Here's an exerpt from his recent article on yahoo:
Mack Brown (3), North Carolina. Act one: He rose quickly at North Carolina in the 1990s and then hit the top of the profession at Texas, winning the national title in 2005 and playing for a second title in 2009. Then the bottom fell out and Brown was fired in 2013." style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Yahoo Sans"; font-size: 17px;">Mack Brown (3), North Carolina. Act one: He rose quickly at North Carolina in the 1990s and then hit the top of the profession at Texas, winning the national title in 2005 and playing for a second title in 2009. Then the bottom fell out and Brown was fired in 2013.
For years, it appeared there would be no act two, as Brown settled into the broadcast booth. But Brown became an attractive choice for Tar Heels athletic director Bubba Cunningham to inject some enthusiasm into the fan base, despite being 67 at the time he was hired and 68 by the season opener.
Two games in, Cunningham looks smart and Brown looks rejuvenated. North Carolina is 2-0, 1-0 in league play, having matched last year’s win total and both the 2017 and ’18 ACC win totals. The margin for error is slim — the Heels beat South Carolina by four and Miami by three — but UNC will take its first 2-0 start in five years.
The Heels are two wins away from an unexpected big game: Clemson comes to Chapel Hill on Sept. 28. They may not get there unscathed (playing at Wake Forest Friday won’t be easy and Appalachian State is no slouch), but Brown has created some early buzz where there previously had been none.
Mack Brown (3), North Carolina. Act one: He rose quickly at North Carolina in the 1990s and then hit the top of the profession at Texas, winning the national title in 2005 and playing for a second title in 2009. Then the bottom fell out and Brown was fired in 2013." style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Yahoo Sans"; font-size: 17px;">Mack Brown (3), North Carolina. Act one: He rose quickly at North Carolina in the 1990s and then hit the top of the profession at Texas, winning the national title in 2005 and playing for a second title in 2009. Then the bottom fell out and Brown was fired in 2013.
For years, it appeared there would be no act two, as Brown settled into the broadcast booth. But Brown became an attractive choice for Tar Heels athletic director Bubba Cunningham to inject some enthusiasm into the fan base, despite being 67 at the time he was hired and 68 by the season opener.
Two games in, Cunningham looks smart and Brown looks rejuvenated. North Carolina is 2-0, 1-0 in league play, having matched last year’s win total and both the 2017 and ’18 ACC win totals. The margin for error is slim — the Heels beat South Carolina by four and Miami by three — but UNC will take its first 2-0 start in five years.
The Heels are two wins away from an unexpected big game: Clemson comes to Chapel Hill on Sept. 28. They may not get there unscathed (playing at Wake Forest Friday won’t be easy and Appalachian State is no slouch), but Brown has created some early buzz where there previously had been none.
