I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Todd Turner for UNC Athletic Director
Turner was our AD through our self-imposed punishment. He’s a Carolina guy, and he’s obviously got the experience to lead them through the jungle of sanctions. I do not see a more reasonable choice for the position. Like you’ve come to expect from SFN, here is a soothsayer-like discussion of Mr. Turner’s worthy resume that [...]
Nate Irving signs with Denver Broncos
Congratulations to Nate. It will be interesting to watch Nate go up against Philip Rivers and the Chargers in the AFC West in the coming years. Link The Denver Broncos have signed rookies Nate Irving and Orlando Franklin. Irving is a linebacker out of North Carolina State. Irving was selected in the third round, 67th [...]
It’s Friday, but still not over
It’s Friday, and Butch Davis is gone and Dick Baddour on his way out, but unfortunately for the Flagship, this is far from over. Specifically, questions remain regarding those 216 phone records. Joe Ovies: The phone records now appear to be caught in a semantics game. North Carolina technically reviewed Davis’ personal phone records, but [...]
Butch and UNC admin offer conflicting stories on 216 records; Message board posters digging into Blake’s records(updated 8:35)
Are they really going to get away with this? Davis told reporters last week that the university reviewed the records in the fall of 2010. That’s true, but the university never made copies. “He didn’t give us the records,” said Nancy Davis. “We hired outside legal counsel to take a look at them, but he [...]
Continued Fallout: Baddour Resigns (Updated 3pm)
This chaos clearly still isn’t over for the Flagship. Today, AD Dick Baddour “resigned.” Dick Baddour announced his resignation on Thursday in order for chancellor Holden Thorp to find a new football coach. Thorp said he would interview interim candidates today but would not name a successor for football coach Butch Davis, who was fired [...]
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Butch Fired: What folks are saying (Thursday 10AM update)
Apparently there are, after all this, a few adults left over at the Flagship. Holden Thorp isn’t one of them. In fairness to him, he very possibly belives this nonsense (ABC11.com): To restore confidence in the University of North Carolina and our football program, it’s time to make a change,” said Thorp in a statement [...]
Tar heel fans wish death to Chancellor Thorp
Tell me more about the ‘bad’ NC State fans. We did a quick perusal tonight of the Twitter mentions of UNC-CHeats Chancellor Holden Thorp and were shocked at some of what we saw. (Being discussed in this thread from our message forums). A lot of crazy stands out in there…but, it is hard to top [...]
Wiley’s attorney speaks
Joseph B. Cheshire V, the Raleigh lawyer representing the tutor in the middle of the academic misconduct allegations, was unhappy with the decision. “It’s a sad day for the university that they would cave in to obviously orchestrated efforts to destroy their football program,” said Cheshire, a UNC-CH alumnus, a Tar Heel fan and an [...]