regarding UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero and his next hire:

"The next one is on you, Dan Guerrero, so make it count."
"You've done a lot of fabulous things as athletic director at UCLA, but to say you've failed miserably on your football coaching hires would be an understatement."

"I'm not really sure how many athletic directors survive two critical mistakes on a decision of this magnitude, but it's safe to say you probably won't be around to get a fourth chance if this one doesn't do the trick."

"Only if this one fails, UCLA will be looking to hire an athletic director in addition to a new football coach three or four years from now. So this one is on you, Dan."