Carolina is going to appeal?
Did we hear UNC Athletics Director Dick Baddour correctly?
UNC Chapel Hill is going to appeal the NCAA ruling that suspended and fined two UNC football players caught accepting illegal gifts from sports agents? Baddour says the penalties are too harsh. Cornerback Kendric Burney received $1,333 in benefits is to be required to sit out six games and pay back $575.19 to a charity of his choice. Deunta Williams, a safety, received $1,426 in benefits and will be required to miss four games and pay $450,67 to his favorite charity. Oh, the first two games they already missed count against that suspension. If you ask us this isn't nearly enough punishment for the pain and suffering they have inflicted on UNC football and college athletics.
What happened to the UNC boast it was going to get to the bottom of the misconduct and proper actions would be taken? They consider a four game suspension too harsh?
And what message does this send to other college athletes? If you get caught breaking the rules there aren't any serious consequences.A slap on the wrist, a small fine and you're good to go.
We haven't even heard the results of the "internal" study being conducted that reportedly has tutors writing papers for football players.
Too harsh a penalty? UNC is tone deaf. Yes, we love college athletics but UNC is not just a minor league for football, basketball, baseball and other sports. The primary purpose is to educate North Carolina's young men and women, not field championship teams.
The UNC Trustees and the UNC Board of Governors need to set an example of who is in charge of our publicly funded universities. And now, when our legislature is getting ready to make major funding cuts, would be a good time to begin showing taxpayers that you are accountable. Perhaps that needs to start with firing a football coach, an Athletic Director and perhaps even the Chancellor.
UNC Chapel Hill is going to appeal the NCAA ruling that suspended and fined two UNC football players caught accepting illegal gifts from sports agents? Baddour says the penalties are too harsh. Cornerback Kendric Burney received $1,333 in benefits is to be required to sit out six games and pay back $575.19 to a charity of his choice. Deunta Williams, a safety, received $1,426 in benefits and will be required to miss four games and pay $450,67 to his favorite charity. Oh, the first two games they already missed count against that suspension. If you ask us this isn't nearly enough punishment for the pain and suffering they have inflicted on UNC football and college athletics.
What happened to the UNC boast it was going to get to the bottom of the misconduct and proper actions would be taken? They consider a four game suspension too harsh?
And what message does this send to other college athletes? If you get caught breaking the rules there aren't any serious consequences.A slap on the wrist, a small fine and you're good to go.
We haven't even heard the results of the "internal" study being conducted that reportedly has tutors writing papers for football players.
Too harsh a penalty? UNC is tone deaf. Yes, we love college athletics but UNC is not just a minor league for football, basketball, baseball and other sports. The primary purpose is to educate North Carolina's young men and women, not field championship teams.
The UNC Trustees and the UNC Board of Governors need to set an example of who is in charge of our publicly funded universities. And now, when our legislature is getting ready to make major funding cuts, would be a good time to begin showing taxpayers that you are accountable. Perhaps that needs to start with firing a football coach, an Athletic Director and perhaps even the Chancellor.
Posted by Tom Campbell at 9/22/2010 6:52 PM 
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Tags: suspensions football UNC athletics NCAA
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Tags: suspensions football UNC athletics NCAA
First let me say I've been a UNC fan for many, many years. I've followed college athletics since the 60's, and this is a sad spectacle. I agree the penalty charged to those players should be enforced, as is, and then the NCAA should crack down on these "agents" and make it impossible for them to even approach these kids until after they graduate.
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I guess we should expect to hold college athletes accountable at the same time we are willing to hold politicians accountable.
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The N&O needs to get Baddour on record describing his opinion on the purpose of UNC. Promoting and aggrandizing athletics or educating young people. I find the thought of his appeal to be disgusting. Whatever happened to "the Carolina Way" he was pimping to the media? I guess "the Carolina Way" is a euphemism for "let's just do our best to keep this swept under the rug".
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Maybe the penalties are not enough, but until we know the details it seems a little harsh to judge these young men.
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Tutor improprieties (one prong) were discovered in Summer of 2009 and her contract wasn't renewed. This was not reported to NCAA but was discovered in Summer 2010 as part of agent investigation (two prong). The NCAA did the university a huge favor by letting them self-report this as they could have brought the hammer down for not reporting it a year earlier. How does the university respond to this free pass? They publicly question the sanctions the NCAA gives them in agent/travel prong. They come out and publicly support Butch Davis and reiterate their desire for big time football while the investigation is going still going on. They fight to get players back on the field. Tone deaf, arrogant, self-absorbed much?
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The actions of Carolina officials send a clear message as to what is important to them: Winning games. They seem more concerned with salvaging a winning season moreso than salvaging their reputation and integrity.
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The players paid for their airfare. Their friend, an NFL player, merely paid for their meals. The multi-game suspension was way over the top and Baddour was right to challenge. The real problem is the allegation that the tudor authored papers for player. Clear cheating and an honor code violation.
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