In an article earlier this month I discussed a program that once held a high place in the ACC basketball hierarchy that had recently fallen on hard times. That program was Georgia Tech, but they are not the only school that fits that description. Tucked away and almost forgotten in North Carolina, the place comedian John Oliver recently described as the land of barbecue and tobacco, sits Wake Forest.
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In the 2000s they were a program to be feared and had replaced NC State as the third-best program in the state. Some might even argue they were on par with Duke and North Carolina for a better part of that decade.
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Manning has his work cut out for him, but results will not be the most important thing. This season is about rebuilding a once successful program into something Wake Forest can be proud of. Being the competitor that he is, I’m sure Manning will have much more lofty goals.
Don’t expect the Demon Deacons to make an NCAA tournament run this season, but as 21st century philosopher Kevin Garnett once said, anything is possible. Maybe Manning will bring “Danny and the Miracles Part 2” to the ACC.
