The Tar Heels have been doing fine this year...
They have several quality wins against Denver, Ohio St., Notre Dame and Dartmouth. They also lost to Duke by two goals, which I guarantee you a lot of teams this year wont be able to say.
You obviously shouldnt be talking shit about Haus. Right now he is one of the most winningest coaches in D1. The Heels arent doing well right now, but they did have winning schedules all throughout the beginning of the decade. Who was the coach in 2004 when the Heels beat Duke and Virginia and lost to Maryland by one goal? Oh yeah, it was HAUS. the fact that they arent playing up to snuff isnt his fault, and I don't see him leaving UNC for a while.
Not to mention, UNC constantly has one of the top 5 hardest schedules in the nation, which has contributed to their woes.
IN terms of recruiting, IL ranked their frosh class as the fourth best this year, ahead of some of the teams people have mentioned in above posts. This will assuredly pay off in the future for Haus.
Look at their roster. They are returning almost all of their starters next year and the year after that. Of their 10 top scorers, 6 are Sophomores or Freshmen, and the other 4 are juniors. Their highest scoring senior has 2 poins. The same is true with their goalies. They have the youngest, most inexperienced team in the ACC, but they still have a decent record, and have held their own against like teams like Duke. In fact, they actually played Duke better than Maryland did.
Though they won't win the ACC this year, they definitely have much more going for them in the upcoming years than Duke, Virginia or Maryland in terms of talent.
Haus has turned the team around this year. After playing 9 games this year, they are currently 6-3. At this time last year, they were 2-7. The same for 2005.
I guess my point is that you shouldn't rip on the team or their coach. Both have taken immense strides to improve this year, and this is indisputable. Do you honestly expect a team that has struggled to win over 5 games a season the past several years to come out and beat powerhouses like DU, UVA and UMD all of a sudden? No. The team is on the rebound, and I would say they are doing a great job of recovering from their terrible season.
At this point, they have really exceeded most expectations.
This is the best start they have had in years, and without a doubt, as they grow and gain experience, they will again become a very competitive team in the ACC and all of D1.