Bubba Cunningham
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Nov 3, 2026
David HaleGUEST
Then there's AD Steve Newmark, who was part of the search committee that got Bill Belichick but was not AD at the time.
David HaleGUEST
Bubba Cunningham was.
David HaleGUEST
Bubba, quite notably, did not want to hire Bill Belichick.
David HaleGUEST
Steve is much more empowered, I think, in this football relationship than Bubba was last year.
Bonnie BernsteinHOST
Is she interested? Will she pass? We discuss after the break.
Bonnie BernsteinHOST
You had to do a massive cell job to get Bubba Cunningham to give you the head coaching job at 22 years old.
Bonnie BernsteinHOST
What about what you said in that room and your process for preparing the interview do you think would be helpful for student athletes when they're getting ready to apply for their first jobs and they're getting ready to go through the interview process?
Erin MatsonGUEST
First, when it comes to the preparation, You have to do the work.
Dave GlennGUEST
But I think that hire nowadays has to be somebody that you can view, either for the adjectives that you used or for some broader sense, somebody that can help you raise money in your sport specifically.
Dave GlennGUEST
And that's why a lot of times, I mean, Bubba Cunningham was the athletic director at UNC, and he was pushed out of the way for the hiring of Bill Belichick, who, despite the Tar Heels ups and downs, has gotten them on TV a lot, has gotten a lot of boosters throwing money at them, has lifted some of those metrics that go into how much your school is paid by the ACC coffers at the end of the year.
Dave GlennGUEST
You know, I think the same thing is happening with Boo Corrigan right now at NC State.
Dave GlennGUEST
There's a relatively new chancellor at NC State.
Dave GlennGUEST
So... you need somebody that lifts the financial boats just a little bit just because people are are motivated by the hire and you know folks use the old phrase got to win the press conference i think it's a little different now of course you need to impress your fan base and excite recruits and everybody else about the future of their program with that hire but i think that hire nowadays has to be somebody that you can view either for the the adjectives that you used or for some broader sense somebody that can help you raise money in your sport specifically.
Dave GlennGUEST
And that's why a lot of times, I mean, Bubba Cunningham was the athletic director at UNC, and he was pushed out of the way for the hiring of Bill Belichick, who, despite the Tar Heels ups and downs, has gotten them on TV a lot, has gotten a lot of boosters throwing money at them, has lifted some of those metrics that go into how much your school is paid by the ACC coffers at the end of the year.
Dave GlennGUEST
You know, I think the same thing is happening with Boo Corrigan right now at NC State.
Dave GlennGUEST
There's a relatively new chancellor at NC State.
Joe OviesHOST
It was a top 25 game in name only, and that's not going to be...
Joe OviesHOST
Maybe Bubba Cunningham will remember that game because we know how he feels about the UNC Pitt rivalry.
Joe OviesHOST
No, his signature win was a rivalry win at Wallace Wade.
Joe OviesHOST
That's what it was.
Timothy P. O'MalleyGUEST
Yes.
Tim O'MalleyHOST
There was a very awkward moment in that press conference because the athletic director at the time at Tulsa was Bubba Cunningham, who's from Notre Dame.
Tim O'MalleyHOST
He's a famous Notre Dame.
Tim O'MalleyHOST
Yes.
John BriceGUEST
We just referenced misalignment.
John BriceGUEST
If Bubba Cunningham had been left alone, who's a proven veteran, well-esteemed college administrator, John Summerall would probably be North Carolina's coach right now.
John BriceGUEST
And we might be talking about the ACC being a competent two-bid league instead of talking about the dumpster fire that North Carolina is, like Paul said, on an every-other-day basis either on or off the field.
Blake ToppmeyerHOST
Before we get to our Week 9 picks, let's go now to a conversation John Brice and I had with Memphis Athletic Director Ed Scott.
John BriceGUEST
We just referenced misalignment.
John BriceGUEST
If Bubba Cunningham had been left alone, who's a proven veteran, well-esteemed college administrator, John Summerall would probably be North Carolina's coach right now.
John BriceGUEST
And we might be talking about the ACC being a competent two-bid league instead of talking about the dumpster fire that North Carolina is, like Paul said, on an every-other-day basis either on or off the field.
Blake ToppmeyerHOST
Before we get to our Week 9 picks, let's go now to a conversation John Brice and I had with Memphis Athletic Director Ed Scott.
John BriceGUEST
We just referenced misalignment.
John BriceGUEST
If Bubba Cunningham had been left alone, who's a proven veteran, well-esteemed college administrator, John Summerall would probably be North Carolina's coach right now.
John BriceGUEST
And we might be talking about the ACC being a competent two-bid league instead of talking about the dumpster fire that North Carolina is, like Paul said, on an every-other-day basis either on or off the field.
Blake ToppmeyerHOST
Before we get to our Week 9 picks, let's go now to a conversation John Brice and I had with Memphis Athletic Director Ed Scott.
Julian CouncilHOST
He may end up being the guy if the bunny wants him.
Julian CouncilHOST
And in this era of college athletics where you have all the money that you need from the boosters and from the fans, if they are calling out for this to be your head coach, much like with North Carolina a couple years ago, Bubba Cunningham, the AD, the former AD, he wanted to go after John Summerall and Matt Campbell.
Julian CouncilHOST
That's the guys that he wanted to potentially be the head coach in Chapel Hill.
Julian CouncilHOST
But then there was a separate search ran by the board of trustees, John prayer, and a couple other of his sycophants and the money then started to align with them.
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