This post was written before the UCF game but due to scheduling SFN decided it best to move the publish date to September 20.  Enjoy. During the course of the UNC fiasco, it’s been asked by NC State fans and Carolina fans alike why Wolfpackers are concerning themselves with the Tar Heels’ problems. So far, […]
UNC Scandal
Gary Parrish: Live-for-today Attitude at UNC Belies Inevitable Reality
I explained earlier in the week — in a column about Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl — how there are really only three types of NCAA violations that can’t be absorbed by a program (paying prospects, committing academic fraud, and dealing improperly with agents), and somehow Davis’ program is facing allegations about two of the […]
Bill Friday: UNC Problems Part of a National Trend
Former UNC President Bill Friday, long a critic of the increasing monetization of college sports, argued that the root of UNC’s current problems are money in yesterday’s Winston-Salem Journal. That’s not money as in money paid by agents to players, or money as in money possibly paid to recruits by an associate head coach with […]
Giglio has heated exchange with Butch; Quotes Dr. Seuss
Click here for the video. Go the 3:42 second mark for N&O writer J.P. Giglio pressing Butch Davis on former UNC player Chris Hawkins’ relationship with the program.
UNC’s Marvin Austin Giving Testimony Before the Secretary of State
North Carolina defensive tackle Marvin Austin is appearing before the Secretary of State’s office to give testimony about allegations into whether agents and financial advisors violated the Uniform Athletes Agents Act, a source with knowledge of the investigation into UNC’s football program said.
Bill Leslie Responds To SFN Criticism
First, I grew up as a huge NCSU fan and I still pull for the Pack. Yes, I am a UNC grad and I do believe Gregg Doyle’s article was reckless. I would say the same thing if State were in this situation. We are thoroughly covering this story but I think a few more […]
SI connecting some dots re: UNC-CH’s agent scandal.
While the academic cheating scandal has curiously moved to the back burner, the agent prong of UNC-CH’s national nightmare is getting a lot of press lately. Most recently, Sports Illustrated has published this article explaining some of the various facets of the UNC-CH mess. Notice that the national press is all over this story while the local folks […]
An “Objective” WRAL Anchorman Responds To Gregg Doyel
If you are wondering why many in the local media seem to be ignoring the unfolding Shakespearean Tragedy that is the 2010 Edition of UNC football, consider this: Gregg Doyel’s “Hate Mail” – UNC Scandal Edition: From: Bill Leslie, WRAL, Raleigh I’m a journalist like you — and I am offended by your reckless article […]
Reports: NCAA back in Chapel Hill tonight; Hawkins arrested for felony drug charges
After a ‘lull’ in news flow of a few days, followers the University of North Carolina’s multi-pronged investigations into academic fraud and athletic improprieties experienced quite an uptick in activity this evening. And, things aren’t going so well in Chapel Hill. Around 11pm tonight, NFL Draft analyst, Aaron Aloysius reported the following on his Twitter […]
Weslye Saunders dismissed from USC
Link COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders has been dismissed from the football team. Athletics Director Eric Hyman announced the dismissal Wednesday. "Weslye Saunders is no longer part of our football program," said Hyman. "Beyond that I will have no further comment." Saunders, a 6-5, 270-pounder from Durham, N.C., had been […]
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