FB: Duke 21, North Carolina 20

I can think of five million reasons why he's still there.
Over on IC they call his coaching “Mack’s retirement hobby.” They are not terribly impressed. Their recruiting class for the coming year is pretty mediocre by their usual standards, another bad look for Brown. Can’t imagine he will have any job in the athletics department next year. Another 41-0 beat down would be fantastic! What a parting gift.
 
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to develop into a hurricane. It should be past and clearing by Saturday. Satellite imagery:

What worries me is that forecasters often Predict that Hurricanes will move faster than they actually do. I'm sure they do this to make sure that people have plenty of time to prepare.
 
What worries me is that forecasters often Predict that Hurricanes will move faster than they actually do. I'm sure they do this to make sure that people have plenty of time to prepare.
I'm not sure I've noticed that, but I pay a lot more attention to storm paths than I do arrivals and departures. Are there statistics backing up your claim regarding path speeds of tropical storms? I'm not intending to call you out, I'm just curious about it.
 
I'm not sure I've noticed that, but I pay a lot more attention to storm paths than I do arrivals and departures. Are there statistics backing up your claim regarding path speeds of tropical storms? I'm not intending to call you out, I'm just curious about it.
Ha, I'm a retired attorney not a weatherman, but I do have a place on the NC coast so I watch the tropical systems pretty closely, They have the forward speed of this storm at 25 mph in the ocean and then 20 mph on land, which is unusually fast. I hope they are right. I plan on being at the game. Go Duke!
 
I once attended a wedding reception during a round of 32 game. The trick is to identify which members of the wedding party and/or immediate family (preferably on the bride's side) are huge sports fans, then offer to provide them with score updates throughout the evening. You'll come off sounding generous and helpful, while giving yourself a free pass to be on your phone.
 
I once attended a wedding reception during a round of 32 game. The trick is to identify which members of the wedding party and/or immediate family (preferably on the bride's side) are huge sports fans, then offer to provide them with score updates throughout the evening. You'll come off sounding generous and helpful, while giving yourself a free pass to be on your phone.
Here's a guy who knows how to handle pressure. Love it.
 
Here are the pregame pressers from UNC head coach Mack Brown, offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, and defensive coordinator Geoff Collins.

Don’t want to listen. Can somebody provide the Cliff’s Notes version?

Tar Heel Illustrated has partial transcripts and quotes from Brown here, Lindsey here, and Collins here. I'll use some dramatic license in paraphrasing below:

MACK BROWN: I was in a mood after the James Madison game, but I'm not going to be like Roy Williams and compare our team's problems to what's going on in Haiti. If I had to compare the situation to a nation on the island of Hispaniola -- yeah, I looked it up on Wikipedia -- it would be the Dominican Republic. They've got those all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana. So the food is paid for, and they've got an ice cream truck, and you want to cool down because it's so hot outside. Problem is that the truck's freezing unit is faulty, and all the treats are starting to melt, so you have to settle for a Chipwich that's kinda runny. And you'll need extra napkins to protect yourself against the run. Say, that reminds me of our crappy defense... what was I talking about?

REPORTER: So did you offer to resign? What did you tell the team?

MACK BROWN: Let's talk about Duke. What I said was, "if you all don’t feel like I’m the leader you need, then I’ll go do something else." And they said, "Nah, man, we’re in, let’s go." It’s overwhelming, I wish I hadn’t put them in that spot. That’s all it was.

And if I was going to quit, I would have come in here [on Saturday] and done it. We’re not talking about that anymore, let’s go to Duke.

REPORTER: It seems like there was some confusion about what you said in the locker room. People thought you were quitting. Did they misinterpret you?

MACK BROWN: Yes. I asked them if they wanted new leadership and they said no. I backed away to think about it, I told them, "Let’s go. Let’s go forward. Let’s get ready for Duke" right afterwards. They may have stopped listening by then. I'm told I talk a lot.

REPORTER: Have you spoken with university leadership?

MACK BROWN: I apologized to the athletic director and the chancellor. They were great. They said that if incompetence was grounds for firing a person, they wouldn't have jobs either. The chancellor told he can't read or write! Can you believe that?

REPORTER: Sadly, yes. So, about Duke...

MACK BROWN: Oh, and did you know James Madison was once President? I thought he was just a background guy in the "Hamilton" musical. Say, why is there no college for Alexander Hamilton?

REPORTER: There is. Hamilton College is in the state of New York, between Syracuse and Albany.

MACK BROWN: Do you think we can schedule them?

REPORTER: They play Division III football, Coach.

MACK BROWN: So maybe they won't hang 70 points on us?

By the way, some of this is verbatim.
 
Is Mack Brown the Donald Trump of football coaches?

Maybe. But I'll settle for a big win over Mack this Saturday. Then we'll see who gets the axe.

Hook 'em, Devils!!
I could believe he’s the Joe Biden of football coaches but a win over him would be really sweet. I just hope they don’t fire him. He has done less with more than most coaches it seems to me.
 
Here's a guy who knows how to handle pressure. Love it.
I once attended a wedding reception during a round of 32 game. The trick is to identify which members of the wedding party and/or immediate family (preferably on the bride's side) are huge sports fans, then offer to provide them with score updates throughout the evening. You'll come off sounding generous and helpful, while nttgiving yourself a free pass to be on your phone.
Now that is some helpful advice. In the event I am unable to identify a helpful sports fan as my cover, I may tell my wife that the recipient of the game updates wants to remain anonymous...even if that person is me! Which would in fact be true!

I once carried a non-portable TV with rabbit ears into a Holiday Inn and plugged it into a socket in the hall outside of the meeting room. Sat cross legged on the floor and watched the Duke v Heels hoops game. This was in 1982, for those wondering why this might be necessary.

I caught some stares, but I established my priorities with my wife's family.
 
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