Scuttlebutt from the unc scandal for fellow haters:
UNC men's basketball is not the only sport getting hit hard, but MBB is certainly getting hit hard. UNC won't get the death penalty, but I think 90% of us will be quite satisfied.
I think there will be some who will only be satisfied if UNC MBB receives the "death penalty." No UNC sport is going to receive the death penalty, but if the DP is not your only acceptable outcome...you'll be pleased.
I fully expect UNC to publicly release the copy of the amended copy of the NOA on May 27. There's more to this that I promised I would not share...if I value getting info. May 27 is based on two factors. The first is that UNC won't release the NOA without first having a meeting with the Board of Governors. Based on when UNC will receive the NOA from the NCAA and the calendar of scheduled BoG meetings...May 27 fits. Secondly, May 27 is a Friday heading into a long Memorial Day weekend. UNC's high-dollar PR team will continue to follow the playbook of releasing bad news late on a Friday...especially heading into a long holiday weekend.
The delay.... UNC just publicly released its response to SACS yesterday...despite the fact that UNC submitted it to SACS over a MONTH ago. UNC has delayed on releasing everything thus far. UNC delays in order to buy time to improperly redact names & information. Some of the redactions are legit according to FERPA...many more redactions are an improper application of FERPA. UNC also delays long enough to implement what it perceives to be the best PR strategy and spin. UNC has delayed every step of the way...
The NCAA has not yet sent the amended NOA to UNC, but it will happen very soon. Based on open-records laws...UNC must release the NOA upon request, but UNC has been unjustly slow at releasing EVERYTHING to the public regarding the scandal...
i'm fighting the urge to dump all that I have. However, it's not important. I do know the topic of the new/additional Level 2 violation. The new Level 2 violation won't do much to increase the NCAA penalty, but it will help open the gates for the FBI. The six Level 1 violations will be enough to get the job done. UNC "insiders" have claimed that the new NOA would be a reduction or easier on UNC. As I've repeated...that was a big lie being produced by UNC PR. The new NOA is bigger and much worse for UNC.
It is true that UNC reported two minor violations to the NCAA just before the deadline to respond to the original NOA. However, just before UNC reported those minor violations...the NCAA was given proof of a UNC policy that "creates problems" for UNC going back to the 1980s....when UNC told the NCAA & SACS that the policy was established in 2006 (#Liars). The NCAA does not like being the one to determine academic fraud. The NCAA has historically relied upon the school to determine academic fraud..and UNC refused to admit it before the original NOA was written. However, AFTER the original NOA was released...SACS determined "academic fraud" and UNC agreed...in writing. With the coming release of the new NOA...UNC has admitted academic fraud to SACS. There has been about an 8 month delay. Hmmmm...what could possibly take a compliance department 8 months to do? Figuring UNC's two minor violations does not take anywhere close to 8 months. What could "possibly" take 8 months of work by UNC compliance?
The amended Notice of Allegations has been finalized for at least a week, but has not been sent to UNC yet. Due to distrust that has grown for UNC, the NCAA chose to hold onto the NOA until after UNC made public its response to SACS. On Friday, UNC made public its SACS response. The amended NOA is much more harsh than the original NOA. It includes an additional Level 1 violation and an additional Level 2 violation (which includes a fun topic that could invite FBI). Tomorrow, a judge is hearing arguments for potential dismissal of "McCants vs NCAA"... I think it's a fair bet that UNC will receive the amended NOA by the end of April...and then we'll see how long UNC waits to make it public.
The new Level 2 violation is not the Adderall/ADHD issue. Why not....the new Level 2 violation involves financial aid to athletes. This won't impact UNC with the NCAA too much as its not a Level 1 violation, but it's the first official body to set a precedent of there being an "issue" with financial aid. Perhaps this official precedent opens the door for the FBI to consider Pell Grant fraud. In order to receive an athletic scholarship / Pell Grant, the student/athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student that is making Progress Toward Degree (PTG). The independent study policy that UNC athletics violated means tons of "classes" taken by athletes did not count for PTG... Thus meaning they were not eligible to receive an athletic scholarship/Pell Grant...yet they did.
New FTR... I do NOT know the wording or specific details of the financial aid issue outlined in the new Level 2. I simply know that it involves financial aid violations....and I'm using deductive reasoning.