Cavan would not be welcome back at ETSU.

Mind you- I would like him to return as a fundraiser- which last I heard is what he was doing at Georgia. I think he could do a helluva lot of good wooing people on the golf course- turning an occassional yard to the media- basically the charmed life. He would be the PERFECT fundraiser for the athletic dept.

Unfortunately, whenever his name is brought up- here's what I hear-

A- Cavan was a racist.

B- Cavan brought thugs to ETSU

C- Academics were secondary under Mike Cavan.

I have to defend Cavan on the first one- because it's such an ugly accusation. I don't recall him benching a black player for a white one or anything like that.

He did recruit Herschel Walker and plenty of outstanding black players here. I once had a talk with a TV reporter from Atlanta in the PNC Park Press Box about Cavan and the reporter INSISTED that he had known Cavan for 25 years and he was not.

I don't think Cavan would be a good coach now- at least not as a head man- because he's just been out of it for so long.