Light Blue Reign

“Having three times explained that “we’re fricken’ bad at it,” he accidentally dropped the f-bomb in his next answer. He apologized repeatedly for the remainder of the press conference and immediately called his athletic director and chancellor and apologized.” (p. 10)

This passage in the book, Light Blue Reign, talks about the current North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams and how he lost his temper in a post game press conference. After Roy Williams used inappropriate language, he took it upon himself to make up for his inappropriate actions. His excessive apology shows the respect that Roy has developed over the years as coach, and reveals the true meaning behind Carolina Basketball. The respect comes from the two main figures, Frank McGuire and Dean Smith, who built the program from nothing. This is a measure of the standard that has been set by the two previous coaching legends. Without the respect built in the program, remorse of Roy’s wrongful action would not have been felt. In comparison if the same actions were to be made by a university coach somewhere else in the country, nothing would be thought of it. By Roy Williams reacting the way to his action shows that he is grounded and understands that role that he has been put in as head coach. He is a leader to young men that look up to him for guidance in basketball and life. This apology shows how North Carolina has become a world renowned basketball and sporting program of greatness from a mere activity for a few men to enjoy.