Two things:
(1) JB could give less than a rat's patoot what others think about his comments. He's got a BIG mouth and shoots from the hip. He's grandpa after a sip of beer, no filter. Could it have been phrased better, sure. But at least he remains somewhat humorous and not just a deplorable jerk like another HOFer recently in the news. (See:Knight, Bobby re; health of former IU admins.).
(2) It NEEDED to be said. Again, Greensboro NC no longer "fits" as the home of the new ACCT. I've been to Greensboro plenty, once when the old ACC Tournament was there, and it was decidedly small time. It's a two lane Downtown area, and you wouldn't even know the tourney was in town unless you read it in the paper. Sure it's convenient for the Carolina and even VA schools, but the ACC is no longer just about them, that's the new reality. Atlanta, MD, NYC, those are the media centers where the best conference in CBB ought to be playing. Is it a coincidence that the most forward-thinking P5 conference, the B1G and Delaney are playing in MSG in a few years? No, because they're smart and know how to adapt.
North Carolinians are notoriously slow on change, imo- I know, I live here. Time for them to get w/ the program and realize this ain't their daddy's ACCT anymore.