crossover22[]_[];2354651 said:
crossover22[]_[];2354513 said:
The same people hating on strong are the ones calling butch god. Even though he lost bad games while at carolina. He also never won the coastal.
I think both are great coaches. Both would be great hires.
I think criticizing Butch's record at UNC/who he hired there is fair.
But Butch also wasn't shut out by teams like Iowa State, nor did he have losing records at UNC, unlike Strong.
I agree the iowa state loss is a bit scary but that same team beat Oklahoma.
Im on your side about butch. But i live in north carolina. Alot of unc grads around here thought he had way to much talent to lose some of the games he lost. They also hated his offense.
There is no perfect candidate. I really think butch or strong would do great at miami. But there are questions with both.
I know some UNC fans that live in NC, and they don't reflect what you said at all.
They never, EVER had any offense until Butch got there, and it could be argued that they never had a competitive football team until Butch got there - it was a basketball school. How in Hades can they hate his offense, when it was the first real offense they'd had?
It was good enough to kick UM's *** every year - except one year when his starters were yanked.
Butch wasn't allowed to play his string out - the school screwed up - and many of his starters were pulled from playing, a couple suspended, and he STILL went 8-5 his last season, and won his bowl game.
In fact, many UNC hardcore fans I talk to were furious that Butch was fired, and furious at the University for cheating some ten years before Butch ever got there. They could not believe that their first really good coach was fired for something he didn't have anything to do with.
Strong? At Louisville, the planets lined up for him.
Now, he just suks.