UNC Cheating Scandal

[Platypus]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-prospered-and-now-its-time-for-the-reckoning

sports are srs bsns.

 

[Safeway]

Death Penalty!

 

[preslove]

Universities shouldn't be the minor leagues for pro sports.

I'm sure this goes on all the time and is never caught. I generally refrain from getting pissed or laughing at schools that have non-pedophile related scandals, like this. My schools might get caught next year...

 

[Phokus]

Universities shouldn't be the minor leagues for pro sports.

I'm sure this goes on all the time and is never caught. I generally refrain from getting pissed or laughing at schools that have non-pedophile related scandals, like this. My schools might get caught next year...

It'll never change. Having a university affiliated with a fairly popular football program = automatic fanbase = lots of money. Minor leagues don't make much money.

 

[Red Storm]

Am I the only one that doesn't really see the "shock" when it comes to cheating at school? It's not that big of a deal to me.

 

[waggy]

ohh they are fucked. and rightly so.

I do feel sorry for Peppers.

 

[ichy]

Minor leagues don't make much money.

Neither do most college sports programs.

 

[edro]

Why do I care if some athletes cheated through college?
I thought that was common practice.
They have been playing sports 24/7 since they were kids...
You really expect them to get through college?

 

[pelov]

This isn't shocking at all after having recently watched some interviews recently of "college grad" pro NFL players. They're practically illiterate.

 

[Tim]

NORTH Carolina... tsk tsk.

 

[MontyAC]

They should just come out and say college football teams are just minor league teams for the pro teams.

 

[Saint Nick]

I cheated a few times in college, no biggie.

 

[The_Dude8]

ohh they are fucked. and rightly so.

I do feel sorry for Peppers.

maybe it was Peppers former agent that lead the story according to the op's article. It was a NC state fan that lead the story.

 

[SheHateMe]

So, were they using the African Studies Department to only help black students cheat?

Seems legit.

His transcript is SO bad...and I thought mine was terrible after doing Engineering for two years before switching to IT.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

NORTH Carolina... tsk tsk.

Yeah I know

 

[NFS4]

Breaking news from WRAL just came through:

JUST IN: IN A STATEMENT RELEASED SATURDAY, FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL STUDENT-ATHLETE JULIUS PEPPERS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A TRANSCRIPT FOUND TO BE POSTED TO THE UNC-CH WEBSITE LAST WEEK WAS, IN FACT HIS, BUT HE DENIES ANY FRAUDULENT GRADES OR COURSES.

 

[NFS4]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/11444017/
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/document/11444025/

This statement is in response to false allegations regarding my connection to an academic scandal within the University of North Carolina athletic and African-American Studies departments. This week has been an upsetting and challenging week for me, as one of my most private academic documents appeared on the university's website for public examination. I'm terribly disappointed in the fact that my privacy has been violated, as well as frustrated with whoever negligently and carelessly committed such a flagrant error.

However, it has caused me to have an important moment of reflection over the time that I was a student in Chapel Hill. During my undergraduate years, I, like many other students was trying to find direction and adjust to being independent for the first time as a young adult. With this new freedom and unfamiliar environment, I will admit that, at times some of my priorities were not always aligned properly. Luckily, I had a great support system, including Dr. Carl Carey and the athletic academic department, who gave me much needed counsel.

I can assure everyone that there is no academic fraud as it relates to my college transcript. I took every course with qualified members of the UNC faculty and I earned every grade whether it was good or bad. I was never given unapproved assistance or preferential treatment in terms of my academic career because I was a student-athlete. I was also never deemed ineligible to compete on any of the football or basketball teams. In hindsight, I am pleased with my undergraduate experience. UNC gave me the exposure and foundation I needed to follow my dream, which ultimately led to my chosen career path. Isn't that what college is supposed to be for? Going forward, a decade later, I can honestly say that I now understand the importance of supporting students early in their college career. Presently, I'm thinking of ways that I can use my experiences and resources to help assist them. Thanks and Go Heels.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Peppers is putting his rep on the line.