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If someone wants to come up with some kind of dramatic logo for these updates, you know like the ones used on CNN, I am all for it. The NCAA’s deep probe into potential agent/player violations at UNC continues unabated. The absence of any substantive news means we have plenty of speculation to consider. The [...] Continue reading UNC Under Siege Day Five: The Search For Marvin Austin’s Tweets Longtime reader Santiago put together a comprehensive look at how UNC has performed in the Director’s Cup over the past couple of decades. Since we are all borderline depressed over the current NCAA exam being performed on the football program it would be a real spirit lifter to see how well the athletic program as [...] Continue reading UNC Is A Basketball School And Then Some The weekend did very little to quell the rumors and speculation trickling out concerning the NCAA’s investigation of UNC football though late Sunday an additional aspect was added to the case. First up, here is the latest rumors to be passed since end of business on Friday. The NCAA is apparently not done talking to [...] Continue reading The Latest In Rumors and Rampant Speculation UPDATE: Full text of the letter can be found here. Dean Smith’s family, which had been silent as stories began to trickle out about his condition, released a letter to the media: It has been an open secret for months among people close to North Carolina basketball: Dean Smith, the legendary Tar Heel coach, is [...] Continue reading Dean Smith’s Family Discusses His Health[UPDATED] SI.com’s Stewart Mandel tweeted that the situation appears to be serious. Apparently the NCAA has been compiling evidence “for months” Darren Heitner at the Sporting Agent Blog says the investigation has included the NCAA talking to 13 players and alleges there were some fairly expensive gifts in play. So when Joe Schad tells the [...] Continue reading What We Know This Afternoon[UPDATED] Not much more than we knew last night. I monitored Twitter until well past midnight and nothing new came to light. The only juicy item, if you can call it that, is that Marvin Austin’s Twitter account has been sanitized. And when I say sanitized I mean it has been wiped off the face of [...] Continue reading What We Know This Morning UPDATE: Via Inside Carolina: Inside Carolina has learned that the NCAA investigation surrounding the UNC football program centers on improper benefits provided to the NFL Draft prospects that elected to come back for the 2010 season. The NCAA inquired about benefits that included rent, jewelry and travel. The investigation includes seniors Marvin Austin, a defensive [...] Continue reading NCAA Investigating UNC Football[UPDATED] The final RSCI rankings for the Class of 2010 have been released, and while there is no surprise at the top, the end result is still no less impressive: Harrison Barnes is the #1 player in the Class of 2010. [...] Continue reading Harrison Barnes Joins an Elite Club UPDATE: ACC Now’s J.P. Gilgio was there and had high praise for Reggie Bullock: None of the freshmen, on either side, disappointed but Bullock, who pumped in 30 points, stole the show. The book on Bullock, a 6-6 wing from Kinston, is that he can shoot, sort of a newer version of Wayne Ellington, the [...] Continue reading Bullock, Barnes Take Over at NC Pro Am[UPDATED] This was linked on one of the other posts yesterday. Washington Post sports writer John Feinstein revealed on his blog what has known about Dean Smith’s health since last year having seen it first hand while attempting to put together a biography of the long time UNC coach: I knew the day would come when [...] Continue reading Feinstein on Dean Smith Doc on July 13th, 2010 |  Comments are closed Since he was brought up in the comment section over the weekend, here’s catching up with Darian Durant, statistically if not arguably UNC’s best-ever quarterback. After being cut by the Baltimore Ravens for being considered too small to play the position, Durant hooked on with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. After paying his dues [...] Continue reading Darian Durant riding high in CFL |
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