We wanted to make sure that you good folks knew about the newest developments on PJ Hairston’s excellent adventure to Durham and had a place to voice your thoughts on the matter. You can refresh a little by reading this quick piece… UNC’s top scorer P.J. Hairston charged with possession of marijuana (USAToday.com) According to [...]
Bowles 9/30 email to Thorp: “There needs to be a sense of outrage expressed on our part,” and “Its [sic] not enough to just have not known””
Today brings more fun news from released emails! Yesterday we learned through a released email that Butch was supposedly so in-tune with his 16 suspended players that he knew they needed counseling. He thought they might do all sorts of bad things, even including violence. This is a coach who supposedly had no idea that these same players [...]
UNC-CH Board of Trustees chair critical of N & O’s “opinion” (day 134)
Today the News and Observer published this letter from Robert Winston, the chairman of UNC-CH’s Board of Trustees. The best part of the letter: As Chancellor Holden Thorp has said, we don’t feel good about being in this situation, but we do feel good about how we’ve responded to it. We pledged from the start that [...]
Thorp, Baddour, Davis appear before UNC-CH BOT — UPDATED 3:50 p.m.
Doing a great impression of three guys standing uncomfortably against the wall at an 8th-grade dance, UNC-CH’s Chancellor, Athletic Director, and Football coach appeared before UNC-CH’s Board of Trustees to talk about the massive ongoing scandals. It is widely thought that UNC-CH BOT members were responsible for hiring Butch in the first place, so we [...]
Noted NC Politician (& UNC Alum) comments on the scandal
Joe Mavretic, the former Speaker of the NC House, recently had this blunt assessment of the problems in the Athletic Department at UNC, and his view is the polar opposite of what UNC System President Erskine Bowles stated earlier today: ” There is no need for internal investigations, or for assistant coaches to resign, to [...]
Bowles proud of UNC leaders’ handling of cheating investigations [4:15 Update]
“I don’t think there is anyone who’s more saddened by what has happened than the three of us,” said Bowles, standing with Baddour and Thorp. “They have dug into this tooth and nail,” said Bowles. I 100% believe that NOBODY is more saddened than Bowles, Baddour, and Thorp. I genuinely believe this. And THIS, my [...]
The Day After (Updated 9:40am)
Huge day yesterday. statusquOblinger’s resignation became SFN’s fourth most viewed story of the entire month in a single day. The worst thing about the yesterday’s traffic to the site is that WV Wolf’s fantastic “State of Football” piece got a little overshadowed. As usual, our community shared some fantastic comments that are much appreciated. Link [...]
The Drama Continues: Mary Easley to Stay Put [Updated 6pm]
Last night: Link to Bob Jordan’s appointment Great feature: SFN’s big piece on Oblinger The drama certainly continues in West Raleigh as the attorney for the embattled former First Lady says she plans to go nowhere, according to the N&O. “Mary Easley plans to continue making contributions to North Carolina State University and the state [...]
Why the secrecy?
Why the secrecy? Public left out of search for UNC-CH Chancellor. Today is a big day for North Carolina’s flagship public university. The UNC Board of Governors may give its OK to hire the next chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill. Who’s in the running? Nobody knows except a handful of insiders. That’s because this search [...]