Doh: The Duke of Dallas
How's this for cutting edge? Matt Doherty, the new head basketball coach at SMU and a name somewhat familiar in these parts, has his own blog on SMU's official athletics Web site. And he's not afraid to make what I'd consider needling comments vis a vis his alma mater, UNC. He's not overt about it, but it can't be lost on folks in Chapel Hill that he's selling the SMU program as "the Duke of Dallas."
Check out Doherty's blog to see his explanation. Basically, he's at a private Methodist university where top administrators have Duke pedigrees, and he considers his rebuilding process akin to the program Krzyzewski took over in Durham in 1980-81.
Note, of course, that UNC did not schedule Florida Atlantic last season when Doherty (a former Roy Williams assistant) was the Owls' coach. FAU will visit Chapel Hill this year with Rex Walters (another Roy disciple) at the helm.