Art Chansky's Notebook

Thorp's True Legacy

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized

For a change, Holden Thorp made a decision that left everyone happy. His detractors who grew since the firing of Butch Davis 14 months ago are happy, and some may be demented enough to think that score has been settled. ...

'Go, Romar, Go!'

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 16, 2012 | Art's Angle

Let’s discuss what happened in the first half Saturday at the Papa John’s Pizza Palace in Louisville. Either the Tar Heels were still hung over from their disappointing loss last week at Wake Forest (which by the way got waxed...

The Irish: Nowhere Else To Go

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 14, 2012 | Art's Angle

Sure, it is a boon for the ACC to add fabled Notre Dame as its 15th school, but let’s look beyond the lore of Touchdown Jesus to the reality of the situation. Notre Dame, at least for now, will not be a football member of the...

What Was He Thinking?

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

When Matt Kupec played football for Carolina, he was one of the smartest quarterbacks ever to wear the Tar Heel uniform. In the final minute of the last regular-season game in his true freshman year, he perfectly executed the...

Heartbreak Heels

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 9, 2012 | Art's Angle

Larry Fedora got his first taste of the ACC, playing on Tobacco Road and, unfortunately, the culture that has dogged Carolina football for a long time. It may take him three cans of Red Bull to help him swallow all of it. ...

'Fast' Larry Fedora

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 6, 2012 | Uncategorized

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...

A Stunning Start

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 2, 2012 | Art's Angle

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...

The Blue 'War' Zone

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized

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....

King Of Coaches

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized

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,...

Dirt Bags We Know

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized

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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