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[QUOTE="LetsGoOrang, post: 2926075, member: 6918"]
Matt Dougherty didn't have a great coaching career at UNC but this is funny.

[SIZE=7][B]UNC Coach Apologizes For Remark Made About Duke Cheerleaders[/B][/SIZE]
Posted February 13, 2001
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DURHAM — The UNC-Duke rivalry is tense, and anything a coach can do to break that tension will help the team. However, a comment made by UNC head basketball coach Matt Doherty to his team has people talking off the court.
Late in the UNC-Duke game during a timeout huddle, Doherty made a comment to his players about the Duke cheerleaders The remark made its way into anESPN magazine article.
In the article, he quoted as saying, "Oh, by the way, Duke still has the ugliest cheerleaders in the ACC."
Doherty says it was just a joke - meant to break the tension of the game. In a letter to the Duke cheerleaders Tuesday, Doherty wrote, "I meant no disrespect. However, I apologize for the insensitive reference and hope you do not take it seriously or personally."
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