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North Carolina Tar Heels (official thread)

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bucknut502;1960238; said:
Ha who knew? ESPN dedicated about 10 seconds to this story. Maybe if it would have happened Memorial Day weekend we could have heard more about it.........
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Although I appreciate the sarcasm, LOL, the writing was on the wall for Davis as soon as they found out one of the coaches was a part time agent. This isn't a shocker to most.

Neither is the lack of ESPN's coverage on the matter. You have to admit, tOSU is the sexy prom queen on campus and ESPN has a major boner for you guys.
 
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alexhortdog95;1960434; said:
Although I appreciate the sarcasm, LOL, the writing was on the wall for Davis as soon as they found out one of the coaches was a part time agent. This isn't a shocker to most.

Neither is the lack of ESPN's coverage on the matter. You have to admit, tOSU is the sexy prom queen on campus and ESPN has a major boner for you guys.
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only in this case they they forgot the rule that if you have an erection lasting longer than four hours, call your physician.......mfer's must have taken 6 months worth of those purple pills.
 
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At least Chancellor Thorp didn't call anybody "Little Sisters of the Poor".

SI.com

UNC chancellor commits NCAA secondary violation

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp says he regrets breaking NCAA rules by discussing a scholarship offer from fired football coach Butch Davis to Davis' son.

Thorp told The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer he was disappointed the coach offered Drew Davis a scholarship without consulting Thorp or athletic director Dick Baddour. Drew Davis is a senior quarterback at East Chapel Hill High School.


NCAA rules prohibit discussing recruits who haven't signed a letter of intent.
In a statement Friday, Thorp said the school reported the infraction to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The NCAA describes secondary violations as "isolated or inadvertent in nature."

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I'm glad we didn't see this at tOSU.

NewsObserver.blog

UNC football boosters considering lawsuit

A group of North Carolina football supporters who agreed to help fund Kenan Stadium's "Blue Zone" project wants more information about why head coach Butch Davis was fired - and may explore legal action depending on the answers they receive.

Don Brown, one of five attorneys representing the group, had his firm fax a public records request to UNC Monday asking for all correspondence - including emails, text messages, letters and voice recordings - between the Chancellor Holden Thorp and various University officials.

The issue, according to Brown: Why was Davis terminated just nine days before fall practice, after repeated statements over the past year supporting him as UNC?s head football coach?
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The request asks for correspondence between Thorp and more than a dozen people dating back to June 1, 2010, including: Hanna Gage, Chairwoman of the UNC Board of Governors; Wade Hargrove, current chairman of the Board of Trustees; Art Chansky, a former employee at Tar Heel Sports Properties; William Friday, former President of the University of North Carolina System; Davis; athletic director Dick Baddour; and anyone concerning investment in the Blue Zone.

The request also asks the school to produce:
* Thorp's cell phone records over the past 13 months, and any emails during that timeframe responsive to the request that he may have been deleted.
* Notes, minutes and records in Thorp's possession from any discussions about Davis and the football situation at the July 27, 2011 Board of Trustees meeting.
* Any documents concerning any proposed self-imposed sanctions that are to be presented to the NCAA in connection with the UNC football program, if applicable.
* Correspondence between Thorp and the NCAA - or anyone else -- concerning Thorp?s self-reported violation of NCAA rules as a result of his public comments about Drew Davis.

The request asks for the information to be provided within one week of the date of receipt of the letter.

UNC confirmed it had received the records request Monday afternoon, but had no comment.

Brown stressed that a lawsuit hasn't been filed, and he doesn't know what a cause of action or damages might be: "At this point, we are seeking information - The law we are stressing now is the North Carolina Public records law," he said. "I can't speculate further than that - what the law might be [in the case of donations] depends on the facts of what facts we find."
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UNC faces an Oct. 28 date with the NCAA Infractions committee to discuss nine allegations of potentially major violations that include academic misconduct and impermissible benefits. The NCAA investigation began more than a year ago; 14 players missed at least one game last season and seven sat out the entire year as a result.

Thorp pledged his support of Davis throughout the investigation, saying there was no evidence that Davis knew about any misconduct. But then he abruptly fired Davis July 27, he said, because the scandal was damaging the academic reputation of the University.

"The chancellor's explanation doesn't pass the smell test," Brown said. " It doesn't make sense that why you would do such an about face, raises more questions than answers. People want answers."

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Not forwarding emails or being forthright about it: 5 years show cause.

Being an agent with a history of recruiting issues at other institutions: 3 years show cause.

Scandal involving money/boosters = over $300K returned, wins vacated, public humiliation, 9 schollys over 3 years

Scandal involving academic fraud = $50K fine, wins vacated, 15 schollys over 3 years.

Yup.
 
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