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  • #39270
    ruffles31
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    In the past week, the News and Observer has dropped the academic bomb on the University of North Carolina. An investigation into the African and Afro-
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    #39271
    baxter
    Member

    Nice Ruffles, I pointed this out on the first day it came out how misleading that 3% number is, and why I was surprised no one followed up with that possibly being an overwhelming majority of the team.

    #39272
    highstick
    Participant

    That was “way too confusing” for a Hole grad or fan…Don’t confuse them with statistics and facts.

    "Whomp 'em, Up, Side the Head"!

    #39273
    lakerpride21
    Member

    I’d be more worried about confusing them with the facts.

    #39274
    triadwolf
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    The N&O only addresses basketball and football; how many other “student” athletes from other sports were taking these classes? That 39% figure of athletes taking those classes may shoot up significantly if you look beyond just the two sports. If say 65% taking these courses were athletes, that’s an extremely large percentage compared to the student body and is major indicator that the whole department was giving preferential treatment to athletes. As if we don’t already know that’s the case…

    #39275
    GAWolf
    Keymaster

    Someone should ask ol’ Drew R. what he thinks about about that, Triad.

    Nice work with the numbers, Ruffles. It’s interesting that this is the BEST CASE SCENARIO for UNC Basketball and the Swahili prong. This is assuming all unknown facts in their favor. Reality is probably somewhere far from “in their favor.” However, until more transparency is known, this is the best possible assumption.

    Again, with misleading information such as “3%” out there, an independent investigation is absolutely 100% necessary.

    #39276
    fullmoon1
    Participant

    Maybe basketball and football players only make up a small percentage the total number of students that took the class, a very high percentage of players on those teams took the class, if that makes sense.

    #39277

    If is is found that basketball players were on the receiving end of grade changes, and/or got credit for courses with no professor, and they played even just one second of a game; doesn’t that make them ineligible? Then, is UNX looking at vacating wins, final fours, and championships? Or, is this no longer a concern for the NCAA? Or does it become a concern with them again if the SBI investigates and finds wrong doing?

    #39278
    WV Wolf
    Keymaster

    Very nice work.

    #39279
    gumby
    Participant

    In addition to looking at the numerator of the equation, consider the denominator as well. The undergraduate population may be 18,500, but what was it for summer school, when most of these classes allegedly occurred? Fastest relevant figure I could find (from the UNC web site) was 8500 in 2006, and that may include grad students. Damn cheaters even cheat at reporting on their own cheating.

    #39280
    lawful
    Participant

    If the statistics are correct and the vast majority of the students taking these courses were non-athletes, then don’t we as the lunatic fringe have a duty to find some of theses non-athletic swahili educated individuals and get some info? There must be thousands out there.

    #39281
    GAWolf
    Keymaster

    Very good point, Gumby. Very good point.

    #39282
    Rick
    Keymaster

    Great work.

    #39283
    Rochester
    Participant

    Swahili is just the tip of the iceberg here. The walls are really going to come down when someone starts digging into the Pig Latin classes.

    #39284
    Paramarine
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    This is an excellent post, but I’d like to respectfully request a correction. You stated “1. A soldier who graduated from North Carolina around the year 2000…”

    Could you edit to change the word “soldier” to “Marine”, or even “servicemember”? I know it might seem like a minor distinction to the uninitiated, but to Marines, it’s an error of no small significance.

    No disrespect to our soldiers intended. It’s somewhat like calling them sailors, or vice versa. Quite frankly, I wish it weren’t a Marine that took this idiot course.

    Many thanks.

    #39285
    Pack Mentality
    Participant

    I didn’t think the 3% meant the percentage of the team. It was the percentage of the class. 3% is 50 times greater than the basketball players make up in the student population. That is where the discrepancy in appreciation of the 3% number by the masses lies.

    #39286
    ruffles31
    Keymaster

    ^Paramarine, will do. My apologies. I appreciate and respect what you do for our country.

    #39287
    Paramarine
    Participant

    Thanks for the quick response – though I must admit that my USMC days are distant history.

    #39288
    PackMan97
    Participant

    I wonder when UNC says 36% football, 3% basketball, 19% Olympic Sports. Ok, I get that. UNC then claims the rest were not student-athletes. Ok, what were they?

    Where they volunteers for various teams? student managers? otherwise involved in the athletic programs and departments? I would love to know the answer to that question. My guess is of the remaining non-athletes, a good portion of them are indeed involved in the athletic programs at UNC.

    #39289
    Tau837
    Participant

    ^Interesting question PackMan. I hope someone explores and reports on that.

    #39290
    PackerInRussia
    Participant

    Occupy Swahili: We are the 3%

    #39291
    gumby
    Participant

    The remaining non-athlete students enrolled were all the tutors

    #39292
    state73
    Participant

    Roy Williams is a PRICK!!!

    #39293
    gumby
    Participant

    State73, you keep that up and we’ll have to change your user name to “Captain Obvious”

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