Finally, a tennessee-related topic that I give a shit about.

11/10/2008 1:47:08 AM

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"bigger program, more traditional program, better recent success, better facilities, stadium, much bigger fan base, larger budget, larger recruiting budget, bigger salary"

and the possibility of getting fired with "better recent success"

He's not leaving UNC this year.

11/10/2008 7:06:41 AM

Well, as long as you say so. It must be true.

UT is gonna give Davis a blank check (If they have a brain in their heads).

11/10/2008 9:12:11 AM

^^ I agree.

He may leave in the future, but Im sure it will be after a few years of the program plateauing and possibly declining, or some negative press, etc. For example, someone fucking up, NCAA violations, etc.

He is riding a wave right now. He surly wont give that up until the wave is over. Im sure Davis can clearly see BCS bowls in UNC's immediate future. Why would he skip town before he has the opportunity to cash in on them?

11/10/2008 11:52:10 AM

I can give you 10 million reasons over 5 years

11/10/2008 12:09:11 PM

^that's chump change in coaches' salaries nowaday.

11/10/2008 12:20:15 PM

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"He is riding a wave right now. He surly wont give that up until the wave is over. Im sure Davis can clearly see BCS bowls in UNC's immediate future. Why would he skip town before he has the opportunity to cash in on them?"

Buy low, sell high

11/10/2008 12:24:19 PM

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"Why would he skip town before he has the opportunity to cash in on them?"

Miami fans were probably asking the same thing

11/10/2008 12:31:56 PM

^^^that'd be in addition to what he'd make if he stayed and "rode the wave"

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 12:35 PM. Reason : ^]

11/10/2008 12:34:48 PM

Rebuilding an NFL team is much more lucrative than staying at the College level.

Hell if anything coaching in the NFL is a resume booster. I can understand a coach leaving for the NFL.

11/10/2008 12:50:13 PM

BD is a good implication that rebuilding an NFL team also takes more than coralling talent

11/10/2008 1:09:57 PM

Colin Cowherd mentioned on his radio program today that Bitch is UT's #1 choice. Cowherd said that Bitch would be better off staying with the tarholes though mainly because the ACC is shit and the SEC is beast. He also said Crapel Hill is one of the nicest towns in the US.

11/10/2008 1:46:35 PM

with 4+ million a year...

I'm not sure it really matters where you are...

11/10/2008 1:53:43 PM

^^Yeah, if you're a college student. I don't think it has quite the same appeal for 50-year-olds.

11/10/2008 2:50:06 PM

^ Actually it does, especially with Carborro next door and some high end neighborhoods close by in Durham.

11/10/2008 5:15:52 PM

Shit's getting real.

The newest inner nerd rumor is that UT has offered Butch SHEEPFUCKING Davis 50 million for 10 years.

THis can't be real, right?

11/10/2008 6:45:04 PM

oh it can be.

11/10/2008 6:47:12 PM

i call horse shit until he is gone

11/10/2008 6:49:45 PM

Apparently this is the rumor being discussed on sports radio in Memphis.

Trying to find out what channel right now.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 6:58 PM. Reason : n]

11/10/2008 6:53:51 PM

if butch leaves unc, will they still give him a raise at the end of the season?

11/10/2008 6:55:55 PM

he'll have 8 wins this year so his buyout will be 600,000 more

11/10/2008 6:58:34 PM

Davis will have to pay back a large part of his salary if he leaves.

11/10/2008 7:06:10 PM

you mean tennessee will.

11/10/2008 7:11:24 PM

Calipari is on a plane right now

11/10/2008 7:13:13 PM

http://www.bustersports.com/accposts.aspx?id=598&blogid=77

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"According to a source close to Davis and UNC, the coach wants a more lucrative contract and guaranteed dates for the starts and completions of each phase in Kenan Stadium's renovation"

i see no reason in the world those demands won't be met. i think he really wants to stay, but the BOT and baddour need to quit dragging their feet and give him whatever the fuck he wants

11/10/2008 7:18:41 PM

Davis knows his name has the potential to be on the addition to Kenan Stadium.

Of course UNC will likely have to give him a raise, but after the success this season I dont think its unreasonable. In that statement from the article he obviously wants to further the program. Baddour does need to stop dragging his feet.

Football has potential to raise some serious money as Kenan holds something like 70K people. Season tickets could see a small increase

11/10/2008 7:37:04 PM

I feel sorry for UNC. All those poor, newly-converted bandwagon basketball fans who are getting into football now won't have anyone else to watch. Also their 09 class will mostly jump ship...

Can't blame butch though. Real football school. REAL FOOTBALL FANS (not fake-ass ESPN nation fans who like wearing fhaggut blue)

11/10/2008 7:38:06 PM

And after all this time I finally found a reasonable yet logical retort.

My life is now complete.

11/10/2008 7:42:14 PM

^^^^ Agreed. Davis is grossly underpaid and this shit won't stop until he gets a more fitting contract. He wants to stay at UNC but Baddour and the Board must be willing to throw some money his way.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 7:45 PM. Reason : ]

11/10/2008 7:44:16 PM

Why is everyone convinced Butch is such a great coach and that he'll certainly lead UNC to the promised land?

Everyone is all on their shit because of this year, even though they have the easiest schedule in the ACC.

11/10/2008 7:49:02 PM

Lets also disregard last season when UNC had 50 people on the field who had never taken a college snap, and still managed to lose 6 of 8 games by a touchdown or less.

11/10/2008 7:55:34 PM

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"Why is everyone convinced Butch is such a great coach"

Seriously?

11/10/2008 7:57:45 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can all say Butch is a good coach. Not sure how that can be in question.

11/10/2008 7:59:36 PM

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"Lets also disregard last season when UNC had 50 people on the field who had never taken a college snap, and still managed to lose 6 of 8 games by a touchdown or less."

Amato did that with a joke of an offensive line (sure it was his fault, but still). You trying to tell me he's a good coach?

A great recruiter does not a great coach make.

11/10/2008 9:25:40 PM

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"Why is everyone convinced Butch is such a great coach and that he'll certainly lead UNC to the promised land? "

I don't think that's the question.

The question is why does everyone think that Butch wants to stay at UNC??? Its an honest question?? Are there reports that he just loves Chapel Hill so much?? Does he have young kids in wonderful school system? What is at UNC that he can't get in Knoxville?? Because it won't be the football that keeps him in Chapel Hill.

11/10/2008 9:30:48 PM

if he wants to do anything in football he will have to do what Brown did...and leave...ACC is crap in football, it will be a very very long time until the ACC has a national championship contender.

11/10/2008 10:03:16 PM

The ACC will be a very competitive conference if the SEC keeps recycling coaches, among other conferences who manage to sneak in to the top 10.

11/10/2008 10:05:41 PM

^^^have you ever been to Knoxville? It's the most depressing city I've ever been to.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:06 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2008 10:06:18 PM

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"Does he have young kids in wonderful school system?"

He does actually. His son is in 9th or 10th grade in the Chapel Hill school system and is on his school's football team. Could be a factor.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:13 PM. Reason : ]

11/10/2008 10:10:40 PM

The UNC trolls are getting scared haha......I love it.

If you weren't you wouldn't be in here posting.

11/10/2008 10:18:08 PM

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"have you ever been to Knoxville? It's the most depressing city I've ever been to."

Nah...I've heard good things though.

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"He does actually. His son is in 9th or 10th grade in the Chapel Hill school system and is on his school's football team. Could be a factor."

Thanks for answering that question.

11/10/2008 10:19:55 PM

Oh yes, thats it. Youve figured it out.

Damn, I wonder if Duke has a messageboard

11/10/2008 10:20:20 PM

^ It's cool man. If I was a UNC fan, I would be worried too.

11/10/2008 10:25:20 PM

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"Football has potential to raise some serious money as Kenan holds something like 70K people"

Ummm, pretty sure Kenan only holds 60,000. Thats the same as CF. I'm still pissed CF didn't exceed that number when they expanded. Way to raise the bar

11/10/2008 10:30:38 PM

eh 70k is after the upgrade.

11/10/2008 10:31:31 PM

well whoop de do, its not there now and they haven't even started construction!

11/10/2008 11:19:51 PM

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"have you ever been to Knoxville? It's the most depressing city I've ever been to"

$4,000,000 / year doesn't sound too depressing

11/10/2008 11:22:05 PM

I don't think i've ever been to a city where football is bigger than in knoxville...

Athens comes close, and i've never been to Green Bay.

11/11/2008 12:05:19 AM

If they expand kenan to 70k...they better start selling a lot more tickets to the other team's fans.

11/11/2008 11:43:32 PM

UNC has sold out tickets to every game in both seasons in the preseason while Davis has been there.

11/12/2008 1:30:56 AM