Tarheels receive NCAA’s amended Notice of Allegations......

[Denny go Boilers]

"It was unclear on Monday whether the amended NOA cited additional individuals for wrongdoing, or whether it expanded the scope of the case to include academic fraud. Another key question is whether the amended NOA charges UNC for using ineligible athletes in competition.

That was one of the main questions surrounding the arrival of the first NOA: whether the athletes who received the impermissible benefits described in the document were therefore made ineligible by the receipt of those alleged benefits.

If UNC is found to have used ineligible athletes in competition, it would increase the likelihood that the university is forced to vacate past victories and championships. One of the central questions of the case has been whether UNC will be forced to vacate men’s basketball national championships."


http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article73736122.html#

 

[mathboy]

I can't wait for the next shoe to drop.

 

[PU52Chevy]

I can't wait either.....they did it and know it......they need to be punished.

I am sure good old Roy Boy will cry on national tv and say something stupid......

Then retire......

Sad.....

 

[Dryfly88]

I hope I'm wrong......

I don't think they will get much punishment going forward. They may have to vacate some past wins but I don't think they will be getting post-season bans. The NCAA loves UNC. Do you really think it would have taken so long if this were some directional school they don't care about? I'm very skeptical/cynical when it comes to the NCAA and punishment. Again, I hope I'm dead wrong but I doubt it.

 

[SIBoiler2]

This was just a notice to lift the corner of the rug a little higher so they can finish sweeping everything under it.

 

[indianphil]

The NCAA is a joke...period. Gutless bullies IMHKO! UNC knew exactly what was going on and who was involved. If this was Southern New Hampshire State University, there would be a death penalty involved.

Reminds me of the Fab Five at Michigan!!!!!! Those guys were criminals along with the school. Anybody remember the penalties imposed by the NCAA? Of coure you can't remember because it was a lot of "nothin"...brave talk and stern faces type stuff. When scholarships are taken away, you know the NCAA is serious. When the coach quits or is fired you know it is serious stuff. Money...lots of money...no big deal.

With UNC you can just forget the biggest academic fraud case in history. Like the Holocost...it didnt happen and the Germans bombed Peral Harbor.

 

[boilerzz]

Here is footage of the cafeteria at UNC-Asheville when the news broke.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

I can't wait for the next shoe to drop...

...5 years from now

 

[Statey]

Reminds me of the Fab Five at Michigan!!!!!! Those guys were criminals along with the school. Anybody remember the penalties imposed by the NCAA? Of coure you can't remember because it was a lot of "nothin"...brave talk and stern faces type stuff. When scholarships are taken away, you know the NCAA is serious. When the coach quits or is fired you know it is serious stuff. Money...lots of money...no big deal.

I remember they had 2 Final Four banners that were taken down, the school fired Steve Fisher, and C-Web was ultimately banned from UM Sports. I wouldn't necessarily call that "nothin".

 

[mathboy]

I remember they had 2 Final Four banners that were taken down, the school fired Steve Fisher, and C-Web was ultimately banned from UM Sports. I wouldn't necessarily call that "nothin".

As it turns out, the "Fab Five" won nothing (not even a BIG championship), hung no banners, and just embarrassed their university. What a fine class that was!

 

[DG10]

I remember they had 2 Final Four banners that were taken down, the school fired Steve Fisher, and C-Web was ultimately banned from UM Sports. I wouldn't necessarily call that "nothin".

Actually, that pretty much equates to "nothin" in that they had already profited (literally, and figuratively) from what had happened...taking banners down did not erase the fact that they had appeared in the Final Four twice...Fisher had to be fired in that he had no control over the program...and banning C-Web is indeed "nothin" of significance or impact.

 

[DG10]

As it turns out, the "Fab Five" won nothing (not even a BIG championship), hung no banners, and just embarrassed their university. What a fine class that was!

And yet, it has a lasting impact and raised UM to a level of national recognition that it had never been at before, and that is remembered today. They may have officially "won nothing", but they actually won a lot of games...made UM a hot destination...played for two national championships...and beat the system while doing it (which is crazy to believe...how what happened could not have been figured out when it happened, rather than years later when it did not matter, defies logic).

 

[mathboy]

Actually, that pretty much equates to "nothin" in that they had already profited (literally, and figuratively) from what had happened...taking banners down did not erase the fact that they had appeared in the Final Four twice...Fisher had to be fired in that he had no control over the program...and banning C-Web is indeed "nothin" of significance or impact.

No official records will say they were in the final fours. If you cheat to recruit the players and cheat to keep them eligible then the games you win with those players don't count. The NCAA will not indicate any FF appearasnces for those kids. Their legacy was "nothin'.

It did give UM some national recognition, as you said, but in some respects, they were already there with the likes of Cazzy Russel.

 

[Upright Hoosier]

Actually, that pretty much equates to "nothin" in that they had already profited (literally, and figuratively) from what had happened...taking banners down did not erase the fact that they had appeared in the Final Four twice...Fisher had to be fired in that he had no control over the program...and banning C-Web is indeed "nothin" of significance or impact.

Re: profited. Didn't UM have to pay some restitution of a few hundred thousand dollars as well? If I'm remembering that right, that would have cut into the profit you speak of.

 

[Mcluck]

Western Carolina better be scared. Someone must pay!!