He embodies the worst of themselves and celebrates those aspects thereby making them feel better and more empowered. He subconsciously tells them "you don't need to be ashamed. Being incredibly flawed is a selling point, not a negative"
Love Mack Brown or hate him, he did not blindside Dick Baddour when he went to Texas. As a matter of fact, he basically gave us the opportunity to have him never even take the interview. It was Dickie who insisted that Mack should talk to them. Long time ago, but still an anecdote that drives...
This is just categorically untrue. Everywhere (and I mean quite literally everywhere) he has worked detests the guy and he always leaves under a cloud of "dont let the door hit ya". Players who have played under him and coaches who have worked with him are very vocal in their criticisms of him.
Because it is literally the same people. The Bellichick hire was always more of a political power play than a football hire for the folks that orchestrated it.
I imagine he means on IC. And if so, it should be "IC football board folks doing what IC football board folks do". I would not characterize a lot of those folks as actual UNC fans in the sense of supporting the university.
Also illustrates why I dont understand the concept of paying high school kids big money. 75%+ of the kids in this year's class will never play meaningful snaps for carolina.
The affair isnt my concern with Petrino. The man is nearly universally disliked and viewed in a very negative light by everyone who has worked with him. That's my concern.
The excuses will be there.
By the way, hiring Petrino should tell you absolutely everything about our morality regarding rules, decorum, etc as compared to those other schools that you presume cheat while thinking we do not.
There are indeed people with a soul who work in Chapel Hill but...