Barry Svrluga
The Washington Post
The first thought regarding Monday's news that Mack Brown likely will return to the University of North Carolina was, well, sure, he'd make a nice athletic department ambassador. Wait, wait. He'll be the head football coach? Are you &$#@! kidding? Brown is 67 years old. Five seasons have passed since he last ran a program. What sort of future could he possibly represent?
But then you realize what North Carolina wants isn't so much what's to come, but what it once had. The past was better than the present, so why not chase it down again?