HintonJames

South Carolina did not receive a NOA.

CAROLINA did, though. :booboo:

Carolina receives NOA

It seems we avoided LOIC. Failure to monitor is technically not as bad, but, bad enough.

I am guessing vacated wins from at least '09, maybe '08 as well. Plus, a 1-2 year bowl ban, and lost scholarships, although, I have no idea how many.

Thoughts about what punishments you guys think we might get?

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I was pleased with Shoop's gameplan, for the most part. It appears that the extra work TJ Yates put in over the off-season might pay some dividends.

That said, give the majority of our fanbase time, and, they will be calling for his head, too. He is similar to Crowton, in that he does not keep attacking when he has an opponent down. And, is sometimes slow to make adjustments on the fly.

If LSU is complacent, and, sloppy, and, Carolina's young'uns make a few plays, who knows?

IMHO, Carolina will have to play a near perfect game to win, especially on offense. It would mean TJ Yates, and, our OL, playing the absolute games of their lives.

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A TarHeel fan- where have ya'll been??

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Some of us have been here.

Maybe my optimism is cause for the ignoring. :D

I am anxious to see how our group of young'uns react to being under the gun, and, the bright lights, with a full national audience.

Less than five hours to kickoff...let's tee it up.

Good luck tonight. Regardless of the outcome, this Tar Heel fan will be pulling for LSU to win the SEC.

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When will they announce any sort of repercussions (like what you mentioned, suspensions, no penalty, etc.?). DO we have to wait for the press conference?

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Carolina has been very tight-lipped about what has been going on with the NCAA investigation, per the NCAA's request. If anything about this is revealed, or, leaked out, before the press conference, I would be very surprised.

I believe that UNC Chancellor Holden Thorpe is going to be at the press conference as well. To my mind, that says very serious repercussions are likely for any player found to have been involved with the possible academic infractions.

Again, just my thoughts, but, it might mean some players being outright expelled from the university altogether. If the players are guilty of what they are accused of, then they should be.

As for those not involved with the possible academic infractions, I would guess that those still under cloud from the NCAA will not play against LSU. Doing that could end up unfairly punishing the entire team for the misdeeds of a few.

Whether the like of Marvin Austin play vs LSU, or not, Carolina have no excuses when kickoff comes around. It will be up to the reserve players to step up, and, play well. If they do, we still have a chance to win. If they don't, then, we won't. Its as plain as that. This is Coach Davis' fourth season here, and, he should have established enough quality depth on the team by now.

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Davis would be better off punishing Little and Austin if he wants to create a unifying experience for the team.

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I agree wholeheartedly. If both are found to be in the wrong, punish them for it.

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It should be interesting to see how it translates to the field since it is not really a "pissed off" that is directed at their opponents. All of this was brought upon themselves so the bottom line is that the only people to be pissed off at is your teammates for making bad decisions and thus bringing on the negative press.

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An excellent point. Its a self-inflicted wound.

I just wonder how this might affect team chemistry. You know some of their teammates are P.O.'ed at them. Do they speak up, or, keep it inside? If they struggle to play well, would it cause a blow up at some point?

I bet there are some interesting conversations going on in that locker room these days.

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Remind them that UVa is better academically and routinely beats them in football even when UNC has the better team. That usually pisses them off pretty well.

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We all know that UVA is a great academic institution. That said, any academic talk only tends to bother those who actually graduated from Carolina. Just from my own experiences, those of us fans who graduated from other institutions within the UNC System could not care less about that.

Football-wise, you will get zero excuses from me. Over the past 30 years, UVA have flat out been a better football program than we have. Coach Davis has yet to beat them, and, we have not won in Charlottesville since 1981. I am hoping that we break the duck on both of those streaks this season.