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Urban’s Renewal

It’s not hard to compose a column about Urban Meyer’s decision to resign as HFC at Florida.  It is a requirement for what I do.  The difficulty is deciding on…

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They Stomped That Sucka Flat ….

It’s a paraphrase of a Lewis Grizzard book title, but appropriate for the controversial (ya think!) decision by The NCAA known as The Cam Scam.  A lotta folks are bent…

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Roy Mel ?

This past Fall has been raucous amid Kenan’s lofty pines. Once attention shifts a bit south amid the legendary rafters THEN the universe will realign.  Peace, love, joy will once again reign along quaint…

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Poobah In A Boondoggle will ALWAYS ….

Recall a month or so ago, I gave you BobLee’s Live Mic Rule.  Whenever there is a major administrative boondoggle ….. (1) Set it aside in a crock pot to…

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Controversifying & Conspiratosis

This is a No B-word Column.  While I do appreciate the worldwide response to “Losers Say Deal” and “Friday”, I must address other issues of lesser cultural significance.  Will I discuss Bu***  again in…

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…and Losers say Deal. “Deal”

It’s an old poker expression – “Winners tell jokes; and Losers say deal.”  Celebrating a tradition of The Butch Era of Carolina Football after playing NC State – “Deal”.  There are children in…

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Friday, now “Just A Day” in Chapel Hill

Since 1956 the word Friday around Chapel Hill has referred to William Clyde Friday.  As President of the UNC System from 1956-1986, Bill Friday came to symbolize the epitome of institutional integrity…

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CHAPTER FOUR: Sgt Butch vs The Marine

I know plenty of very passionate Carolina and State partisans.  Many have fun with the silly rivalry yadda yadda.  Many others (on both sides) treat it like a kidney stone the size of a…

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Men Of A Certain Age

In my opinion watching a football game is best done in front of a large high definition TV.  Going to a game however has definite social advantages.  For the second straight week I was…

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How Much Homework Can One Dog Eat?

High Plains Grifter ?  A “grifter” is a swindler, con-man, cheat.  Auburn Alabama’s nickname is the loveliest village on the plains.  I’ve never associated lower Alabama with plains.  I’ll take their…

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A Double Humdinger Day

I saw Two Humdingers on Saturday – one in person at The Wally and one in HighDef in my living room from Tallyhassy.  For pure spectatorial enjoyment of the gridiron…

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He Gave Them Barabbas …..!

Yours truly and Nancy Pelosi share a regrettable fate.  Witchy-Poo and I have both been outed as mis-prognosticators.  Nostradamus & The Mayans are still in “wait ‘n see” mode.  And BobLee…

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The State Fan Who Actually …..

It’s taken almost a decade of asking, by my very accurate count, 187 admitted State Fans and last night at the base of Wuff Mountain I FINALLY FOUND HIM.  But first let’s…

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The Dutiful Husbands’ Bench

Oct 26, 2010 . The Dutiful Husband’s Bench *** I don’t recall who spoke first; but once we started we had a grand time.  If you’ve ever visited Front Street…

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Mile Marker 128 & UNC’s Buddy Garrity Lives!

…. Traffic jams are like toothaches.  They totally dominate your every waking moment while you endure them.  When they have passed, you delete all memory of the intense pain.   This weekend,…