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Kotz / Sports Please, Vols, Don't Hire Butch Davis

Posted by Pete Kotz on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:13 AM

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I lived in Cleveland when Butch Davis was coach of the Browns. "Disaster" would be a polite word to describe his reign. He was out-coached on the field, a horrible judge of talent in the draft, and he had a penchant for scheming against the front office that made you think of Dick Cheney, only with better hair. When he "resigned," the real story leaked out: Butch's players hated him. He was a duplicitous leader who said one thing and did another, a sneaky man who'd lost all trust from his charges. Had he not left at midseason, he likely would have faced a player revolt. A lot of good college coaches don't do well in the pros -- think Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Bobby Petrino, even Nick Saban. Some are too autocratic to deal with grown men. And some just aren't skilled enough technically. What makes them good is recruiting, fundraising, navigating boosters and administrators, so they have an advantage before they ever take the field. Davis is doing quite well at North Carolina, but you have to wonder how long it will last. Like all coaches, he has an ego the size of Germany. The difference is he also has a history of not playing well with others. It's one thing to find quick success in the ACC. It's another doing it the SEC, where he'll face superior coaching and schools with better recruiting grounds. And when things go bad, Davis' history suggests they'll go very bad.

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Good. We at North Carolina hope all the UT fans amd administration feel exactly like you do. Because we love him and want to keep him.
Tell your administration how awful he is and to go out and find another coach- quickly.

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Posted by Anonymous on November 10, 2008 at 7:44 AM

LOL I agree completely...Butch is AWFUL, TERRIBLE, PLEASE DON'T EVEN LOOK AT HIM! lol Sheesh. Who's on your short list then? Don Shula and Lombardi? You people have issues. And boy am I looking forward to the smackdown we're going to give you guys in a few years when UNC starts that home-and-home series with you people. The SEC has some great programs...unfortunately you guys are no longer one of them.

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Posted by Johnny F on November 10, 2008 at 8:09 AM

Chill guys, this is a Vandy paper. Its a SEC thing.. you wouldnt understand. Of course they dont want UT to hire Davis. Evidently they are concerned UT might.

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Posted by wayne on November 10, 2008 at 8:40 AM

Go Tarheels!
And this is NOT a Vandy paper.

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Posted by burrito on November 10, 2008 at 9:52 AM

How 'bout those Commodorables! They looked really great against Florida. It was a moral victory.

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Posted by Woods on November 10, 2008 at 3:55 PM

Hey go fuck yourself Woods, you can adore us all you want but I bet you wouldn't make it though a semester.

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Posted by burrito on November 10, 2008 at 4:16 PM

Yes, please, don't go after Butch Davis. Whatever this guy says, he's right. You don't want Davis. He's horrible, because we know success in the ACC comes so easy with Miami, FSU and BC in the conference and winning in the ACC must be as easy as winning in pop warner league ball.

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Posted by Mark "Tar Heel" Mays on November 10, 2008 at 6:44 PM

Butch Davis and UNC will make the Vols cry like babies in several years when the teams meet

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Posted by mc hammer on November 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM

Exactly MC - like when Roy's Heels put a spanking on Vols in B-Ball. UNC is about to become of the very schools nationally to excel at BOTH basketball and football

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Posted by jesse smith on November 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM
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