Butch Davis out at unc? Yup, he's been fired!

[OZZIE4DUKE]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/9917515/

Could be! So says the teaser on WRAL. More details on the 6:00 news.

[CameronBornAndBred]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/9917515/

Could be! So says the teaser on WRAL. More details on the 6:00 news.

I seriously doubt it. They've toed the "we are standing by our man" line for so long, it would make no sense to pull the trigger now, right before the season starts. My guess is they'll come out of their closed meeting with the same old "Butch is our guy".

[CameronBornAndBred]

Well I guess I'm wrong.
This was posted by Greg Barnes on IC.

Posted: Today 4:39 PM

BUTCH DAVIS FIRED PER SOURCE

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** A source has confirmed to IC that Butch Davis has been fired and the players have been notified of the decision.

A UNC official would not confirm or deny the rumor that Butch Davis has been fired as UNC's head football coach, but did provide the following statement:

"The chancellor met with the Board of Trustees today to discuss the future of the football program."


MORE INFO BEING ADDED HERE:
northcarolina.scout.com/2/1089825.html
Last edited Today 5:42 PM by ICAdmin

[OZZIE4DUKE]

I can only question the timing and why they waited until now, rather than doing it earlier. And since they didn't, I am just surprised they acted now and not after sanctions were issued. Perhaps they are trying to minimize those when they come down from the NCAA.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I can only question the timing and why they waited until now, rather than doing it earlier. And since they didn't, I am just surprised they acted now and not after sanctions were issued. Perhaps they are trying to minimize those when they come down from the NCAA.

I think too little too late. I think they may be fucked either way. Remember, BD wasn't even named in the accusations.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Here's a link to the (gulp) carolina statement. Probably the only time I will ever link to a carolina web site. Historic, to say the least ;)

http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-fo ... 11aad.html

[DukePA]

Na, na . . na . . na! Na, na . . na . . na! Hey, hey . . hey! Goo-od Bye! or more appropriately,
Ahhhhhhh . . . SEE Ya!!!!
GTHc! GTH!!!!

[lawgrad91]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

[devildeac]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

Carl Franks and Ted Roof might be available. Jim Tressel, too.

[lawgrad91]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

Carl Franks and Ted Roof might be available. Jim Tressel, too.

Ted Roof has a job with a school with REAL academic and athletic integrity, Auburn.

Oh, wait a minute....

[devildeac]

Guess the unc board of trustees finally watched this:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/748a03 ... estigation

[CathyCA]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Very Duke Blue]

I wonder if the board of trustees will want the president and the athletic director gone? Makes sense to me. After all they don't appear to have good judgement or ethics.

[Lavabe]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

Carl Franks and Ted Roof might be available. Jim Tressel, too.

If you suggest Tressel, I sugget also look at Mike Leach. ;)
Umm, does Cowher have any interest?
Or maybe they'd like one last year with Dick Crum? ;)


Most likely, someone from the current staff will probably be given an interim head coach title for this year.
The other thing to watch is how many athletes will want to transfer.

[lawgrad91]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/9917515/

Could be! So says the teaser on WRAL. More details on the 6:00 news.

I love the embedded ad regarding unc football tickets, with ticket packages "on sale now."

Yeah, I bet they are on sale.

[devildeac]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

Carl Franks and Ted Roof might be available. Jim Tressel, too.

If you suggest Tressel, I sugget also look at Mike Leach. ;)
Umm, does Cowher have any interest?
Or maybe they'd like one last year with Dick Crum? ;)


Most likely, someone from the current staff will probably be given an interim head coach title for this year.
The other thing to watch is how many athletes will want to transfer.

The transfer question is interesting as I'd bet most (all?) of their 20-25 recruits have enrolled already so they are screwed. If they transfer, they sit out a year unless they can petition the ncaa for some sort of waiver due to extenuating circumstances and that would certainly have to be their own stupidity for choosing unc in the 1st place and then, deciding to go to a school in as much potential trouble as the 'holes could/will be. Schadenfreude at its best.

[CameronBornAndBred]

There are two reactions to North Carolina's firing of Butch Davis on Wednesday.
It's about time.

But it's also about timing.
And the timing makes a whole lot less sense than the termination itself.
This could have and should have happened much earlier. North Carolina had a dozen compelling and reasonable occasions in its miserable, scandal-scarred past year to fire Davis, and it declined to do so. A partial list of opportunities:

The "partial list" is not a short one. http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... -dismissed

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Count me in the "didn't expect this to happen" camp.

I agree with Ozzie that this is an exercise in mitigation. I hope it's a futile one.

So now who's going to be their coach?

Carl Franks and Ted Roof might be available. Jim Tressel, too.
If you suggest Tressel, I sugget also look at Mike Leach. ;)
Umm, does Cowher have any interest?
Or maybe they'd like one last year with Dick Crum? ;)


Most likely, someone from the current staff will probably be given an interim head coach title for this year.
The other thing to watch is how many athletes will want to transfer.

The transfer question is interesting as I'd bet most (all?) of their 20-25 recruits have enrolled already so they are screwed. If they transfer, they sit out a year unless they can petition the ncaa for some sort of waiver due to extenuating circumstances and that would certainly have to be their own stupidity for choosing unc in the 1st place and then, deciding to go to a school in as much potential trouble as the 'holes could/will be. Schadenfreude at its best.

Most of the incoming players would redshirt this year anyway, so sitting it out as a transfer would be very similar.

[devildeac]

Headline of the sports section in the Raleigh N&O this AM:

"Tarheel football team to spend a season in purgatory"




Don't know why that's newsworthy. We've been telling them they can GO TO HELL for decades now.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Headline of the sports section in the Raleigh N&O this AM:

"Tarheel football team to spend a season in purgatory"




Don't know why that's newsworthy. We've been telling them they can GO TO HELL for decades now.