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"I Applaud Chancellor Thorp"

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 24, 2011 | The Commentators

There are a lot of us folks who applaud the Chancellor for putting institution above any sport. I am a season ticket holder and a twenty-five year Ram but I do not want to see Carolina become a football factory. Our b-ball...

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...

Re-Emphasizing Football

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 6, 2011 | Uncategorized

Maybe his timing shocked people and maybe he did not do it with the polish of a senior statesman (inadvertently committing a minor NCAA violation, himself), but it astounds me how Holden Thorp has become the villain in the...

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...

Seven Lessons from the Davis Firing

Posted by Staff | Aug 1, 2011 | Uncategorized

1. The internet and airwaves are filled with sports pundits and fans lambasting UNC for firing Butch Davis on the eve of the football season. But once it became apparent what key Davis hire John Blake was doing while a Tar...

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...

Davis Should Go — Now

Posted by Art Chansky | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized

UNC can still begin moving beyond its regrettable football scandal of the last year, regardless of its final fate from the NCAA. Ohio State has conveniently provided Carolina with the model it should use in order to separate a...

You Can Call Him Jones

Posted by Art Chansky | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized

A few things you may not know about the new radio Voice of the Tar Heels: His proper name is Monrovie Jones Angell, IV. That’s on par with Forest Orion Mixon, III, which is Mick’s official moniker, and a lot more eccentric than...

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