Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher on New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick: You’re going to ‘expect the unexpected’

The North Carolina loss was about an hour old when I first heard the sentence we all knew was coming: “Roy needs to go.� Roy Williams’ teams played for the national championship the last two seasons, and last season won it. But with him there is, among UNC fans, a lack of respect that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski doesn’t encounter with Blue Devils fans. Maybe it’s because Krzyzewski didn’t follow Dean Smith (and Matt Doherty). Maybe it’s because of Williams’ small-town gee-whiz style, a style that apparently is entertaining only when the Tar Heels win. Williams is, and long has been, one of the sports best coaches. If he needs to go somewhere, it will be temporary. The beach and the golf course will