DeCock: For Holden Thorp, it was just a matter of time Posted Sep 17, 2012 John Blake. Butch Davis. Dick Baddour. Holden Thorp. Thorp was always going to be the next domino to fall. It was just a matter of time. You can’t fire Davis for not knowing what was going on within his own football program, then let the chancellor skate for not knowing what was going on within his own university. (Raleigh News & Observer)