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Eras of Imperfection

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized

As Bubba Cunningham takes over and goes about the process of producing a winning football program we can all be proud of, it brings to mind past UNC coaching regimes and blips along the way that occurred in all of them. The...

Thorp and Bubba

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized

On a long weekend that brought together the past, present and future of Carolina Athletics, one could surmise that it was the shining moment for UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp. Under incredible scrutiny and pressure since he was...

Roy's New Digs

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 22, 2011 | Uncategorized

Roy Williams’ “lamp story” best illuminates how much in need the UNC basketball offices were of expanding and upgrading. “When we moved into the Smith Center,” Williams said of his days as an assistant in 1986, “I carried a...

Deems May reply to Dr. Harmon

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 18, 2011 | The Commentators

Dear Dr. Harmon, Your August 12 opinion published by Chapelboro.com in response to my feelings of Coach Davis’ firing, indicated that my letter “could not have hit further from the intended mark.” I must respectfully disagree by...

"Carolina Firsters"?

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 15, 2011 | Uncategorized

This notion of “Football First” or “Basketball First” fans at Carolina amuses me. Having graduated from UNC and been around for four decades, I am hard-pressed to think of a Carolina alumnus or rabid fan who roots passionately...

A Letter to Deems May

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 12, 2011 | The Commentators

Dear Deems, Your August 01 letter published by InsideCarolina.com could not have been further from the intended mark. The subject should have been the University of North Carolina, but it was Deems May. Your letter included...

Thorp and the Football Coach

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 3, 2011 | The Commentators

Prior to last Wednesday evening, I was one among a group of friends who had struggled, deeply troubled with the drumbeat of news about the UNC football program. It was not about the gridiron prospects of the coming season, but...

A Way Out

Posted by Art Chansky | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

You remember the classic Kevin Costner movie in which he seemingly had No Way Out of his pickle as a double secret agent? Carolina avoided that dilemma in the first phase of a path to restore its reputation and integrity. It...

DEAN SMITH'S SECRET FOR INT'L SUCCESS STILL WORKS

Posted by Staff | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

When it comes to winning international team sport competitions, Dean Smith unveiled the secret 35 years ago: Tarheels, lots of Tarheels. It is a strategy for success I wish the US Women’s National Soccer Team — with...

Great Expectations at the Dean Dome

Posted by Jan Bolick | Jun 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

Most Carolina basketball fans have great expectations each time they enter the Dean Dome, but most probably don’t know that expectations were high long before hoops and basketballs came near the place.On the very first day...

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