Link More to come. Link Numerous sources have confirmed that Gary Wichard, the agent at the center of the UNC football scandal, has passed away. Wichard founded his professional agency, Pro Tect Management, in 1980; in the subsequent three decades he represented dozens of top-level NFL stars, including Dwight Freeney and Brian Bosworth. He fell […]
UNC Scandal
The Delvon Simmons ‘mystery’ widens
Late Tuesday we told you that top UNC-CH recruit Delvon Simmons had asked out of his letter of intent — and that this move seemed possibly connected to former UNC-CH coach Brian Baker’s quick exit after signing day. Today the press is getting around to covering this story and causing interesting (and incongruous) facts to surface. For […]
Delvon Simmons wants out of UNC-CH LOI (Baker Prong update)
Today brought the big news that all-world, bazillion-star defensive lineman Delvon Simmons is asking out of his UNC-CH letter of intent. The circumstances of Simmons’ recruitment raised a lot of eyebrows on signing day — his late switch to UNC-CH was considered to be one of the biggest late surprises nationally. The role of former UNC-CH defensive line […]
Breaking news from ABC 11: Wichard reimbursed Marv’s HS coach for flight to California
Kudos to ABC 11 and Mark Armstrong for his continuing great coverage of the scandal involving UNC football’s program. This latest report really doesn’t sound good for UNC football fans considering the documented relationship between former UNC associate head coach John Blake and sports agent Gary Wichard. The two have been linked by both phone […]
Recent UNC-CH Football scandal articles summarized in Bytes format
 Here is a series of articles, presented in no particular order, from the past two weeks or so concerning one or more of the ongoing UNC-CH football scandals. Time constraints prevent me from full discussions and proper transitions, so please feel free to add well-developed and flawlessly-written commentary and analysis in the comments section. For example, a […]
Should there be a Baker/Simmons prong?
The saga of the UNC-CH football scandals continues to unfold like a Dan Brown novel. This entry  made today on frumpzilla takes a detailed look at the recruitment of Delvon Simmons and the employment of Brian Baker, who worked under Butch as UNC’s defensive line coach for about a month, leaving just after signing day. We wrote about the […]
Ramsay’s lawyer: “We’re convinced that Devon has not committed any violation”
Today the N & O reported some statements made by Ramsay’s lawyer, specifically: “We’re convinced that Devon has not committed any violation,†said former N.C. Supreme Court justice Robert Orr, who represents Ramsay. and “What we’ve had to do is back away from that penalty phase and try to address everything surrounding the violation question,†[…]
NCAA denies McAdoo appeal, Baddour calls decision “unfair”
In news nobody could possibly find surprising, former UNC-CH defensive end Michael McAdoo had his appeal denied today. The News and Observer has the best coverage of this development. McAdoo was previously declared permanently ineligible by the NCAA — apparently due to tutor issues (if I am reading this right): UNC has declined to disclose which […]
Baker finds time to recruit for UNC, but never finds the time to sign contract(updated Wed.)
Link. . The Rock Hill Herald’s Darin Gantt is reporting that Baker is leaving Chapel Hill to take the defensive line coach’s job with the Dallas Cowboys. Baker told the Herald that the decision was “a hard one” and that he “really fell for” the coaching staff and players at UNC. The Cowboys offered Baker […]
Baddour “researched” past cases: Butch tells recruits no scholarship reductions or bowl bans are coming, other odds and ends (Day 202)
Hey everybody! I have been slammed at work and therefore unable to write as much as I would like. My apologies.  Three recent developments warrant comment — so here we go, “Bytes” style. First, let’s go over some comments made by Sylvester Williams, a UNC-CH signee.  This Charlotte Observer article posted today explains that Coach Davis explained to Sylvester that UNC-CH would suffer […]
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