The good and the bad of the Tar Heels

Posted Nov 7, 2006

Bill Dooley steered North Carolina to three ACC titles in the ’70s. Mack Brown got the Tar Heels to as high as No. 5 in the national rankings in 1997. So why aren’t coaches lining up for the job in Chapel Hill, N.C., which will be vacant after the last game of this season. Here’s a look at the good — and the not-so-good — of the only ACC opening: (The State)

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