Mack Brown Fired

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www.espn.com

Brown fired by Tar Heels, to coach vs. Wolfpack

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown, 73, will not return to the Tar Heels next season but will coach Saturday's game vs. NC State, the school announced.
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In two stints at North Carolina, Brown has gone a combined 113-78-1.
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The number that should stand out to you is the 1 tie. That was in 1990, when Georgia Tech went to Chapel Hill and the game ended with a score of 13-13. It was the one blemish on their 11-0-1 record, and they had to split the national title with an undeserving Colorado (11-1-1, with a questionable 5th down win against Missouri).

It's a real shame that GT fans tend to forget the many times UNC has ripped their hearts out, because a generation of UNC-educated journalists keep telling them to hate Duke and only Duke. I'm not sure why it has to be either/or. Why not hate both Duke and Carolina? NC State has gotten by for years on that philosophy.
 
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I imagine that the decision on Mack was made long ago and was to be announced after the season. Mack accelerated things by announcing that he was returning for 2025.
 

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Brown was basically saying he was coming back and I think the school decided it needed to move on. The fanbase had really turned on him this year.

Has nothing to do with their recruiting class as it only has 10 commits and is ranked around #70 - that is probably part of the reason they canned him. Up until this year UNC had been in the Top 25 most years in recruiting rankings under Brown.

They made a bowl every season under him, but in general it was felt that his teams underperformed relative to their talent level.
 

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gtbync said:
www.cbssports.com

North Carolina fires Mack Brown: Tar Heels part with coach six seasons into second stint leading program

Brown will coach the finale on Saturday against rival NC State before departing
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Just a short personal story about Mack. I was traveling on business in North Carolina sometime in the 1990-95 period (Approximately). I was staying in a hotel somewhere in the Charlotte--High Point area, not sure exactly where after 30 years. I was having dinner at the hotel restaurant when an adjoining ball room opened up where a crowd of UNC alums exited into the restaurant area. The restaurant was on a raised platform type area.

Mack was mingling with a few UNC alums/fans after the meeting. After the meet and greet wrapped up, Mack headed directly to the rail around the restaurant area and stopped at my table to shake hands and spend a few minutes with me and a couple of the other patrons. I don't recall the exact discussion, but I know we talked about the ACC and GT. I am sure he thought he would be recruiting some new UNC fans or supporters, but I know we talked about my being a GT alum and supporter. I was pretty excited about being in the ACC in those days.

I will just say that Mack was very gracious and seemed like a genuine good guy and gentleman.
 
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