After returning the Victory Bell to Chapel Hill after defeating the Blue Devils last November, the Tar Heel football team caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the Duke football visitor’s locker room.
The total bill for the damage was $27,140 – a sum that UNC Head Voach Larry Fedora and Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham personally split.
H/T: College Spun
Head coach Larry Fedora and school AD Bubba Cunningham each wrote personal checks for $13,585 to split the cost, according to The Herald-Sun. But it doesn’t appear that UNC’s brass are necessarily happy about it.
Cunningham, in a letter to Duke AD Kevin White, claimed that he didn’t understand the charges. He also made note of the fact that someone painted D-U-K-E on some of UNC’s pillars last year.
“While I may not understand the charges assessed, we take complete responsibility for our students and our programs.”
Cunningham also said he was “disappointed” Duke coach David Cutcliffe didn’t return his call offering apologies for the incident.
There’s clearly no love lost in this Tobacco Road rivalry and it goes deeper than the players on the field.
Photo of said damaged locker room carpet in the Duke visitor's locker room, which was replaced for $22,028.44 pic.twitter.com/qdcwqUP0LL
— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 13, 2015
Spray paint on Duke practice facility walls pic.twitter.com/XL3rzXVuCe
— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 13, 2015
More spray paint damage in Duke vistor's locker room pic.twitter.com/ts55QzDWx6
— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 13, 2015
More spray paint damage in the Duke visitor's locker room — repainting that & Wallace Wade billed at $4,470 pic.twitter.com/acJ3n1c7h2
— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 13, 2015
And, finally, the picture of Wallace Wade spray paint damage pic.twitter.com/fQdHYMip7H
— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 13, 2015
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