North Carolina's hire looks like sure thing, but proof will be in the pudding

Judging from the donor delirium, you might suspect that Butch Cassidy or Geena Davis had galloped into Chapel Hill for happy hour. Actually, the name is Butch Davis, and his parched-throat arrival has been delayed by the politics of polite protocol. Hiring a coach while the fired coach finishes out the schedule is one thing. It's quite another to strike up the band and trot out the next captain while the football ship lists to the losing side with the two backyard rivals still on deck. (Winston-Salem Journal)