Mack Brown to Mike Elko after he left for Texas A&M: 'You lied' (msn.com)
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Elko allegedly told recruits that Mack Brown would leave North Carolina before he left Duke due to the fact that Brown is in his 70s. However, Elko left for Texas A&M following the 2023 season, while Brown is still at UNC coaching as a 72-year-old.
"Coach Elko said 'I'll be at Duke longer than Mack will be at Carolina,'" Mack Brown recalled. "I called him when he went out to A&M and said 'OK, you lied.' He said 'Well, I didn't think I was gonna [leave].' I said 'Yea, I got it. I hear all that.'"