{"id":226,"date":"2010-09-10T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=226"},"modified":"2010-09-10T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T21:33:00","slug":"baddour-davis-is-the-fit-for-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Baddour: Davis is ‘the fit’ for North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Carolina athletics director Dick Baddour offered a strong endorsement of coach Butch Davis Friday afternoon, telling the Capital Sports Report, \u201cHe\u2019s the fit for the University of North Carolina.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Baddour, calling from his cell phone, said he was just leaving the Kenan Football Center after a long meeting with Davis.\u201cI had a good meeting with Butch,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had a number of things we wanted to discuss.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Baddour said there \u201cis progress\u201d on the Carolina players whose status is uncertain, but said, \u201cWe\u2019re not at a point where we have resolution, either good or bad.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The scandal has cost UNC associate coach John Blake his job. Blake resigned Sunday, saying it was best of the program. Baddour refused to say if Davis had ever offered to resign as well.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf he had or hadn\u2019t, I wouldn\u2019t say that,\u201d Baddour said. \u201cI appreciate the question, but I wouldn\u2019t answer that.\u201d<\/div>\n
Instead, Baddour insisted Davis is the right coach for UNC.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI believe in what he stands for. I believe he knows how to build a program,\u201d Baddour said. He praised Davis for knowing how to develop and motivate his staff. He also praised Davis for understanding the role of the football program in a university setting.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI believe he\u2019s committed to the academic values of the institution,\u201d Baddour said.<\/div>\n
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Baddour added, \u201cI believe the things that have gone on are as bothersome to him as the rest of us. He has the commitment and skills to get this ship right.\u201d<\/div>\n
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