UNC has released a statement about the NCAA investigation into the alleged UNC academic problems. With the NCAA enforcement staff, our internal working group of University Counsel Leslie Strohm, Senior Associate Dean Jonathan Hartlyn, and former faculty athletics representative Jack Evans interviewed faculty and staff in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies, academic support […]
College Basketball
Many UNC-AAS questions remain, including: Are Roy Williams and Butch Davis being unfairly targeted?
The scope of the UNC academic scandal continues to widen as national outlets are finally catching onto the story. Many of these stories are linked in this entry from yesterday. If you missed it, please take a moment to catch up on the recent developments concerning the UNC faculty’s request for an independent investigation given […]
ESPN: ACC Summer Shootaround
ESPN ran their annual summer basketball features this week that are just a little more than the one-sentence-type-stuff the media usually generates. You can click here for their ‘Summer Shootaround’. What is the conference’s #1 offseason storyline? 1. Expectations at NC State: The last time the ACC media picked the Wolfpack to finish first in […]
Roy Williams, 3 percent, and Swahili
In the past week, the News and Observer has dropped the academic bomb on the University of North Carolina. An investigation into the African and Afro-American studies classes from 2007-2011 showed the following: There were 686 enrollments for the 54 suspect classes. Of those, football players accounted for 246 of the enrollments, or 36 percent, […]
Speaking of expectations: NCSU in top ten preseason polls
Mark Gottfried’s NC State basketball program continues to attract some major national media attention!! Just today, two different preseason polls from national outlets – ESPN and NBC – have projected next year’s Wolfpack to start in the top ten in the country. I think they are assuming Leslie comes back. The excitement of college basketball […]
Changing the Status Quo?
Brett Friedlander says N.C. State poised to become ACC’s new leader of the pack in 2012/13. You might want to sit down for this one, Wolfpack fans. It’s not an April Fool’s joke. The moment Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall announced their intention to leave the Tar Heels for the NBA draft on […]
Final Four in New Orleans
9 years ago, my wife and I had been lucky winners of the NCAA ticket lottery for the Final Four, which ironically enough was in New Orleans. We saw Syracuse beat Kansas for the title following the great play of Carmelo Anthony. After the game, my wife and I walked from the Superdome through Bourbon […]
[3:45 Update] UNC-CH Exodus: Henson, Marshall & Barnes to enter NBA Draft
3:20 Update UNC-CH has released a statement to the media that Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall and John Henson will all enter the 2012 NBA Draft. Stay tuned….more to come These departures will turn up the local volume on the speculation around CJ Leslie‘s pending decision that is discussed here. Interestingly, the addition of Carolina’s two […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
March 28, 2012 Good Morning fellow Wolfpackers. Today’s web run…enjoy. NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) ACC hoops in 2013? Think Red and FSU TIM STEVENS (N&O) N.C. State recruits ready for McDonald’s Game Any reference to the North Carolina contingent at the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago tonight means N.C. State recruits, not future […]
A “Feel Good/Look Ahead” Mini Webrun
Photo Credit – Ethan Hyman, Newsobserver.com After a tough season-ending loss to Kansas last night in the Sweet Sixteen, Wolfpack nation understandably seems a bit quiet and subdued today. I, for one, couldn’t come anywhere near the internet today until just a little while ago. The NCAA Tournament rolls on today without us, and […]
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