Whats the hardest part of being the head coach at the University of North Carolina?
MD: The scrutiny. Even having played here and coached at Kansas and Notre Dame, I didn’t realize the microscope that this position was under. That may sound naive, and you’d think if anybody would have a handle on that, it would be me. Mack Brown said about Texas football that the best thing is that millions of people care, and the worst thing is that millions of people care. That’s true with the basketball program here as well. Everyone has an opinion. There is perception and fact, and quite often they’re not close to being one in the same. For example, I spoke in Kinston to an alumni group recently. I was the last speaker and it had been a long evening. I spoke for about a half hour after a football coach spoke for about a half hour. At the end of my talk, I always ask if there are any questions. I asked and then waited a few seconds. I didn’t want to beg for questions. No one raised a hand, so I said thank you and I want to leave you with a quote. I read the quote and sat down. The
