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N.C. Tarheels and academic fraud
Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:54 am
Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:54 am
Bloomberg, 1/2 (siap)
The recent criminal indictment of an African American studies scholar at the University of North Carolina sheds dismaying light on how big-time college sports corrupt academics. This scandal, unfolding since 2011, has the potential to destroy a vaunted football program at a prestigious public university. The impact could be—and ought to be—far broader than that of the Penn State child-rape debacle. That’s because the deceit in Chapel Hill points to more systemic weaknesses than the failure in University Park to stop one monster coach who preyed on little boys. And the Tar Heels fiasco adds race to the toxic mixture of athletics and rank hypocrisy. . . .
The recent criminal indictment of an African American studies scholar at the University of North Carolina sheds dismaying light on how big-time college sports corrupt academics. This scandal, unfolding since 2011, has the potential to destroy a vaunted football program at a prestigious public university. The impact could be—and ought to be—far broader than that of the Penn State child-rape debacle. That’s because the deceit in Chapel Hill points to more systemic weaknesses than the failure in University Park to stop one monster coach who preyed on little boys. And the Tar Heels fiasco adds race to the toxic mixture of athletics and rank hypocrisy. . . .
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Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:57 am to matthew25
You lost me at vaunted football program...
Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:58 am to jso0003
Good. It gets worse.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:59 am to jso0003
That's like calling UGA basketball a contender
Posted on 1/5/14 at 1:59 am to matthew25
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/sports/as-for-athletes-but-charges-of-tar-heel-fraud.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp&
Here's a more in depth article of all the fraud they committed. It was from the NY Times a few days ago.
Here's a more in depth article of all the fraud they committed. It was from the NY Times a few days ago.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:10 am to CockInYourEar
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Here's a more in depth article of all the fraud they committed.
And not a damn thing that will ever be done about it either.
Yet you had best believe if it happened at Kentucky, Pete Thamel's arse would be calling for the death penalty.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:17 am to matthew25
the amazing part of the press coverage is NC has successfully distracted the press from the real object of their defense - their basketball program.
that's what the academic fraud was really most interested in protecting - their basketball NC's associated with teh academic fraud are the real issue for them
that's what the academic fraud was really most interested in protecting - their basketball NC's associated with teh academic fraud are the real issue for them
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:19 am to BluegrassBelle
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Yet you had best believe if it happened at Kentucky, Pete Thamel's arse would be calling for the death penalty.
Thamel is a troll.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:19 am to BluegrassBelle
This is old news and the NCAA has done nothing on this. UNC is basketball school so the NCAA will look the other way. Basketball makes the NCAA money unlike football.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:20 am to matthew25
If you want to dive in deep, NCSU's scout site is a good place to find anything regarding the scandal. You have to wade through the typical message board garbage, but there isn't a document on the web related to this scandal that isn't flagged and commented on. They really hate UNC.
NC State - Scout Board
NC State - Scout Board
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:21 am to jso0003
Class never met. Will the professor rat out the athletic department? He was well paid to not show up.
"It is doubtful the students learned much about blacks, North Carolina or anything else, though they received grades for papers they supposedly turned in and Mr. Nyang’oro, the instructor, was paid $12,000. . . ."
"It is doubtful the students learned much about blacks, North Carolina or anything else, though they received grades for papers they supposedly turned in and Mr. Nyang’oro, the instructor, was paid $12,000. . . ."
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:27 am to matthew25
How in the shite does this belong on SEC rant?
Posted on 1/5/14 at 2:54 am to BloodSweat&Beers
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UNC is basketball school so the NCAA will look the other way
Basketball players took the class too.
Football team should have gotten the death penalty for all the shite they've been involved with though.
Here's Julius Peppers transcript
Posted on 1/5/14 at 3:16 am to beaver
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How in the shite does this belong on SEC rant?
I concur with my esteemed colleague from the Plains.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:46 am to jso0003
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You lost me at vaunted football program...
And the "prestigious public university"...
Posted on 1/5/14 at 8:28 am to Cockopotamus
How does one obtain a person's transcript? Isn't that covered under the Data Privacy Act?
Posted on 1/5/14 at 8:49 am to matthew25
Nothing vaunted about unc football. Nothing.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 8:57 am to dstone12
Lost be at academic fraud > child rape cover up
Posted on 1/5/14 at 9:38 am to jso0003
The is NCAA gutless when it comes to investigations. Ever since Penn State they seem afraid to tackle any issues. Note their failures on the Miami deal and complete lack of interest in the Yahoo story where players admitted taking cash from agents while playing.
They'll pick on some down and out program to try to make an example of them and let everything else slide.
They'll pick on some down and out program to try to make an example of them and let everything else slide.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 10:53 am to Hamstonian
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If you want to dive in deep, NCSU's scout site is a good place to find anything regarding the scandal. You have to wade through the typical message board garbage, but there isn't a document on the web related to this scandal that isn't flagged and commented on. They really hate UNC.
1 - Who doesn't.
2 - Which, I keep trying to explain to fellow fans, is why NC St would be the perfect addition to the SEC, NOT UNC. And NC State fans want to be a part of the SEC.
Alas, it'll likely never happen now that Swofford forced all ACC members into the parasite TV deal.
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