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Carl Tacy Passes Away At 87

One of the top FB recruits in NC as a DE/TE; much higher FB prospect, but he loved the round ball. With today's recruiting camps and show cases he likely would have been fast-tracked as a national cfb target.
 
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sailordeac said:
Green was a great natural talent, while Karasek had no ability at all. What were they thinking when they recruited him?
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Karasek was part of filling a roster like every coach every year. Someone to do the inside work. Tony K got some floor burns. KG thought he was another Karl Malone but would not do the work or stay clean.
 
DeacHead said:
That's all correct. Personally I don't recall exactly the nature of Kenny not going to the NIT first round. By that I mean, if he refused and was suspended or if he was suspended for something else, but all your other details are right, though I'm not 100% sure on if Kenny declared before Tacy resigned or vice versa (90% sure of your order though). Here's a little insider scoop 4 decades after the fact - Kenny was going pro regardless.
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Academically I think KG had to .
 
For notorious weapons used by Wake athletes we have a butter knife and a paintball gun. What else?
 
LilburnDeac said:
That happened in fall of '82. Tacy coached for 3 more seasons, including the '84 Elite 8 team. Tacy resigned in the summer of '85 after we lost in the first round of the NIT and Kenny Green went pro early. I think that he had just had enough of recruiting and dealing college students (off the court). He was a great coach who really didn't get the support of the Athletic Department that he should have.
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Actually, the next to last sentence was the most accurate aspect of his resignation, resulting probably in the last sentence’s application. He could out-coach almost every one, but couldn’t out-recruit almost anyone by himself. He ran off his assistants who could.
 
Shorty said:
I seem to recall Aminu shot someone with BB gun.
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Yeah, but that was before he got to Wake.

Also, every dude anywhere my age has shot someone with a BB gun and would love to do it again tomorrow.
 
Complacent Deac said:
Craig Dawson - Kinston

Robert Doggett - Fayetteville?

Where was Shon Coleman from?
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Seem to remember Shon being an Atlanta guy? Want to say possibly Marietta HS or Wheeler is where he graduated from, but could be wrong on that one.
 
wfu22fan said:
Yes, Green went after Tony Karasek with a butter knife in the Pit. I don’t think that had anything to do with Tacy resigning.
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I thought Rod Watson went after someone with a knife after the 1985/86 season and thus got kicked off the team. Accurate?
 
Deaconblue said:
This last is probably the most important in his resignation. He wasn't supported by the AD in much of anything. Its a lot harder to deal with unruly kids when your boss won't back you.
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What's the theory on lack of AD support? Tacy was pretty successful during his tenure. Maybe he and Hooks just didn't get along very well?
 
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