NC State head coach Dave Doeren responds to UNC coach Mack Brown calling the Doeren's postgame comments 'classless' when Doeren was caught on camera calling the Tar Heels 'pieces of s---' following NC State's win against Carolina in the regular season finale.
First of all, when we go to these meetings, we're supposed to get notice that there's a camera in our locker room and that was not done. And so, you know, I have a lot of regret that that was on TV, because it shouldn't have been when you go into a locker room with your team. That is a private conversation unless they ask if they can be in there with a camera and that was not asked, that doesn't give me an excuse to have that public. Um, but that's what happened. No one told me. And obviously, if I knew I was on camera, my language would not have been what it was. Uh, it doesn't make it any better. No. And I did call coach and apologize, um, because I could have used a lot of different words. Obviously, you caught me in the heat of a moment situation in the locker room celebrating a huge win and I was fired up about how we played, you know, but, uh, I have respect for coach and, and, you know, so last thing I wanted was for him to feel that and again, it's not an excuse but it shouldn't have been on TV. And, and I think there's 1000 coaches out there would tell you that, you know, if we had to apologize for everything we said in the locker room, we'd probably spend a lot of time doing that. You know, it's a place where a lot of emotion comes out. Right. But, yeah, I could have said that in a much more professional way and regret not doing that, but I don't regret is having passion with my players and celebrating a big win. And uh I'm gonna continue to do that and hopefully down the road, we'll get the courtesy that we deserve when we're gonna be on TV, uh in those moments. So, but I understand, you know, their side of it and, you know, it's signing day rather talk about that.
