best part is the NCAA actually sites the UNC case in their findings against Mizzou stating that since the university stands by the grades given to the students in their false classes it is not a double standard that they penalized Mizzou as opposed to UNC. So basically if University of Missouri was cool with the tutor doing the homework and didnt penalize the students then the NCAA wouldnt care .... yea, bullshit.
used a loophole that said the benefits were for both athletes and non-athletes, and they used the term "benefits", even though the classes didn't exist!!
If you want to understand the integrity at UNC, even though they portray themselves as an academic institution, they took no self-imposed sanctions for their athletic programs.
They knew there was wrongdoing, even if the NCAA couldn't do anything about it
I have direct experience with D1 sports, the ones that do not attract large crowds and few scholarships. They get very few perks and take very challenging majors while putting in many hours of practice and workouts during any given week. These controversies stain them as well.
I have direct experience with D1 sports, the ones that do not attract large crowds and few scholarships. They get very few perks and take very challenging majors while putting in many hours of practice and workouts during any given week. These controversies stain them as well.
Answering my own question somewhat, "First, there was an investigation into the football program in 2010 for improper benefits and academic misconduct. That case -- which led to Cunningham's arrival from Tulsa in November 2011 -- ended when the NCAA issued sanctions in March 2012 that included a one-year postseason ban and scholarship reductions.
But that case led to the discovery of an even bigger concern: years of irregular courses in the formerly named African and Afro-American Studies department featuring significant athlete enrollments across numerous sports. "
I have direct experience with D1 sports, the ones that do not attract large crowds and few scholarships. They get very few perks and take very challenging majors while putting in many hours of practice and workouts during any given week. These controversies stain them as well.
Agreed. These general comments trashing all student athletes are really unfair.
I tutored at UW and saw up close how seriously academics are taken. You also see it in graduation rates (UW up there with Stanford and Duke) and the kinds of careers they often wind up in.
Major red flag...pass.
All the Mizzou tutor had to do was do the same for some non-athletes as well and they'd be off the hook (minus a big check to some law firm).
If you want to understand the integrity at UNC, even though they portray themselves as an academic institution, they took no self-imposed sanctions for their athletic programs.
They knew there was wrongdoing, even if the NCAA couldn't do anything about it
Answering my own question somewhat, "First, there was an investigation into the football program in 2010 for improper benefits and academic misconduct. That case -- which led to Cunningham's arrival from Tulsa in November 2011 -- ended when the NCAA issued sanctions in March 2012 that included a one-year postseason ban and scholarship reductions.
But that case led to the discovery of an even bigger concern: years of irregular courses in the formerly named African and Afro-American Studies department featuring significant athlete enrollments across numerous sports. "
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Agreed. These general comments trashing all student athletes are really unfair.
I tutored at UW and saw up close how seriously academics are taken. You also see it in graduation rates (UW up there with Stanford and Duke) and the kinds of careers they often wind up in.