Coach Smith - Rivalry & Respect Posted Feb 22, 2015 My sports marketing career began in Charlottesville at UVA in the late-70s. That's where I became one of those ABC fans - anybody but Carolina. But today you might say I'm a recovering ABCer, because I was won over by Dean Smith's progressive faith and politics as well as his generosity. It began in 2003 with the ALS Association's "Field of Dreams Gala." (Durham Baseball Notes)