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Well, yeah. That was known before he signed his letter of intent. Caleb Wilson was always an obvious one and doner. Hate he got hurt, but him getting hurt solidified us moving on from Hubert so sucks for Caleb but probably best for the Heels in the long run. Though if he becomes a great pro not sure how much love he'll retain for the program with his coach getting poo canned. Whatever. It is what it is. Loved watch the kid in Carolina blue for a few games.

Boomer donors will line up to pony up for Donovan because they remember him being a great coach. They're not lining up to pony up for a guy that's two games over .500 in the SEC through two years.

He's not ready for a UNC level gig. Maybe he'll earn a shot at a blue blood job at some point, but a couple of decent seasons at Vandy just ain't enough. If he was in the family, maybe he gets a shot but that guy ain't gonna be the guy that gets Carolina to go outside the family. Mark Few should've been after Roy retired but not at 63.

Hiring a 60 year old who has been out of coaching for a decade would be a serious disappointment. College basketball is a completely different universe to navigate than it was when Billy Donovan was a great coach.

Run back to the employer that had previously fired me? Yeah, nah definitely wouldn't have done that.

Billy Donovan is 60 years old, the same age as Bill Guthridge was when he got the job. Everyone acknowledges in hindsight that Gut was too old. Don't repeat the same mistake, especially given that the football program is currently dealing with an even worse version of the same problem.

Truth. Like when UNC hired Butch Davis and then we get hit for recruiting violations. Like yeah, no poo. Dude coached Miami when they we paying like the 33rd NFL team. What did you expect?

Yep, officially heading to LSU. NCSU is a stepping stone program. It's a job you take to try to set yourself up to get the job you actually want. It is what it is.

Hubert had plenty of bench Hubert just refused to play his bench while he ran his starters into the ground. We had a top 50 4* recruit with offers from Kansas, Tennessee, Ohio State, etc. who barely saw the court this year.

A lot of the older coaches are retiring a bit more prematurely than in years past and I get it. This new era with the whole NIL and transfer portal deals has completely changed the nature of the job. They have plenty if money so if they don't want to evolve to fit the new model, fug it just retire. I get it.

That would be an absolute shock. I can't see it from either angle. Stste already has a massive little brother complex with UNC, hiring UNC's cast-off would just be bizarre.

Feels like the Ron Rivera siriation all over again. Nothing against the man, lived him as a player and seems like a good dude and we did have some good experiences under him. It was just abundantly clear that a change needed to be made. Joel Berry summed it up perfectly - "the standard has not been met". That's just all there is to say.

In the NBA? No.

I mean, I want our players to do well in the NBA because I wish them well but would I start watching the NBA? No. Hell, I don't even watch non-UNC college games at this point. I'm literally a UNC only basketball fan. I couldn't even tell you who's left in the tourney. Don't care. Hope duke doesn't win but other than that, couldn't give a fug less.

There's that plus the whole dual citizen Israel flag waver deal. That would be a problem at UNC. That's the off the court stuff, then there's just the pure business of it all. He has a good thing going at Florida. He won a natty last year and had them in a #1 seed this year. You'd probably have to make him the highest paid coach in college basketball for him to even consider it. On top of that contract, you'd also have his $18M buyout. When you out it all together, I honestly think Golden is a very long shot to be the next Tar Heels basketball coach. There's the Tribeca of issues to overcome - off the court, the pure business of the $$$, and luring him away from an already good situation where he's proven he can compete for championships in his current environment.