You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
CBS’s Doyel crushes UNC-Cheat: “Maybe the ugliest academic scandal in NCAA history”
The hits just a keep on coming as the national media FINALLY wakes up to I didn’t think it could get much better than this. I was wrong. CBS’s Gregg Doyel tweeted today that he is mad at himself for ignoring the UNC academic fraud scandal and that he wouldn’t ignore it any longer. He [...]
“The Carolina Way” = “an academic scandal that could be the worst the NCAA has ever seen”
Matt Hayes of The Sporting News has always been one of my favorite national writers and I have historically ascribed more value to his views and commentary than to the average sports writer. Well, today, Hayes just catapulted himself into the stratosphere of the “Mount Rushmore” of the national media. In this MUST SEE 3 [...]
Does Penn State deserve the death penalty for its abominable cover-up?
The full report into Penn State’s response to allegations of sexual abuse by longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, following an eight-month investigation overseen by former FBI director Louis Freeh, fills 267 excruciating pages. But to put the finishing touches on the obliteration of a half-century of goodwill, it only took 163 words: The evidence shows [...]
NCAA Football Scandals, Penalty Analysis – Part II
This is a follow up article to my original analysis of NCAA football penalties through the years. Although I had planned to get this out earlier, life has intervened. In the end, though, it’s perhaps instructive to look one more time just ahead of UNX’s pre-Halloween date with the NCAA. In this analysis, I will [...]
NCAA Football Scandals – Penalty Analysis
As we approach the end of October and UNX’s date with NCAA destiny, I wanted to do a little research on actual documented NCAA penalties to see if I could properly set my expectations. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, things like “UNX had 9 major violations in the NOA – that’s the most [...]
‘Acts that are likely to demonstrate a lack of institutional control’ [Updated 2pm]
There is just so much stupidity out there — in some pockets of the population — and so much misinformation….and so much biased personal opinion being shared as something close to fact and reality… …that we thought we would do some folks the service of attempting to limit their embarrassment and ignorance by sharing a [...]
UNC Scandal: Context and Perspective
I saw an interesting proposal on PP last week (rswilli?) for a survey predicting the final outcome of the investigations currently underway at UNC. The choices were: – Slap on the wrist – Brick to the head – Hammer of Thor – Wrath of God Before you make a selection, maybe a little rational discussion [...]
N&O: NCAA’s Wilson should not be involved in UNC probe
It appears the local media has taken off the gloves…finally. From Luke Decock of the N&O: No matter whether the NCAA eventually uncovers wrongdoing within the North Carolina football program – agent-related, academic or otherwise – there’s one conclusion that can be drawn right now about the investigation of the North Carolina football program. The [...]
Message Board Reactions on the UNC/NCAA investigation
I have followed message boards of different college programs around the country for almost 15 years(mainly NC State, UNC and Wake Forest). Message boards are often ridiculed by the print/television/radio media, coaches, athletic directors, and even message board posters themselves. While sometimes these forums are criticized for good reasons, in regards to major news stories [...]