mempheel

Congrats on the hire: good success at WKU, Tampa native should be able to recruit well in a talent-rich area, plus being part of the Harbaugh coaching tree can't hurt...

This is a bummer. I really thought Davis would be THE choice and him coming out and saying he wanted the job kind of confirmed that. Well, time to get behind the new guy...

Taggart's a good hire- congrats. I came over here to shill for Coach Davis, who got a raw deal at UNC and deserves another chance to show what a good coach he is. FYI- Butch Davis was OFFERED the Tenn job Monday night by Dave Hart (AD), but a member of the UT BOT managed to nix the deal overnight (= God's honest truth). Hope he lands somewhere else soon; time's a wastin...

I went to the LSU vs UNC game a couple of years ago (my wife is an LSU alum). This is the same game that UNC had about 12 kids suspended for the game. LSU was up 30-10 at the half. UNC came back and made it a game in the 2nd half, a game which came down to the last play of the game. UNC adjusted in the 2nd half and took advantage of LSU in that half. UNC also did not hold back, very aggressive play.

The moral of the story here is that Butch (from the looks of that game) adjusted pretty well. The only other game that I saw Butch coach UNC was against us in 07.

Atl- I made it down for that game too; had a blast, ceptin I didn't enjoy the last play as much as your wife! Half of the guys who were suspended ended up being completely exonerated, which just goes to show how the UNC administration over-reacted when the allegations first surfaced. For losing, Tar Heel fans seemed much happier leaving the game than the LSU fans. Reminded me a lot of this year's game at Louisville, where the Heels got skull-dragged in the 1st half before making a game of it and having a chance to win at the end (1 play short there too).

Tar Heel fan: I come in peace.

Y'all should hire Butch Davis. Facts:

1. Butch if a GREAT recruiter (not just good), who knows Florida as well as any area.

2. Butch completely turned the Miami program around when they were a dumpster fire on probation, setting the stage for back-to-back MNCs right after he left for the Browns.

3. Butch was the last HC to lead the Browns to the playoffs.

4. Butch turned around a UNC program that had become mediocre at best, finishing with 3 straight eight-win bowl teams.

5. The 2010 UNC team had nine (!!!) players drafted to the NFL (most in the country).

6. With his experience & connections, Butch Davis will assemble an awesome staff at USF.

7. Butch currently lives in Tampa and would love to settle his family down there for good. At 61 w/ a clean bill of health (cancer-free), you can expect to get at least a decade from him, which is probably more than you'd get from an up & comer who enjoys exceptional success at USF (= reality of BE, sharing the same state with Florida and Florida State).

8. Butch was COMPLETELY cleared of wrongdoing by the NCAA for improper benefits from agents/ others & academic improprieties, and then thrown under the bus by a cowardly administration that wanted to save face. Some of the "improper benefits" included current players staying on a former player's couch while on a visit to LA, and the NCAA deciding that should cost the same as a $200 hotel room (seriously!); similarly, they decided that picking the guys up at the airport was the same as a $50 limousine ride (no lie!). There were also watches & jewelry from agents, etc. Most of it would have never been discovered if the UNC administration hadn't fallen all over themselves to pull down their pants and let the NCAA investigators poke around in there at the first hint of impropriety. As for the academic stuff, neither the FB team or the athletic office had any control over/ responsibility for what went on (which also wasn't nearly as shocking as has been portrayed elsewhere). Butch was scapegoated by an administration that was completely inept at handling a crisis (no prior experience); 95% of UNC fans still very much love Coach Davis, and are ashamed of how he was treated in Chapel Hill.

Good luck w/ your search in the home stretch...