Chansky’s Notebook: Hidden Benefits

Posted Dec 26, 2019
Bubba Cunningham knew his new coach would fire up the fan base during the off-season and that he could recruit, based on Mack Brown’s success at UNC and at Texas. But the fact Mack had become an ESPN personality was a hidden benefit still paying dividends. Coaches who last coached five years ago are long forgotten in this here-and-now society. (Chapelboro.com)

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