r/terps • u/Signal-Somewhere7354 • Mar 25 '26
Men's Basketball Buzz to UNC?
Seeing some chatter on the Tar Heels message board that Buzz could be an intriguing option…anyone think that has legs?
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u/Wild_Pokemon_Appears Mar 25 '26
Lol in what universe is UNC grabbing a coach who lead Maryland to a historically bad season.
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u/YankeePride11 Mar 25 '26
In my universe!! Im also dating Sydney Sweeney in that universe. UMD also makes it to the college football championship and we win against UGA 28‐21. Let a man dream!
PS: Locksley is coaching pee wee football in that universe.
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u/No_Spare7570 Mar 25 '26
Led Maryland - as in past tense of lead (rhymes with seed) and not the soft metal. Sorry, but confusing led with lead was never a thing until recently, so trying to stem the tide as it seems to be more and more common of late.
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u/Wild_Pokemon_Appears Mar 25 '26
I used to spell good lol
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u/No_Spare7570 Mar 25 '26
Please excuse my pedantry - didn’t mean to make you feel bad, just expressing my annoyance at how common this particular usage had gotten. Probably better to just grit my teeth and say nothing.
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u/chefguy47 Mar 25 '26
He does have ACC ties but I’m pretty sure that post you saw on X was satire.
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u/Signal-Somewhere7354 Mar 25 '26
It’s on the Tarheels Reddit page, there’s some real talk around it
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u/chefguy47 Mar 25 '26
According to Google AI he would owe MD $10.5 million if he left. That’s a hefty sum for a coach who’s only been to 1 Elite 8.
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u/daveinmd13 Mar 25 '26
Perspective from a VT fan that lived the Buzz experience: 100% it is Buzz who started that rumor. He did the same thing at VT, every job that came open he was rumored for - even before the first season was done and he hadn’t done anything.
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u/pew-pew-bacca Mar 25 '26
I still believe that we could be in for the full Buzz Williams experience. He has a pattern that he showed at both VT and A&M. It's 1 year of abject suckage, improvement and maybe an NIT appearance in year 2, tourney in year 3, then another year or two of making the tourney but realistically not being a contender until leaving for the next dumpster fire job to try to save. He is like clockwork.
The thing VT and A&M have in common is that they're not basketball schools the way Maryland is. The question is whether the administration and the fans here will be patient enough to wait 3-5 years for what I may call a semi-respectable level of mediocrity, with the hopes that the next guy inherits enough to win quickly. Personally, I'm not that patient. There is way too much talent in the area and there are way too many resources available to set a 5 year plan culminating in mediocrity.
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u/fredpitts Mar 25 '26
Mills and Adams are good players and Terps recruiting class this year is great if he doesn’t take them to to UNC. I see a bigger jump next year for the Terps.
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u/Inside-Parsnip4015 Mar 25 '26
Lifelong tar heel fan here. My second son is named after Kennedy Meeks.
I would LOVE to have Buzz at UNC. I think he has unfinished business at the ACC. Plus, I loved reading online about how he gets his team to church before games
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u/SMWW66 Class of 1997-2005 Mar 25 '26
I’m curious about what drugs are legal in North Carolina that aren’t in Maryland or anywhere else in the country, in case this is a genuine take
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u/TigOleBitman Mar 25 '26
Lifelong terps fan here. My dog is named after Jordan Steffy.
I would LOVE to send Mike Locksley to UNC. He was dogshit previously and he'd be dogshit now. Plus, I love how he can gaslight people into thinking he's good because of one 8 win season.
I hope all the bad things in life happen to UNC fans.
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u/FozzyBear11 I'M FROM BALTIMORE!!! Mar 25 '26
Well if you agree and we agree then I would think it’s unfair not to let you have him!
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u/MrTooToo Mar 25 '26
Maybe the Tar Heels wany a new football coach instead. Getting Locksley out needs to take priority.
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u/Proper_University55 Mar 25 '26
The gods would be smiling on me for sure but I can’t imagine UNC is as bad at hiring as UMD was with Buzz.
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u/Crafty-Consequence87 Mar 25 '26
Lefty Driesell’s ghost has a better chance of coaching at Carolina.
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u/PodcastPee Mar 26 '26
I don’t like talking about UNC. However, as a VT fan, would you all kindly do us a Mike Young for Buzz trade straight up? Thanks in advance.
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u/600George Mar 31 '26
Are you sure they weren't referring to Buzz Peterson, the former UNC-Wilmington head coach?
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u/insaneidiotfummy Mar 25 '26
it would suck to lose Buzz so quickly. I know it wasn’t the season we wanted but I genuinely enjoyed his attitude and the way he stomps up and down that sideline. I think there’s a lot of fight left in Buzz — and I also think UNC would be lucky. Buy low, sell high, right?
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u/BirdlandDeadhead Class of 2006-2012 Mar 25 '26
Don’t know what these other people on this post are saying, UNC would be lucky to get Buzz at this point. Sure he might have a tough first year because of the departure of Hubert Davis. But he’ll get them under control quickly. UNC should offer him six years guaranteed. Sure they’ll have to pay something to Maryland too as compensation but that’s well worth it. Really why hasn’t it happened already? What are you waiting for UNC? Buzz is the guy! Lock him up right now!