Recent content by Peppers49

I was trying to be diplomatic but yeah I agree with this, I’ve never thought the Smith Center itself was some amazing cathedral of basketball. Went to as many games there as I could while I was at UNC, saw some incredible moments, but the times I’ve been back over the years since I graduated...

If I could wave a magic wand we would copy Virginia and have a ~15-18K seat arena on or directly adjacent to campus with an intimate build that gives the students the best seats to create a tough home court environment. Since that isn’t a realistic option, I’d rather take a swing building a...

Went to Kauai a few years ago and it’s one of my favorite places I’ve ever visited. To your point I know this isn’t the best time of year for it but it would be a shame to go there and not see the Na’pali coast via a boat tour, if hiking is totally out of the question (it’s a strenuous hike)...

I can’t say I’m a Lee Roberts fan myself so understand the skepticism there. The alums wanting their voice heard and (probably) favoring keeping the Dean Dome makes sense considering that’s where they played/coached. Personally I’m not convinced that’s the best decision for the program.

Dredging this up because it sounds like the PTB are looking at options for a new arena or Dean Dome renovation and the Carolina North arena site is getting the most support. This is a stuck between rock and a hard place conundrum to me. Hate to say it but I think the Dean Dome is very outdated...

I wouldn’t hate the ODU OC. Given the circumstances I think they have to take a bigger swing than that though. Kotelnicki feels like the best mix of a safe hire with proven experience calling good offenses at the power conference level that also fits with Belichick stylistically. Chip Kelly...

I’m in my late 30s. Wife and I are on the right track with retirement savings but specific plans beyond that just aren’t even on the radar right now. I’m a little envious reading this thread on another boring Monday morning of work lol. My parents are in their late 60s, both recently retired in...

Yeah that’s pretty much my take on Cadeau as well. It just wasn’t going to work out for him at UNC for whatever reason and it was for the best for both sides that he move on, but I still really liked his game and hate that he didn’t pan out. Unfortunate situation with Lubin leaving...

Yeah honestly as a program I think we have benefitted from the new transfer portal rules far more than we’ve been hurt by it all things considered. For this season specifically I can’t help but feel like we lost one too many players. Cadeau, J Wash and Lubin all had their flaws and you can...

The best thing I can say about the defense is that they righted the ship for a stretch in the middle of the season after the Clemson when most of us assumed they would just roll over. At times it looked noticeably better than what we were used to under Mack based on the eye test and I can...

I agree that the focus should be more on the basics let net yards gained/allowed on kicks/punter and you shouldn’t wring your hands over giving up an unexpected onside kick or roughing the kicker/punter every now and then. Those can still be back breaking plays that lose games though, and I...

I’m usually a little wary of punting stats because it can be so situational, but this sounds about right. He just didn’t look very good this season. We also had below average punt and kick return numbers. Ultimately though Priefer’s undoing was all of the other gaffes. Multiple blocked kicks...

Cool man.

Honestly it’s as simple as that. ND can play easier schedules if they’re really bent on staying independent, but that means the margin for error is smaller. Can’t go 10-2 with the 2 Ls being your marquee matchups and expect to get the benefit of the doubt.

I used to drive 30 minutes in the morning and an hour+ home in awful traffic 5 days a week just to sit at a cubicle and do the same shit I can do from my home office. Never fully realized how soul crushing that was until Covid happened and I went fully remote. I would be open to a hybrid role...