Art Chansky's Notebook

Good Chemistry, At Last

Posted by Art Chansky | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized

Even as Larry Fedora injects a youthful, wide-eyed energy into Carolina Football not seen here since Mack Brown, the Butch backers and Holden haters continue to view the glass as more than half empty. I ran into such a group...

The Bowl 'System'

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

Many viewers who watched Carolina’s dismal loss to Missouri in the Independence Bowl Monday night – an apt ending to the ugly Butch Davis era – wondered why the Tar Heels even agreed to go to Shreveport, Louisiana, over...

A 'Subtle' Case

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

On the surface, Ohio State’s NCAA sanctions in football do not bode well for Carolina’s forthcoming verdict. In almost every case, the NCAA extended the Buckeyes’ self-imposed penalties, adding four lost scholarships to the five...

Chapel Hill Saturday

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

For me, Saturday was a bright blue reminder of why we’re so lucky to live in Chapel Hill. Compared to other places, it’s just so easy and friendly. Went out to get the paper and on the way in I saw my right rear tire was almost...

Blue Skies Ahead

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized

It still may not seem so to the knuckleheads who hate Holden Thorp, but the Chancellor had a plan that he could finally hatch last July 26, when he decided that Butch Davis and the embarrassment his football program cost UNC had...

The Weekend Watch

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized

If you’re a devout Tar Heel and ACC sports fan, who did not succumb to the Saturday sunshine, it turned out to be a helluva weekend watch, beginning with the Carolina-Kentucky tip at high noon and ending with Russell Wilson...

On The Road Again (Updated)

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

LAS VEGAS – They came from Idaho, South Dakota, New Mexico and across the deserts of Nevada, all decked out in Carolina blue hats, shirts and fine wear. It’s a phenomenon with Tar Heel basketball, wherever the team plays and...

Rating Dean The Best

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 20, 2011 | Uncategorized

I did not mind the well-deserved accolades for Mike Krzyzewski after he set the new victory record for Division 1 basketball coaches. What gave me a slow burn is how Dean Smith was left outside the three-point line by certain...

A 'Classic' Beginning

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 13, 2011 | Uncategorized

When the ACC expanded to 11 and then 12 schools a few years ago, the new members were worried about UNC and Duke running away from the pack in basketball. So they asked to be treated equally in every tangible way, and from that...

Hurry, Bubba, Hurry

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized

Bubba Cunningham can’t come too soon. And he might bring along a pith hat, small wooden chair and bull whip. Frankly, he’s walking into a bit of a zoo. We’ve already fired a football coach and faced the judge and jury on nine...

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