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In the wake of the nuclear bomb dropped on Carolina football on Friday, fans and media types are rightly questioning the future of coach Butch Davis. ESPN’s Lou Holtz reportedly said Davis needed to prepare his resume, while UNC chancellor Holden Thorp and AD Dick Baddour have given Davis a vote of confidence for the [...] Continue reading Bi-polar Views of Butch Davis What: Chick-Fila Kickoff Classic Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA When: Saturday, September 4th, 8:00 PM TV: ABC Records: Opener for both teams Hey look! Football! [...] Continue reading #18 UNC vs #21 LSU Finally some good news. UNC linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter have been cleared by the NCAA and will play against LSU in Saturday night’s game in Atlanta, team spokesman Kevin Best said tonight. Tar Heels safety Deunta Williams will not play against LSU. He is one of now seven players who have been found in [...] Continue reading Carter, Sturdivant Cleared; Williams Held Out[UPDATED] Even with the fallout of the multiple suspensions levied by the NCAA and UNC on the Tar Heel football program on Friday, there is still the matter of actually playing the game against LSU. In spite of the fact that Carolina will take on Tigers in a very depleted state, there are still reasons to [...] Continue reading Five Reasons For Optimism vs. LSU Okay, why didn’t UNC release this like two hours ago to avoid the circus at the bus loading? UNC announced that six Tar Heels would be ineligible for the opener vs LSU and six others would be held out pending the conclusion of the investigation. Also, three other players were not traveling at this time. [...] Continue reading UNC: Six Players Ineligible for LSU; Nine Others Held Out UPDATE: The AP is reporting via WRAL that UNC WR Greg Little will not travel to Atlanta for the season opening game vs LSU. No real surprise here considering Little’s connection to the seemingly eternal investigation into agent contact with UNC players. There are also rumors that Little is a part of the academic probe [...] Continue reading Alabama’s Dareus Suspended 2 Games; UNC and SCAR Still Waiting; UPDATE: Little Not Traveling? Apparently this was pushed back a week because of…LeBron James? ESPN and company took longer than expected to finalize their NBA television schedules since they had to wait for the free agency circus to settle down. As a result, it took about a week longer to get the college basketball schedule clarified. You can view [...] Continue reading 2010-11 Basketball Schedule Released Doc is right. UNC is a virtual fountain of information when it comes to the academics issue. UNC trots Roy Williams out in an effort to assuage the fears of UNC fans concerned the current academic scandal will somehow engulf the basketball team. Roy says, as far as they can tell, that will not be [...] Continue reading Roy: No Contact Between Tutor And Basketball Team Robbi Pickeral at ACC Now is reporting that UNC athletic director Dick Baddour has confirmed some members of the football team have been cleared in the ongoing investigation into academic misconduct. In addition, Baddour said Carolina will announce who will not make the trip prior to the team’s departure for Atlanta at 9:30 Friday morning: [...] Continue reading Baddour Says Some Players Cleared; Travel List to be Released by Friday AM [UPDATED] For violations of team rules? What the…I give up. University of North Carolina head coach Butch Davis has suspended senior defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely. “This decision is not a result of the ongoing NCAA review,” says Davis. “Marvin has violated team rules and has neglected his responsibilities to the team.” Austin will not play [...] Continue reading Austin Suspended Indefinitely[UPDATED] Interesting piece from ESPN.com Page 2 columnist and current Sirius sports talk host Bomani Jones on student athletes and academics. [...] Continue reading Bomani Jones on the UNC Academic Scandal |
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