Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho! Hubert Davis Has Got To Go!
In all sincerity, we bear Hubert Davis no ill will, but he’s not getting it done.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 07: Head coaches Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils and Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels shake hands prior to the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images Like a lot of Duke fans, watching UNC blow a 19-point second-half lead was surreal and frankly, we enjoyed it.
We’re sure many of our Duke Blue brethren and cistern (old Southern joke, relax) did as well. It’s always fun to watch your rival fail. Until it isn’t.
Say what? Well, this is what we’re getting at. UNC is a huge part of ACC basketball.
Other than early coaches Everett Case, Frank McGuire, and Vic Bubas, no one is more responsible for what the ACC ultimately meant to college basketball than what Dean Smith built in Chapel Hill. Until the mid 1980s, when Mike Krzyzewski’s program rose to challenge UNC, the only program more nationally important was UCLA under John Wooden. And when Duke started to go toe-to-toe with the Tar Heels, and both programs were a consistent Final Four threat, that rivalry defined the ACC nationally.