eCat wrote:hedge wrote:"When the NCAA does punish a school, the punishment is a lot less severe if the school cooperates, says Mea Cupla, and puts all the info out on the table. When they try to stall it, and hush it up, the NCAA brings down the hammer."
Ironically enough, many UNC fans feel like the administration fucked this whole deal up by being too forthcoming and proactive...
I can see why - but it isn't because they want to do the right thing, its because they don't want to admit to cheating.
The Carolina Way - which I realize is an overused punchline right now - really has little meaning when their approach is one of supporting continued deceit.
Oh, I'm sure there are some UNC folks who, having realized that the school has slunk into the mire of Doing Whatever Is Necessary to keep its lucrative sports machine humming, are aghast and wanting to do the Right Thing. But those people are the true Troublemakers.
Had UNC just tidied up a bit, declared to Take Care of the Problem and continued about its business, secretly making it a priority to Severely deal with State in secret, we would have quit talking about it now. Well, the eCats of the world would, rightly, still be pointing the finger and jumping up and down because that's what they do. And we like when they do that. But instead, we had Holden Jackanape and the cadre of Troublemakers start the practice of telling on themselves in hopes that Pappy would spare them the belt.
The whole thing is embarrassing and makes me wish the NCAA does shut down every sport there is at Carolina, just for spite.
