What happened at UNC (or UNCheat as they are known in the ACC) was the hangover from the overwhelming stupidity and corruption resulting from Butch Davis hiring John Blake. From the moment Larry set foot in Chapel Hill, he had the FBI, NC state police, NCAA, lawyers, and administrators, plus Nike interviewing his players, as well as leftover administrators from the Butch era. Negative recruiting, including the "they're going to get the death penalty" didn't help, nor did the perception that the school refused to protect the players.
Nike was all about protecting Nike and their "chosen school" with an eye to prevent discovery of the ACC's first "six figure recruit", who by the way was a dismal failure.
In essence, he took a great opportunity (UNC is the second best job in the ACC) without realizing that he was being sent into a burning building only after his administration soaked him in naphtha
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Last edited: Feb 17, 2019