CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina's years-long NCAA investigation has finally come to an end. The NCAA announced it could not conclude academic violations occurred in its ruling on the University of North Carolina’s athletic department on Friday. The NCAA enforcement staff alleged five Level I violations in December related to the lengthy investigation into academic irregularities in the formerly named African and Afro-American Studies department.
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“While student-athletes likely benefited from the so-called ‘paper courses’ offered by North Carolina, the information available in the record did not establish that the courses were solely created, offered and maintained as an orchestrated effort to benefit student-athletes,” said Greg Sankey, the panel’s chief hearing officer and commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. “The panel is troubled by the university’s shifting positions about whether academic fraud occurred on its campus and the credibility of the Cadwalader report, which it distanced itself from after initially supporting the findings. However, NCAA policy is clear. The NCAA defers to its member schools to determine whether academic fraud occurred and, ultimately, the panel is bound to making decisions within the rules set by the membership.”
auragin_boi Member since Aug 01st 2003 20939 posts
Fri Oct-13-17 10:10 AM
1. "Paper courses is some BS and it should never happen again " In response to Reply # 0
nor should it ever have in the first place.
With that said, the program is responsible for making sure these kids get some sort of tangible degree for post graduate life given MOST kids don't go to the NBA.
But per the ruling, no penalty/violation assignment so move past it and fix what's not right.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86796 posts
Fri Oct-13-17 10:42 AM
4. "They fucked up in their approach, no question there." In response to Reply # 3
Now UNC has put the template down. If Pitino had bought hookers for and paid Adidas money to a few non-athlete Louisville students, he'd still be coach of Louisville right now. Some UNC fans may think that's a reductive or mad argument, but it's 1000% the truth, and if I'm some shady booster for a big basketball program, I'm finding a few discreet non-athletes to support financially.
7. ""Our academic fraud was far more widespread..." In response to Reply # 4
... than just the athletic department" is a pretty strange thing for a school to be excited about.
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"Walleye, a lot of things are going to go wrong in your life that technically aren't your fault. Always remember that this doesn't make you any less of an idiot"
Translate that to Latin and they can put it on the university stationary.
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Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86796 posts
Fri Oct-13-17 03:42 PM
18. "It shows you the school's priorities." In response to Reply # 7
Some of the statements and the things they revealed were *beyond* embarrassing. But they were happy to cop to them because banners get to stay hanging if they do. Name of the game for the Tar Heels celebrating today.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86796 posts
Sat Oct-14-17 11:49 AM
23. "The payments then. I notice you're not disputing that charge." In response to Reply # 22
If a booster paid non-athletes to go to a big-name university too, the NCAA couldn't claim improper benefits, because you couldn't prove that the payments were designed specifically for athletes. That was genuinely UNC's argument, and they won.
24. "I didn't mention the money, because that's a" In response to Reply # 23
reasonable example of the hypocrisy you're trying to point out...
paying for hookers isn't...
even with the money...you got to remember.... the NCAA has to base it's decisions on what they would be able to defend in court on an appeal... That's going to lean them towards giving a pass on things that cannot be 100% tied to actions that benefit athletic programs exclusively... because on appeal..if something is available to non-athletes, the likelihood of winning on appeal is good enough to give the NCAA pause on applying sanctions.
its interesting to me that there are certain things that go on in recruiting that someone would think is against the rules, or even illegal....and actually they aren't against the rules, and are perfectly legal... particularly in basketball .... that grey area has a lot going on...and a lot of money involved
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 80216 posts
Fri Oct-13-17 12:50 PM
12. "Shit is bogus but I’m not surprised" In response to Reply # 0
So fucked up how they used AA studies
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
29. "Those two programs are reason one and two why I gotta ask " In response to Reply # 25
Wtf is the NCAA even good for? If as a supposed governing body you can’t legislate against gang rapes, murder cover up and child molestation on a pretty massive scale then wtf do you do?
Oh that’s right make sure a kid can’t transfer without sitting out for a year, even though the coach that recruited him left, because the kid had the nerve to attend the first week of classes.
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