October 23, 201411 yr John Skipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That is why it is not all over ESPN......
October 23, 201411 yr Didn't the NCAA already look into this and find that since the classes were available to non-student athletes it wasn't an improper benefit?
October 23, 201411 yr This ticks me off. I know athletes get steered towards "easier" classes at a lot of schools, but some of these cats are out there with degrees they didn't even earn competing for jobs with people who worked their behind off. They should be stripped of their titles and wins, but as someone else said, that's just not going to happen.
October 23, 201411 yr This ticks me off. I know athletes get steered towards "easier" classes at a lot of schools, but some of these cats are out there with degrees they didn't even earn competing for jobs with people who worked their behind off. They should be stripped of their titles and wins, but as someone else said, that's just not going to happen. If they take away wins and titles, it would seem appropriate to be taking away some degrees as well (not an NCAA issue). Not sure if that is even legal, but bogus classes would mean many of them didn't complete the necessary course work to obtain a degree.
October 23, 201411 yr If they take away wins and titles, it would seem appropriate to be taking away some degrees as well (not an NCAA issue). Not sure if that is even legal, but bogus classes would mean many of them didn't complete the necessary course work to obtain a degree. Completely agree.
October 23, 201411 yr John Skipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That is why it is not all over ESPN...... Pretty much sum sit-up. Nothing to see here. Move along now. :walk:
October 23, 201411 yr Pretty good summary article. 3 Key Findings in Chapel Hill?s Academic-Fraud Investigation ? The Ticker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education Powerpoint slide from academic counseling staff to football coaches:
October 23, 201411 yr I think it's pretty easy to know what's going on here. The NCAA hammers people on initial eligibility because it's easy to find and hit schools with the clearinghouse stuff. Things get a little more gray when it comes to academics once they're on campus. If the NCAA finds out other people were writing papers for players, that's pretty explicit (see University of Minnesota, 1997); it's tougher when talking about counselors steering players to classes. EVERY school gears athletes toward easier classes and degrees. That's the primary reason the NCAA can't pretend to clamp down on it. Everyone's hands are dirty so taking soap and water to just one set of them is foolishness and opens them up to all sorts of problems they then have to pretend to care about.
October 23, 201411 yr This is what Ol' Roy and Carolina fans mean by doing things the Carolina Way!!!
October 23, 201411 yr McCants said one of the years he played there was a semester that he made the Dean's List and never went to a class or took a test. That's outrageous! I think of all the times when I was in college cramming for tests and burning the midnight oil. And this guy makes an honor list without doing zilch. I'm sure all universities have a few easy classes for their athletes but what UNC has done here has taken it to an unheard of level.
October 23, 201411 yr NCAA future action on the UNC infractions: 1. Lost of 1 scholarship for 1 year. 2. Five slaps on each wrist. 3. Two year post season tournament ban on Appalachia State. 4. It better not happen again,....and we really, really mean it!
October 23, 201411 yr Let's not let Dean Smith's legacy go without being hammered. This was going on at the end of his tenure. If this were Cal the media and the NCAA would be at his door with pitch forks and torches.
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