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Art Chansky

'Fast' Larry Fedora

Posted by | Sep 6, 2012 |

Retired Southern Mississippi Athletic Director Richard Giannini knew he would have a hard time retaining his own football coach, Larry Fedora, late in his breakthrough season with the Golden Eagles. So when they talked about...

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A Stunning Start

Posted by | Sep 2, 2012 |

The cloud of controversy hovering over Carolina Football gave way to bright blue skies Saturday, as the Tar Heels kicked off the Larry Fedora era with an air of excitement and energy that could only have come from the new head...

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The Blue 'War' Zone

Posted by | Aug 30, 2012 |

When UNC football lurched into trouble with the NCAA in the summer of 2010, and the probability increased of probation and that head coach Butch Davis might actually get fired, a slow panic began to grow among alumni and fans....

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King Of Coaches

Posted by | Aug 21, 2012 |

The “K” in Mike Krzyzewski‘s nickname could also stand for “King.”   The Duke basketball coach has climbed to the top of his own personal and professional mountain as the highest-paid employee at his university and,...

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Dirt Bags We Know

Posted by | Aug 16, 2012 |

Gregg Doyel first got my attention when he was a punk sports writer for the Charlotte Observer, obviously trying to make a name for himself. At the time, he wrote a story claiming the problems surrounding UNC’s basketball...

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Kupchak's Living Legacy

Posted by | Aug 10, 2012 |

Of all the quality kids who have come through the Carolina Basketball program over the last half century, none was any more real than Mitch Kupchak, the Tar Heels’ star center and ACC Player of the Year in 1976.   Kupchak faked...

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The 'New Way'

Posted by | Jul 31, 2012 |

While other athletic departments put Band-Aids on the ills of big-time college sports and some coaches and administrators may be sitting on secrets in the wake of the Penn State scandal, UNC finds itself with a golden...

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Shut Up And Teach

Posted by | Jul 20, 2012 |

A few years ago, Dick Baddour returned from a national faculty meeting where he received widespread praise from other schools for how much the UNC faculty loved the affable Carolina athletic director.   Some of those other...

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Same Old, Same Old

Posted by | Jul 13, 2012 |

The 208-page report released by UNC this week pertaining to the football scandal revealed few new facts and fewer names – thanks to heavy redaction in almost every document. What it did underscore was the gross lack of oversight...

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The Pros and Cons

Posted by | Jun 27, 2012 |

What was Larry Fedora thinking when he agreed to give one of his “preferred” walk-on slots in the UNC football program to Drew Davis? • Maybe he actually needed another quarterback, since the Tar Heels had only four on their...

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