UNC hoping AD hire gives it a ‘Bubba bounce’ Posted Oct 15, 2011 The circumstances surrounding Friday’s hiring of Dick Baddour’s replacement Lawrence “Bubba” Cunningham couldn’t have been any better. Now when Thorp and other school officials appear before the NCAA committee on infractions in Indianapolis in two weeks, their claims that the athletic department is moving in a new direction will be more than just lip service. (Wilmington Star News)