They call John Swofford the ninja because of how he “moves quickly and quietly, and by the time his enemies -- or, in his case, business rivals -- realize he's struck, it's already too late.”
That might have been the case when it came to conference realignment and solidifying the financial future of the ACC. But when it came to making a forward-thinking statement in regards to the backwards-thinking HB2 bill in North Carolina, Swofford has been more like a outmatched and outdated infantryman, unwilling to commit to any kind of battleplan. Swofford seemed to be waiting for one of two things to happen, either for the bill to be overturned or for someone to tell him what to do.