Is there an upcoming crisis in the heart of Tobacco Road? February 13th coach K turns 70 years old. Roy Williams will be 67 on August 1st. How much longer will either be at the head of their basketball juggernauts? Back in Raleigh NC State is now in the sixth year of Mark Gottfried. Since the departure of Jim Valvano only one coach has survived more than six years.
Over at Duke Coach K has gone under the knife and all Duke fans need to realize the Jeff Capel who has stepped in to be head coach is right now Having and on the job interview to be the next coach. If they lose more than they win while K is out will not be good for Capel especially if Duke starts winning again when K returns.
Capel has brought Duke into the era of one and done with his recruiting which Kentucky had a monopoly of at it's inception. The team of Capel's recruits them K coaching them has kept Duke in the top five of major colleges in basketball.
If Roy Williams retired today Carolina fans who is in line in Chapel Hill? Should it be someone from the Carolina tree? Jeff Lebo ECU. I thought back in his playing days at Carolina he would be the next coach at Carolina after Dean Smith. He has been a college coach almost 20 years now and has never made NCAA tournament.
Scott Cherry, Wes Miller, King Rice. None have had overwhelming success but Wes Miller is the youngest still under 40. Really it looks who ever replaces Roy when the time comed might be from some other big time school. Remember after Bill Guthridge left there were not many high profile coaches who wanted to follow the legend or were tied into their contract.
Raleigh has a different problem altogether. The Pack is 2-5 in conference play and for the most part have only played the teams predicted to finish second division in the ACC. How can any one expect more wins when there are not many easy ones left? Just look at the high priced seats at mid court as they have already deserted Gottfried. When that happens you better start Winning now.
There has never been a history of bringing in a Wolfpacker to coach except Sidney Lowe but is there any Wolfpack limbs deserving a look should the end be near for Gottfried?
What about Archie Miller the head coach at Dayton? The Pack for the most part has been more willing to find the bright New coach
Up and coming coach. Since they have been in the coach searching business more that Duke and Carolina they already know about these unbreakable or too high to buy out contracts in the world of College coaches.
What I don't want to see is a Joe Paterno or Bobby Bowen situations in Durham or Chapel Hill where both K and Roy hang on too long. I would like State to find somebody where they could have that problem in 30 years.
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Word is Hubert Davis is being groomed as next UNC head coach. Like football with Doeren, Yow does not want to make a change now with only a few years left before she retires. I say she sticks with Gottfried through his season but like Doeren next season no choice to make a change until after next year .... if both do not turn it around. Doeren and Gottfried are both her hires so she is going to do all she can to make them work ......even though the fans and Pack Pride want a change now.
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