Apparently singer/actor Robert Goulet died yesterday and 850 the Buzz honored him by posting a couple of college basketball commercials he did for ESPN during the 90s.
The one below was about Dean Smith:
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UPDATE: I emailed Stever Kirschner at UNC and asked how a school could determine on it’s own whether a violation occurred. This was his response:
Our compliance staff reviewed the situation and determined there was no violation. Had they determined otherwise, they would have reported it to the ACC as a secondary violation, which also is normal procedure. Our staff routinely discusses compliance matters with ACC and NCAA staff regarding NCAA rules.
I would imagine the NCAA probably vests all schools with a certain degree of authority to investigate violations allowing them to police themselves to some extent. This is actually the way it probably has to be since the NCAA rulebook is so complicated, the resources needed to track down every possible violation would likely me enormous. As I suspected there is constant consultation between schools and the NCAA which means this was probably discussed at length to determine if a rule was violated. Had the NCAA thought UNC was improper in their determination I am quite certain they would join the party.
Thanks to Steve Kirschner for answering the email.
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The Charlotte Observer is reporting that the NCAA compliance department at UNC has completed their review of Iman Shrumpert’s visit and determined nothing improper occurred when Shrumpert had contact with Sean May and Marvin Williams while in Chapel Hill.
In an e-mail message to the Observer on Tuesday, North Carolina associate athletics director for communications Steve Kirschner wrote that former players Sean May and Marvin Williams and North Carolina’s compliance officials were under the misimpression that as part-time students, May and Williams could speak to recruits.
Only full-time, enrolled students are allowed to speak with recruits, Kirschner said.
He said the compliance office determined a violation didn’t occur because it hadn’t been aware of the distinction between part-time and full-time regarding conversations with recruits, and because the conversations were “brief and not recruiting in nature.”
I will go ahead and wonder out loud how UNC can determine on it’s own no violation occurred unless they consulted the NCAA or are empowered to investigate certain things by the NCAA. I also find it interesting that when Shrumpert visited Marquette, former player Dwayne Wade was on campus and the article I read made a point of saying the two did not speak citing NCAA rules. I wonder if that would have been the case had UNC not starting looking into it as a possible violation in Chapel Hill. At any rate it really comes down to “no harm, no foul” in this case since Shrumpert decided to attend Georgia Tech. And UNC has apparently informed all coaches to be aware of such contacts in the future.
Now cue the ABC Conspiracy Theories Machine to tell us how UNC will never, ever get caught for anything.
This is not meant to exude any sort of arrogance but I am always a little amused at how quickly folks point out to you that being #1 in the preseason or any other poll during the year “does not mean anything” and “all that matters is the final poll” or even “everyone is going to give you their best shot.”
Let me just say on behalf of all Tar Heel fans everywhere: We know this. You know why we know it? Because we have been here before. We all remember all those seasons past where UNC either started the season #1 or found themselves there at some point. UNC fans know that being ranked #1 at any point prior to whatever poll comes out the day after the national championship is utterly meaningless. It is nice to look at and you always like seeing that “1″ in front of North Carolina on game schedules and scoreboards. But UNC fans are painfully aware, in more ways than we can count, how fleeting #1 can be and it is worth as much as Confederate paper money if you are not standing next to Jim Nantz and Billy Packer following the final game of the season.
As for getting everyone’s best shot. UNC always gets everyone’s best shot. That is the price paid for being wildly successful in the same sport for 50 years. The point is we know the drill and the truth be told I would rather lurk between two and four in the poll since there seems to be less pressure there.
I know nothing, really nothing at all, except I was smarter than everyone else who fancies themselves football experts and backed Boston College on Thursday night.
That did not go well. This was probably the most maddening loss of the season for all the things that went wrong plus the general failure to execute on special teams and in some parts of the offense. Full analysis after the jump.
Where: BB&T Field (formerly known as Groves Stadium)
When: Saturday, October 27th, 12:00 PM
TV: Raycom/Lincoln Financial Regional
Records: UNC 2-5, 1-2 ACC; Wake Forest 5-2, 3-1 ACC
Given the peculiarities found in Jim Grobe’s spread offense it is a good thing UNC had the bye week prior to seeing the Deacons. And if UNC wants get to six wins, this game is pretty much a must win since taking down Georgia Tech is probably a taller task. The main issue is the spread offense is tough to defend for experience defenses I can only imagine how much more so it will be for a Tar Heel team that is still fairly inexperienced and has shown propensities for having trouble covering the run as well as short passes. At the same time the Heels showed some improvement on defense versus Miami and SCAR, we can only hope that continues against Wake.
Offensively, UNC will be facing a good but not necessarily great defensive unit. The problem is Wake tends to play smart which is a by-product being experienced and playing in a good system. T.J. Yates and the passing game have been a little off since the first three games when Yates threw for nine TDs. The appearance of some quality defenses on the other side curtailed some of the effectiveness of the passing game but the Tar Heel receivers are still plenty dangerous. The real question is whether we will see more plays like UNC employed versus SCAR with direct snaps to Greg Little and even more use of Little in the regular flow of the offense. If Little can continue to grow as an multiple threat offensive weapon alongside Brandon Tate and Hakeem Nicks, it will make the Heels more than a handful for opposing defenses.
UNC played Wake Forest close last season in Chapel Hill six days after Dick Baddour started handing out pink slips to the coaching staff. Given the level of competitiveness UNC has shown and the Heels’ penchant for losing close games I am fairly confident the same will be true here.
Wake Forest 23 UNC 20
And now for the rest of the story. Virginia Tech and Boston College kicked off the weekend with a highly important and great game on Thursday night. Things can only go down from here.
If you watched Boston College rally late in the fourth quarter to knock off Virginia Tech last night you saw yet another horrid display of officiating from the ACC. As though having bad officiating is enough of a pain, the ACC continues to embarrass itself on national television week in and week out with inconsistent calls and questionable instant replay decisions. It has gotten to the point that the ESPN broadcast team was implying ACC officials are a joke since they had to sit through last night’s fiasco and the one two weeks prior when FSU visited Wake Forest. The excellent college football blog EDSBS lobbed a volley at ACC officials as well:
We’d love to be an ACC ref, because if you don’t make a call, you can simply ask those around you what happened, and they’ll helpfully tell you the proper decision. That’s what happened on Tech’s only touchdown last night, which came after an equally fishy pass interference call on Boston College. The line judge, blocked from the play by a linesman, a roadside fruit stand, and the planet Mercury, missed Eddie Royal bobbling the ball before gaining control of it a full six inches out of bounds and in midair.
The official, his hands literally extended palms out at his side, looked around for help. Fortunately, Virginia Tech players were there for the assist, and helpfully informed him the play was obviously a touchdown. Replay upheld the absurd call, too, proving that incompetence, like yawning or the plague, is contagious and unstoppable.
This is not a new problem. For some reason ACC officiating in both football and basketball comes up with more ways to mangle calls than any crew I think I have seen. In this season alone here are some of the mistakes I personally have watched.
Continue reading ‘Open Plea to the ACC: Fix the Officiating Now’
The USA Today/ESPN coaches poll was released for the upcoming season and UNC is ranked #1. Of course they are only five points ahead of UCLA and eight points ahead of Memphis but all that means is this should be a fun season to watch.
As for ACC representation, Duke is #11 and NC State is #24. Clemson received 56 votes putting them at #29, Virginia had seven votes and Maryland had one.
In terms of UNC’s schedule, potential opponent Louisville is #6 and Kentucky is #22. Ohio State is presently just outside the Top 25 at #28.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739
2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734
3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731
4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669
5. Georgetown 0-0 625
6. Louisville 0-0 620
7. Tennessee 0-0 598
8. Michigan State 0-0 503
9. Indiana 0-0 479
10. Washington State 0-0 464
11. Duke 0-0 390
12. Marquette 0-0 381
13. Oregon 0-0 360
14. Gonzaga 0-0 252
14. Texas A&M 0-0 252
16. Texas 0-0 216
17. Arizona 0-0 205
18. USC 0-0 189
19. Arkansas 0-0 173
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160
21. Stanford 0-0 158
22. Kentucky 0-0 155
23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137
24. North Carolina State 0-0 119
25. Villanova 0-0 111
Others Recieving Votes
Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1.
I am breaking form and separating this game from the rest since it carries such significance.
First of all, I think the odds are pretty good this game is a preview of the ACC Championship. Granted Clemson, Wake Forest, Miami and Georgia Tech will have plenty to say about that before it is all said and done but in the end I think these two teams emerge even though Boston College still has brutality ahead in their schedule and despite the fact Virginia Tech still has yet to locate an offense. At any rate the implications for the ACC and the national scene are unmistakable. BC needs a win over a top ten ranked team on the road to make it’s case that their undefeated mark thus far is a legitimate record. VT is attempting to bury the painful memories of the drubbing they took in Baton Rouge during the season’s early weeks in an effort to reestablish themselves in the BCS standings.
Continue reading ‘ACC Football Week #9: Boston College at Virginia Tech’
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