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Just like Bunting. The same kind of form letters were sent out to those who wrote to call for Bunting to be replaced.Definitely a form letter. People need to start preparing for him to not be fired.
YepIf they take the time to come up with a generic response, that means a lot of people are complaining.
Just like Bunting. The same kind of form letters were sent out to those who wrote to call for Bunting to be replaced.
The Bunting defenders won, and UNC football lost.
The fact he included this paragraph makes me think all Fed needs to do is win one game this year to save his job. If you're seriously considering letting him go, you don't include excuses for past failure in the statement.As you know, Coach Fedora has led this program through some tough times. He came to Carolina in the midst of an NCAA case and coached the team through one-year postseason ban and a reduction of 15 scholarships. Despite that, Coach Fedora’s first five teams were bowl eligible and he brought stability to our program when we needed it most. Last year, we were hit hard by injuries – something Coach Fedora does not like to discuss because he doesn’t want to use it as an excuse. But it is a reality
There are still people who accuse me of hating Bunting. From everything I know about him as a person, I have very little doubt that I would like him a great deal. But he was never going to get it done for UNC football.I still want fedora to be the guy. I always have. And it would be a lot more convenient if he was the guy, considering he’s already here. But if it’s true that he burned bridges with N.C. high school coaches, then our problems run a lot deeper than just bonehead playcalling and preparation. I just don’t see how he can still turn this thing around. I don’t hate the guy, I just want to see us winning again.
There are still people who accuse me of hating Bunting. From everything I know about him as a person, I have very little doubt that I would like him a great deal. But he was never going to get it done for UNC football.
Fedora had a chance to get it done, but he hasn't. And he has shown no signs of growing as HC. All signs now ought to be fairly easily recognized as negative.
I suppose it is possible for him to overcome it all, but unless he is willing to learn from the past, he will achieve nothing. And he is the kind, as he has admitted, to ignore what went wrong in the past.
I think the best move is to fire Fedora now and openly search for a new coach. The second best move is to plan to fire Fedora and search for his replacement now, telling serious candidates that Fedora will not be back.
If Bubba intends to keep Fedora and fails to demand that Fedora retool his staff, starting with a new OC to bring fresh ideas (meaning he is not tied to Fedora in any way), then Bubba is negligent and should be replaced no later than summer 2019.
Stop the BS UNC is not paying a 12 or 14 million buyout on Fedora....Its not going to happen....
Is there any stories about him burning bridges with N.C. High School coaches?? Interested observer as a Tar Heel fan and as someone who knew of a HS player who was getting some attention from UNC but never an offerI still want fedora to be the guy. I always have. And it would be a lot more convenient if he was the guy, considering he’s already here. But if it’s true that he burned bridges with N.C. high school coaches, then our problems run a lot deeper than just bonehead playcalling and preparation. I just don’t see how he can still turn this thing around. I don’t hate the guy, I just want to see us winning again.
Is there any stories about him burning bridges with N.C. High School coaches?? Interested observer as a Tar Heel fan and as someone who knew of a HS player who was getting some attention from UNC but never an offer
Not having lived in NC since the last century, I certainly can't know anything about any burnt bridges. But I do think the Dick Crum case is instructive, and not in a simplistic way.Is there any stories about him burning bridges with N.C. High School coaches?? Interested observer as a Tar Heel fan and as someone who knew of a HS player who was getting some attention from UNC but never an offer
UNC doesn't pay the buyout. The big donors do. The question is are they going to step up and do it. I don't think they will unless it's for a bigger named coach. They aren't donating an extra $14 million for a coach with little to no experience on the P5 level.As fans we might as well suck it up...No way UNC is paying that buyout...With the money they just spent on the new facilities...Which are still not finished smh...Not going to happen...Maybe he can turn it around I don’t know...
UNC doesn't pay the buyout. The big donors do. The question is are they going to step up and do it. I don't think they will unless it's for a bigger named coach. They aren't donating an extra $14 million for a coach with little to no experience on the P5 level.
Who do you think paid to bring in Butch Davis? And the reason they didn't "come through" after Butch was two fold. 1. No big name coach wanted the job knowing sanctions were coming and 2. Many of them were upset at Butch being fired and/or the way it was handled and walked away. Pissed off donors don't come to the table to hire unproven coaches.If that’s the case why didn’t they hire a Big Name coach when Butch Davis was fired...I have never seen these so called Big Donors come thru...So why would I think they would now...
I understand that they don’t offer everybody that they look at but from sources close to the situation they were under the assumption that an offer might come especially considering some of the offers that have/were been handed out over timeSupposedly there are. I don’t pretend to have any inside info, but several posters have claimed that is the case. Maybe someone else can chime in. That kind of thing does happen all the time. It happened at my high school a few years after I graduated.
Deems May wrote a couple of articles back then saying much of what you say about the big money boosters (the ones with real football interest) being pissed off so badly that they might pull back. My impression from him then was that at least some of them were not overly thrilled with Fedora being hired.Who do you think paid to bring in Butch Davis? And the reason they didn't "come through" after Butch was two fold. 1. No big name coach wanted the job knowing sanctions were coming and 2. Many of them were upset at Butch being fired and/or the way it was handled and walked away. Pissed off donors don't come to the table to hire unproven coaches.
Never give an extension more than minimal when a coach has just 1 big season. 1 big season can be a fluke.Giving Fedora an extension a few years back could be Bubba’s tombstone as our AD if he isn’t careful. .
I never had that worry. As soon as we hired Chizik as DC, I was saying that while Chizik would not be my first choice, if Fedora were to leave, we'd be fine having Chizik take over. He could hire a sound staff.Remember when we worried that Fed might bolt for a bigger job? Seems like eons ago.
Kids want to go to Clemson because of Dabo and their success. It has nothing to do with their basketball team sucking. The "blame basketball" excuse is BS.I live in the area of pretty big high school football talent, Weddington, Myers Park , Butler, Mallard Creek and Sun Valley (Sam Howell) UNC is a back up choice for most of these higher rated guys... What Kills UNC football has always been the same thing for many years, Huge basketball success.. Basketball is No 1 and its by a country mile.. Kids want to go to Clemson as example where football is God and all other sports are Non existent ...
It can be overdone, but it is real. The flip is also true. How many top basketball recruits are as happy to sign with schools that have very small basketball fan bases as they are to have offers from UNC, Dook, Cuse, Louisville, KU, UK, IU, Mich St, Michigan, Ohio St, etc.Kids want to go to Clemson because of Dabo and their success. It has nothing to do with their basketball team sucking. The "blame basketball" excuse is BS.
Kids want to go to Clemson because of Dabo and their success. It has nothing to do with their basketball team sucking. The "blame basketball" excuse is BS.
Kids want to go to Clemson because of Dabo and their success. It has nothing to do with their basketball team sucking. The "blame basketball" excuse is BS.
So why hasn't there ever been a school dominant in both basketball and football for a sustained period of time? All the basketball blue bloods suck at football.I'm not in agreement with the bball school makes us stink at football. The best football recruits want to go to a good football school - I don't think they would care if that school also had a good bball program. In bball and football, the top 10 doesn't change that much from year to year and the top 10 teams generally have the best recruiting classes. A little easier to jump in bball because you only need a few players but it still holds true most of the time. The last 4 games of 2016 is a big reason why we are in this position. Lost all our momentum, make 2015 look like a fluke.
UNC was ready to open up the check book for Chris Petersen, but we couldn't lure him away. Fedora wasn't the top choice, but he was a hot name.Who do you think paid to bring in Butch Davis? And the reason they didn't "come through" after Butch was two fold. 1. No big name coach wanted the job knowing sanctions were coming and 2. Many of them were upset at Butch being fired and/or the way it was handled and walked away. Pissed off donors don't come to the table to hire unproven coaches.