Wayne Ellington LIved the High Life at UNC It has come to our attention that Wayne Ellington's family enjoyed the high life while Lil Wayne was at UNC.  According to public records, Wayne Sr. moved his family to a home valued at over $400K in Durham upon Lil Wayne's arrival in Chapel Hill.   View a nice slideshow by clicking here.   You would think that somebody at the major news sources in the Triangle would do an ounce of investigation based o­n some of the other stories we've read regarding other programs in the area.  We're waiting. Published Dec 23, 2009 - 07:29 PM

Roy stoops to new low - Kicks out opposing fan, then lies By now you've probably heard about Roy Williams using gestapo tactics to remove a Presbyterian College fan from the Dean Dome.  From the Fayetteville Observer: "He summoned John Dubis, a member of the Smith Center staff, and told him to have the fan kicked out of the building. Dubis in turn sent two law enforcement personnel up to the heckler and a third came down from the concourse. The flustered heckler asked aloud why he was being thrown out. There wasn’t much of an explanation. Instead, he was led dragged out of the row he was sitting in and promptly shown the exit. Multiple Carolina fans sitting in the vicinity of the heckler said that all they had heard the Blue Hose fan yell was “Hey Deon, don’t miss it!” There was no profanity in the taunt that bothered Williams and nothing thrown either. Just an opposing fan sitting in seats designated for Carolina backers shouting out with glee." Then when the story got big, the UNC PR machine sprung in to action in typical fashion, Roy denied that he ordered the fan removed.  He lied. He also called the fan an idiot. Then Steve Kirchner portrayed the fan as a drunk sitting in the wrong seat.  He lied. UNC department of public safety spokesman Randy Young said the fan was initially uncooperative.  He lied.  We've seen the video. AD Dick Baddour and Roy have said it is no big deal.  Yes it is.  A frequent message board poster, BlueDuke, summed it up best: "We know you don't (think it's a big deal). No unc fan does. As long as unc wins, nothing else matters. This incident proves it. Roy pulled a bush league move, gestapo tactics were used against a nc taxpayer in a building being kept up by the same taxpayer, When perception was they made a bad move instead of apologizing they tried to destroy the character of the same taxpayer. Afterwards your coach and the unc AD kept o­n lying about it. If that doesn't bother you then welcome to the UNLV and Kentucky zone where winning by hook or crook is a ok. The "Carolina Way" is dead (if it ever existed). So next time a Duke or NCSU pulls a maneuver that you think is wrong or shady, keep your mouths shut. You people have no right to say anything about anybody."</SPAN></SPAN> Published Dec 23, 2009 - 11:54 AM

Dean Smith, the Great Integrator We've all heard the great "Dean took Charles Scott to Whites-only restaurants" story.   But the Carolina Inn, where UNC took recruits and where the players frequently ate, was fully integrated in 1961.  Martin Luther King ate and spoke there in April of 1960.  Dean did join a black pastor and UNC student for dinner at a restaurant called The Pines...after the Public Accomodations Act of 1964.  Note that this was before Charles Scott was in the picture.  It was illegal to refuse service to blacks by the time Dean joined the pastor at The Pines.   They did not refuse service.    And by the time Charles Scott got to chapel hill, both the Pines and Carolina Inn were integrated.    The sit-ins at The Pines in 1963-64 did more to integrate the restaurant than Dean did.  He was along for the ride so he could recruit black players like Charles and Bill Chamberlain.  And if he really did want to integrate out of the goodness of his heart, why did Charles have to celebrate the 1969 ACC Championship by himself?   Seems like Dean would have taken him to the The Pines, no? "You want to know what I did after I scored the 40 points?" Scott tells author Barry Jacobs in his riveting new book, Across the Line. "I was by myself. Who am I going to go out with? I was by myself after I did that. We had great fun in the locker room. After that we walked out of the locker room; everybody went o­ne way, and I went another way. I had to celebrate it myself." This is THREE years after Charlie Scott arrived o­n campus. Where was Dean??? Hugh Morton, in his book, published by UNC Press, "North Carolina" (p. 172), says that Charles Scott was the first black player in the ACC.  This is not true.  Billy Jones of Maryland played a year before Scott.    But Scott is popularly believed to be the man who broke the color barrier in ACC basketball. But he was not the first African-American to play in the league. Nor was he the second, or even the third. Maryland's Julius (Pete) Johnson and Duke's Claiborne both played varsity basketball in 1966-67, a year ahead of Scott. And numerous schools in the south had black players o­n the team, including Louisville, Western Kentucky, Western Carolina, East Tennessee State, et al.  Why does Dean get so much credit for integrating the game of basketball in the ACC and/or the South?   Why doesn't he set the record straight and tell the truth?   Why does he let these unfounded "facts" perpetuate?  Even though he says he doesn't like attention or accolades, perhaps he does.  Published Dec 18, 2009 - 02:57 PM

Dean Smith Innovations Recently there was a poll o­n Tarheelblue.com, UNC's official athletics web site, asking "What is your favorite Dean Smith innovation?"    A few options o­n the list prompted us to do some research about the validity of these "innovations".    Let's examine them o­ne by o­ne.  a) The Four Corners -  Dean receives much credit for inventing this offense.  The problem is...he didn't invent it.   An African American coach named John McLendon invented and utilized it many years before Smith. "McLendon invented the four corners offense and introduced a fast-paced style of play that became his trademark." - Source While Dean said in his autobiography, "I get too much credit for the four corners", he should have come out and admitted that he did not invent it, he merely used it with great success.  How easy would that be?    b)  Multiple Changing Defenses -  While Dean used this to perfection...again...he did not invent it.   "Coach Smith was not the first coach to use such a system. There were many before him. The famous Everett Case, Forrest Allen, John Wooden, Frank McGuire, Jack Ramsay, and Del Harris lead the pack, but there were many lesser known coaches as well. A few of these were: Bob Abelsett, Neil Baisi, Aubrey Bonham, Glenn Brown, Bob Davis, John Egli, Bob Fuller, Harry Harkins, Bill Harrell, Burrall Paye, Garland Pinholster, Bud Presley, and Charles Ward."    Source c) Run and Jump Defense -  Again, this defense has produced many late game turnovers that turned into UNC wins.   But, he didn't invent it.  Larry Brown, a former assistant,  brought the idea of  "flattening the defense" in transition back from his experience playing for Henry Iba at the 1964 Olympics.   Source d)  Secondary Fast Break -  A failed fast break, pass to a perimeter player or secondary player breaking towards the basket has been done in the past.  Morgan Wootten was doing this at DeMatha in the late 1950's.  Evansville coach Arad McCutchan did this in the 1950's and 60's as well.  Dean did indeed make it fashionable, but he did not invent it. e)  Points per Possession Statistic -  Nope.  Dean didn't invent it.  "Frank McGuire, who coached North Carolina to a national championship in 1957, used the term "points per possession" as far back as 1959 in his book o­n defense in basketball."   Source Read more........... Published Dec 17, 2009 - 07:16 PM

TJ Yates Pelted with debris after loss to FSU After UNC’s defensive collapse against Florida State o­n Thursday night, T.J. Yates walked off the field to jeers from the crowd and was ultimately pelted with a small object. Link to InsideCarolinaLink to N&O Keep it Klassy, Tarheels!  UPDATE:  Yates booed at the Dean Dome! From the N&O: I"t was bad enough that UNC quarterback T.J. Yates was pinged in the helmet while walking off his home field earlier this season. But what happened during Tuesday's basketball game was worse. When his image flashed o­n the video boards as part of the "I'm a Tar Heel" montage, the boos from the crowd were audible." Published Oct 26, 2009 - 04:40 PM

UNC Football by the Numbers The Tarheels suffered their second consecutive humbling defeat Saturday at the hands of the previously winless Virginia Cavaliers, 16-3.  The prior weekend the Heels were pummeled by Georgia Tech 24-7.   UNC is 0-2 in the ACC with no hope of winning the Coastal Division and it's barely October.  The following numbers show the ineptitude of the UNC offense (out of 120 FBS teams):#107 in Scoring Offense.#103 in Total Offense. #111 in Interceptions Thrown. #106 in Turnover Margin.  #114 in 3rd Down Conversion Pct. #115 in 1st Downs. 1 Touchdown in the last 8 quarters. Is there anything more predictable than that AJ Blue Wildcat????  At least put someone back there that knows how to pick a hole.   Can TJ Yates get any worse?  The guy has regressed more the last three years than Kyle Jolley's hairline.   All of TJ's stats are worse than when he was a freshman.  He threw 3 TD's in each of his first three games at UNC back in September of 2007.  He's done it twice since then.  Published Oct 05, 2009 - 12:49 AM

Two Snaps Up and a Twist The UNC defense has come up with a motto:  "Swagger Up".   Openly gay WRAL reporter Jason Jennings**, who also liked Mike Copeland's lame handshake, interviewed DB Charles Brown who invented a handshake to go along with the motto.   Check it out.   We think the new shake should be called "Two Snaps Up and a Twist."  Check out Men o­n Football from In Living Color and see the similarities. **Note: We do not know for sure if Jennings is, in fact, gay. But the handshake sure is.   Published Sep 22, 2009 - 11:25 PM

Michael Jordan's Vindictive HOF Acceptance Speech  "He turned the evening into something bordering between vicious and vapid, an empty exercise for a night that should’ve had staying power, that should’ve been transformative for basketball and its greatest player. What fueled his fury as a thirtysomething now fuels his bitterness as a lost, wandering fortysomething."   Read full article. "Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame talk was the Exxon Valdez of speeches. It was, by turns, rude, vindictive and flammable. And that was just when he was trying to be funny. It was tactless, egotistical and unbecoming. When it was done, nobody wanted to be like Mike."  Read full ESPN.com article. "It (Jordan's speech) rivaled anything you can name through the decades as the most brutal Hall of Fame acceptance speech ever. Soon after receiving a standing ovation of 73 seconds from a packed and adoring house at Springfield Symphony Hall, he went from sobbing to reflective to vicious."  Read full AOL Fanhouse article. "MJ turned his speech into a roast, taking down everyone and anyone o­n his hit list of perceived slights...He may be the greatest player of all-time but instead he’s now coming off as a bitter old man."  Read full Sporting News Radio article. We've told you for years that Michael Jordan is a P.O.S.   Here's what some other fans  think:     "There's a difference between being competitive and being petty.  Calling out your sick high school coach for something that happened 30 years ago is not being competitive.  Its borderline insane." - Scout.com poster "specialedition".   "There's competitiveness, which anyone can respect about Jordan or any athlete. Then there's borderline megalomania. I submit that Michael Jordan would be diagnosed with some mental disorder. "Kids, I wouldn't wanna be you." I mean, damn." - Scout.com poster "Gnappy". If you still don't think MJ is a P.O.S., read this. Published Sep 17, 2009 - 12:09 AM

Former Tarheel In Trouble Jarrell Miller...... Remember him? He's the unc recruit that signed a LOI, was accepted to unc, attended classes and THEN WENT BACK TO PREP SCHOOL.  A real Einstein, Mr. Miller. Last October, he was charged with felony malicious mischief. If convicted, he faces having to pay up to a $10,000 fine, as well as up to five years in prison.  He vandalized several buildings and vehicles o­n the campus of  Northwest Mississippi Community College.   Read the NMCC School Newspaper Article Published Sep 11, 2009 - 11:24 PM

ANOTHER UNC WOMAN BEATER BUSTED  UNC alum Richard Quinn and Denver Broncos rookie has started his NFL career in style...by assaulting his baby's mother.  Apparently he "shook his victim to the ground" and grabbed her phone as she was calling 911.   Quinn, who is 6' 4" and 265 lbs, claimed "she was hitting me o­n my face" even though there were no marks.  One news report said that big Richard hid in the bathroom to protect himself from his girlfriend.   There appears to be a pattern of domestic abuse among UNC athlete alumni.  Check out the UNC Rap Sheet Read the arrest report (PDF)   Read the Denver Post article Published Sep 08, 2009 - 05:42 PM

Football is an inconvenience at UNC You really can't make this stuff up.  From the Daily Tarheel: "UNC officials should remember that our University does not exist purely for entertainment. While the game won’t interfere with classes, it will cause a great inconvenience for the thousands of University employees who will be working to keep the University functioning while students are away. The University should place employee welfare above scheduling a high-profile game and remember this University is an institution first and an entertainer second." Published Sep 02, 2009 - 10:51 PM

Tarheels outlook - Football 2010 What's with all the hype over the 2010 Tarheels?  Some polls have them as high as top 10 and most of the pollsters have them in the top 20.  Why? Part of the hype...and it IS hype....over unc football is that they were 8-5 last year and COULD have been 12-1 since 4 of their 5 losses were by 3 pts or less. They also blistered Rutgers 44-12. What the unc PR machine fails to tell you is that half their wins were by o­ne score or less...including 8 pt wins over Duke and McNeese State. That Rutgers team they beat was a COMPLETELY different team than they were by the end of the season. RU flat out SUCKED in September. Throw in the fact that unc ended the season with a whimper....losing 3 of their last 4 and 4 of their last 7, including a flat out ass whumping from their main rival and you can see why I'm not impressed. Also, as I mentioned before, unc lost the majority of their weapons o­n offense and a couple great o­nes o­n D. They can preach how someone will "step up" to compensate, but it usually doesn't work that way. A group of mediocre running backs return and now they have to run behind a depleted offensive line. In 2008 they were 8th in rushing. They also had the 3rd highest number of yards lost due to sacks. Look for both of these numbers to get worse due to the OL problems. They have a quarterback who's not that mobile and cannot compensate for poor pass blocking and he's also injury prone. Good luck with that. Somehow the dominant defensive players that remain will guide them to the promised land. What dominance??? They were 11th in the ACC in total defense, 7th in scoring defense. 11th in sacks. 12th in opponent 3rd down conversion. 10th in red zone defense. Individually, Sturdivant had very good stats. But the others??? Burney, Deunta, Carter??? Simply average. And Marvin Austin? He had 38 tackles and 1 sack all of 2008. It's just like every other preseason....somehow unc's returning players have improved leaps and bounds while others remain the same. Our prediction:  3-1 out of conference with wins over The Citadel, Georgia Southern and o­ne of two from ECU or UConn.  3-5 in conference with wins over Duke, Virginia and perhaps Boston College or Miami.   6-6 overall. Published Aug 17, 2009 - 09:31 PM

Anthony Elzy Busted for Pot Possession From the Raleigh News and Observer: UNC running back Anthony Elzy is due in court o­n Aug. 24 for a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, according to Orange County court records. Elzy, the second-team fullback, was charged o­n May 22 for possessing less than half of an ounce of marijuana. The junior from Warren, Ohio has already been disciplined by Tar Heels coach Butch Davis, according to a team spokesman. Elzy rushed for 321 yards o­n 92 carries as a freshman tailback but was moved to fullback with the emergence of Shaun Draughn. He had o­nly three carries for five yards in seven games in 2008. He missed the final six games with a broken scapula. Elzy is o­ne of three UNC football players who has been arrested since spring practice. Former offensive lineman Kevin Bryant was charged with misdemeanor assault o­n a female o­n July 1 and freshman defensive end Donte Paige-Moss was charged with misdemeanor simple assault o­n July 17. Published Aug 13, 2009 - 10:41 PM

Kevin Bryant Charged with Assault on a Female Butch Davis announced yesterday that Kevin Bryant has been released from the Tarheels for "personal reasons."   Evidently, "personal reasons" means "assaulting a female" in Chapel Hill.  Published Aug 12, 2009 - 02:20 PM

Donte Moss brings his thuggery to Chapel Hill Donte Moss has started his career in Chapel Hill in good fashion....by beating somebody up.   Moss was arrested and charged with assault and will appear in Orange County courts o­n August 20th.    Rumors are that he beat up a teammate...supposedly Hunter Furr...but we can't confirm that at this point.  Welcome to the Hill, young man.  You're the latest in a long line of UNC thugs. Published Aug 10, 2009 - 11:28 PM

Roy's Cheating Past Continues to Haunt A June 5th Oregonian article about the scandal going o­n at Memphis contains a little tidbit about Roy Williams' cheating past at Kansas.   Reporter John Canzano writes: "I was a columnist covering basketball in California when Kansas-bound DeShawn Stevenson went from a 450 o­n the SAT to an 1150. The Educational Testing Service noted, among other irregularities, that Stevenson, a Californian, took the test in North Carolina. "I passed it o­nce," Stevenson insisted. "I can pass it again." Roy Williams, who was then the Jayhawks coach, insisted Stevenson got a raw deal. He made a case that we were talking about a kid who worked hard and dramatically improved himself academically. And I wished it were so because, if true, we'd have a documented case of a sensational athlete getting serious about bettering himself in other aspects of his life. But when Stevenson was asked to duplicate the results o­n a second test, he couldn't even get a 650." It would be interesting to know where Stevenson took the test in North Carolina, why he took it here, and if this testing center still accomodates retarded athletes.  Published Jun 17, 2009 - 12:06 PM

Tate Tests Positive for Weed Brandon Tate tested positive for marijuana at February's NFL combine. LINK Published Apr 22, 2009 - 06:55 PM

Hansbrough Disses Fans, Walks off Court From the Caldwell Co. News-Topic: By most accounts, North carolina's star basketball player Tyler Hansbrough acted like a jerk last week at an exhibition game between the Atlantic Coast Conference's senior all-stars and a group of Hickory High School basketball players. Hansbrough reportedly said some fairly unkind things o­n the court and didn't have much (if anything) to say to fans during the autograph session. The Tar Heels played for the national championship late into Monday night halfway across the country, arrived back in Chapel Hill early o­n Tuesday to celebrations galore. While we don't condone Hansbrough's alleged actions, it's easy to see why he might not feel good about being in Hickory last week after winning the NCAA tournament. Sleep — not to mention patience — were likely in short supply after Hansbrough finished a grueling two-week tournament and the biggest night of his basketball life all while wrapping up a stellar four-year career. It's easy to imagine wanting a little down time and R&R after a tough season with the weight of the college-basketball world's expectations o­n his shoulders. Still, those are not excuses to act like a jerk toward fans and high schoolers who essentially signed up to be the Washington Generals to the ACC stars' Harlem Globetrotters. Learning a lesson in humility and hubris will serve Hansbrough well as he transitions from college to the professional ranks. Editors Note:  Hansbrough's team LOST the game. Published Apr 22, 2009 - 06:41 PM

Hakeem Nicks Scores an ELEVEN on Wonderlic Test According to the Chicago Tribune  Hakeem Nicks from UNC, also known as "Public Ivy",  had the lowest score of any top recruit and the lowest score that has been released so far.   A score of 10 suggests a person is literate, so Hakeem probably stumbled over some big words and didn't have time to complete the test.  According to various articles about Nicks, he is o­n track to graduate.  Which makes us wonder.....HOW?????  Just how stupid do you have to be to score an 11?   Here, you try:  1.  The ninth month of the year is a) January b) October c) September d) November 2.  When rope is selling at $.10 a foot, how many feet can you buy for sixty cents? 3.  Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost? These are actual Wonderlic sample questions.  Nicks could o­nly answer 11 of 50 similar questions. UPDATE:  Nicks did not break the record for lowest score ever by a Tarheel.  Oscar Davenport scored a 6! Published Mar 23, 2009 - 01:37 PM

Karl Hess Delivers UNC win vs. Virginia tech In the waning seconds of the ACC Tournament quarterfinal matchup between UNC and Virginia Tech, referee Karl Hess failed to call a blatant foul against Tyler Hansbrough, instead calling a held ball which awarded the ball to the Tarheels with 5 seconds to go essentially clinching the game.  If you watch the replay (ESPN360.com has it o­n file), you can see two Tarheel players Ed Davis and Hansbrough mugging JT Thompson.   In the above photo, you can clearly see Hansbrough committing a foul.  What's ironic is that the referee that failed to whistle Hansbrough for the foul is Karl Hess.  For years Tarheel fans have hated Hess because they feel like he is an anti-Heel.  They should love him now.  He handed the Heels the game today. Click here to see more still photos from the game. Click here to see more o­n this mugging. Published Mar 13, 2009 - 08:43 PM

The Daily Tar Hell Many thanks to the good folks at NCSU for the link in the Technician's edition of the "Daily Tar Hell".   Hopefully you'll beat the snot out of the Holes.   For any of you new students who haven't visited this site, we still have a Message Board that's been going strong  for 9 years.   And this is still the o­nly place (as far as we know) to get a "GO TO HELL CAROLINA" tee shirt. Published Jan 30, 2009 - 04:30 PM

Yates, Draughn, UNC Choke Down the Stretch TJ Yates turned into his usual sack of potatoes, INT throwing self  and Shawn Drone developed his usual case of fumblitis as UNC suffered a dagger-to-the-heart defeat.   Pat White had a career day against an awful Tarheel defense, throwing for 332 yards...his most ever.  In fact, White has never thrown for 300 yards in his four year career as a starter.  He has thrown for 200+ just four times previously.  The second most overrated DB in NCAA history (behind Dexter Reid), Tremaine Goddard, was burned frequently by mediocre wide receivers.   Hakeem Nicks was a beast, helping TJ pad his passing numbers with at least three outstanding catches and securing a high NFL draft position.  He'll look good in the Detroit Lions silver and blue.  More to come.  Published Dec 27, 2008 - 05:53 PM

WHERE'S THE DIVERSITY??? With all the crap that Auburn has taken over the snubbing of Turner Gill in favor of a lily white, unqualified coach, we wonder why UNC hasn't been taken to task over their hiring practices.  Carolina has NEVER (as far as we know) had a black coach in any sport.  Sure, Butch is 1/64th Cherokee and Roy has a great tan, but seriously....WHY HASN'T THE UNIVERSITY OF DIVERSITY HIRED A BLACK COACH IN ANY SPORT????   You would think that a university built with slave labor and still insists o­n having a "Silent Sam" statue would reward some qualified African Americans with head coaching positions like EVERY OTHER ACC SCHOOL HAS DONE.   This is typical UNC AD behavior and comes as no surprise.   Published Dec 18, 2008 - 05:45 PM

Mrs. Hansbrough Rewarded for Tyler's Stay at UNC Tami Wheat or Hansbrough (whatever her current name is) has been rewarded for Tyler's accomplishments at UNC.   As per NCAA rules, Tami Hansbrough said she did not receive any help getting the job from the athletics department. “I would never do anything to jeopardize the program; I haven’t even talked to Coach [Roy] Williams about where I’m working,” she said.  Does ANYONE believe this?   Sure, she has done charity fundraising work years ago in Missouri.  Her last job was working as a medical sales rep in Mississippi.   Does anyone besides us believe this is Wanda Hightower (Joe Forte's mom) deja vu?   Our guess is that this was negotiated back around 2005. If this had happened to Mrs. Laettner or Mrs. Hodge, the Nando would be ALL OVER IT.  UPDATE:  The N&O agrees with us. Published Dec 18, 2008 - 05:01 PM

Butch knows how to win on the road Or does he?  In a recent News & Observer article, Robbi Pickeral tries to make two points.  1) UNC has had trouble winning out-of-conference away games and 2) Butch Davis knows how to win o­n the road, citing Butch's 23-11 road record during his six years at Miami.  Butch even offered his formula for winning away games..."talent and experience."   Evidently Pickeral is counting Butch's 4-0 record in bowl games towards his "away" record. In fact, three of the bowls were played in Florida...two of them IN MIAMI, o­ne in Jacksonville and the fourth in New Orleans. The o­ne in N.O. was against Florida, so neither team can claim it was an away game. So...subtracting the bowl games, three of which were actually "home" games, his real road record is 19-11. Looks pretty good, doesn't it?  But let's examine Butch's road record.  Of those 19 road wins, 6 were against teams with winning records and ZERO against top 20 teams. o­nly Syracuse in 1996 ended up ranked at #21. That's right, even with the talent he had at Miami, Butch Davis never beat a top 20 team o­n the road and o­nly beat o­ne ranked opponent. The overall record of their opponents in those other 13 games was 40-104 (an ave. record of 3-8) which included powerhouses like Temple (3 of the 13 wins), Rutgers (3 wins), and Memphis. Even in 2000, the season he was christened a great coach, Miami's road wins were against WVU (7-5), Rutgers (3-8), Temple (4-7) and Syracuse (6-5). The o­nly good team they played o­n the road was Washington...and they lost. How about the 11 road losses? Five of them were to mediocre teams: 1995 -UCLA (7-5), 1997 - Pitt (6-6) & VaTech (7-5), and an unranked Syracuse team (8-4) in 1998 and an unranked ECU team (9-3) in 1999. When Butch goes o­n the road to play good teams, he loses.  We mentioned Washington in 2000. Florida State whipped Miami 41-7 in 1995, 47-0 in 1997 and 31-21 in 1999. Miami lost to two good VaTech teams o­n the road 13-7 in 1995 and 43-10 in 1999.  We think Butch should add to his "keys to winning o­n the road". You need talent, experience AND play a lot of lousy teams.  Note:  Counting last season at UNC, Butch is now 19-17 in away games.  Published Sep 09, 2008 - 04:55 PM

The Dewey Burke Basketball Experience We can't really answer this question.  But who in the world would send their kid to a camp run by a guy that played a grand total of 30 minutes and shot 28% his senior year?   We can o­nly guess what kind of drills and guests they'll have at this camp, but here are some guesses: How to jump up and down and wave a towel o­n the end of the bench (guest instructor - Pearce Landry) How to enjoy college life in your mid-twenties (guest speakers - Wes Miller, Tyler Hansbrough & Mike Copeland) How to protect Tyler Hansbrough from getting his butt whupped further (link) How to get your lunch packed with seconds to go in a game (he actually has a pic o­n his site) He REALLY does have a basketball school and a website....check it out. Published Jul 21, 2008 - 09:09 PM

David Noel Selling his NCAA Championship Ring on eBay Normally we couldn't care less about what Mr. Noel wants to do with his piece of basketball history.   But this story took an interesting turn.  When the news broke that his ring was up for sale o­n eBay, the Admin at Inside Carolina offered this: "We have come to learn that the ring was stolen and [Noel's] family has just become aware of that (because of it being sold via Ebay) and is filing a stolen goods report with the Durham Police Department." Interestingly enough, the ring is still for sale as of this posting, days after the IC post.  SO WAS IT STOLEN OR NOT????  Maybe David's family is full of it?  Why lie?  Published Jul 21, 2008 - 08:46 PM

Please, Mr. Bush, I don't like prison! WASHINGTON (July 21) - Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam. Such applications are reviewed by the Justice Department, which makes a recommendation to the president. After frequently denying that she ever used performance-enhancing drugs, Jones admitted last October she had lied to federal investigators in November 2003. Jones also admitted lying about her knowledge of the involvement of Tim Montgomery, the father of her older son and a former 100-meter world-record holder, in a scheme to cash millions of dollars worth of stolen or forged checks. Jones was sentenced in January to six months in prison and 400 hours of community service in each of the two years following her release. She was sentenced to six months o­n the steroids case and two months o­n the check-fraud case, but was permitted to serve those sentences concurrently. The judge in Jones' case said the check-fraud scheme was a major crime, and the wide use of steroids "affects the integrity of athletic competition.'' From AOL.com Published Jul 21, 2008 - 08:23 PM

Another Tarheel Above the Law It appears that Marcus Ginyard couldn't find time to make a 2/10 mile walk from the Dean Dome to District Court.  This is yet another example, albeit small, of a UNC athlete that considers himself above the law.  You would think that having a teammate busted for a similar noise ordinance just days prior would get Marcus to turn down the car stereo. From the News&Observer: CHAPEL HILL — Marcus Ginyard, a senior o­n UNC's basketball team, is free o­n $150 bond after turning himself in to police Wednesday after he missed a scheduled court date for two misdemeanor charges. In October, Chapel Hill police charged him with a noise ordinance violation and driving with an expired inspection sticker. He is next scheduled to appear in Orange County District Court o­n July 22. Published Jul 12, 2008 - 01:10 PM

Carolina football recruit arrested on drug charges Caught selling drugs o­n the UNC-CH campus.... From WRAL.com:  Jared McAdoo,17, a North Carolina football commit for the class of 2009, and the nation's 31st-ranked defensive tackle according to Scout.com, was arrested Monday morning o­n a felony charge of possessing a narcotic with intent to sell. McAdoo was approached by a Chapel Hill police officer during the Project Graduation program at the UNC Student Union. He was allegedly trying to sell a prescription pain killer. The graduation party was supposed to be drug and alcohol free. Read the original story from WRAL.com Published Jun 27, 2008 - 10:48 PM