UNC Athletics Scandal: NCAA response

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

Friends, Blue Devils, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Carolina, not to praise them.
The evil that heels do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Carolina. The noble Dickie V
Hath told you Carolina was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Carolina answer'd it.

How clever of you to leverage Shakespearean code, thus ensuring no heel can possibly read or understand this.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I don't think this will be a big deal to the news shows regardless of when it comes out. They're too busy with politics, natural disasters (I've been through 2 hurricanes in the past year, and these accounts of the fire storms are terrifying), and shootings. Rightfully so. But on Saturday, this country loves its college football and a big announcement about a college sporting scandal the day before will get some burn.

The news shows won't give a flip, I was just pointing out that historically that's why bad news is released on Fridays.

[WillJ]

Friends, Blue Devils, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Carolina, not to praise them.
The evil that heels do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Carolina. The noble Dickie V
Hath told you Carolina was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Carolina answer'd it.

The NCAA has crossed the Rubicon.

[PackMan97]

How clever of you to leverage Shakespearean code, thus ensuring no heel can possibly read or understand this.

Not particularly clever because upon further reflection, I don't think the point of the monologue is the point I wanted to make

Of course, writing anything above a 5th grade level means Carolina athletes wouldn't be able to understand it.

[OldPhiKap]

Roy doth protest too much, methinks.

[dukelifer]

Roy doth protest too much, methinks.

That is the (NCAA's) way to lay the (TarHeels) flat, To bring the roof to the foundation, And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges, In heaps and piles of ruin.

[madscavenger]

How clever of you to leverage Shakespearean code, thus ensuring no heel can possibly read or understand this.

Perhaps you could persuade Mr. Hansbrough to translate it into Swahili. Then at least the student-athletes could read it.

[alteran]

Roy doth protest too much, methinks.

Huckleberry Hamlet's Soliloquy

To cheat, or not to cheat, that is the question:
Or actually it isn't, for cheat we shall!
Whether 'tis nobler in the game to suffer,
The sling and arrows of fair competition
Or to dump ethics against a sea of more talent
And by cheating, get by. To whine, to cheat--
No more-- and by cheat we say we end
The heartache, and the thousand losses that
Our lack of heart is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To whine, to cheat--
To cheat-- perchance to get busted; ay there's the rub,
For in that cheating what mild sanctions may come
When we have shuffled off the Carolina Way
Should have given us pause. But didn't.
Whatever. Did I mention winning?
There's the disrespect that makes a calamity of
So long a reputation. So down the hatch!

[WillJ]

Huckleberry Hamlet's Soliloquy

To cheat, or not to cheat, that is the question:
Or actually it isn't, for cheat we shall!
Whether 'tis nobler in the game to suffer,
The sling and arrows of fair competition
Or to dump ethics against a sea of more talent
And by cheating, get by. To whine, to cheat--
No more-- and by cheat we say we end
The heartache, and the thousand losses that
Our lack of heart is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To whine, to cheat--
To cheat-- perchance to get busted; ay there's the rub,
For in that cheating what mild sanctions may come
When we have shuffled off the Carolina Way
Should have given us pause. But didn't.
Whatever. Did I mention winning?
There's the disrespect that makes a calamity of
So long a reputation. So down the hatch!

Love it.

[devildeac]

Friends, Blue Devils, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Carolina, not to praise them.
The evil that heels do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Carolina. The noble Dickie V
Hath told you Carolina was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Carolina answer'd it.

"You must spread some Comments around before commenting on PackMan97 again."

Nicely done.

[dudog84]

Sorry if its been discussed already, but does anyone have any reason other than just a mere coincidence that the "Adidas shoe scandal" and formation of the NCAA basketball committee all suddenly came to a head right before this seven year UNC scandal was supposedly coming to an end? Like everything else in this scandal, 1) It seems too fishy to be a coincidence 2) I'm too far behind and lacking the free time and wherewithal to piece it any of it together myself 3) I cant help but be extremely frustrated that I think there is more to it and that I'll never know the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Regardless of how it shakes out, I do take solace in knowing we will sweep the goats this season in FB and BB.

You're in the contingent that thinks uNC basketball is more important nationally than it actually is. That's ok, but I think it is misguided. uNC and its fandom certainly think so, and we are influenced by our rivalry, but I think few people give a rip about uNC basketball once you get out of the state.

[dudog84]

The news shows won't give a flip, I was just pointing out that historically that's why bad news is released on Fridays.

Yeah, we agree. It's kinda silly, maybe it works in some small measure.

[JasonEvans]

Wouldn't planning such an event be aided by knowing on which day to schedule the event?

Yeah, it is worth noting that it is entirely possible there will be no advance notice when the sanctions are announced. Carolina gets advance notice, but unless the Tar Heels inform the public (and why would they?) I'm not sure there would be any public notice before the information is released (though it would seem likely there will be a leak from UNC about this as the Heels have been very leaky thus far).

--Jason "I fully expect we will be somewhat blindsided with this info... it could come at any time" Evans

[BLPOG]

A young colleague, not an ACC fan but knowing of my interest, asked whether we were going to have a viewing party for the sanctions announcement. I said no but then I started thinking "why not?" So, is there anyway to have a viewing party for this event? Perhaps a DBR chat in real time?

Wouldn't planning such an event be aided by knowing on which day to schedule the event?

Yeah, it is worth noting that it is entirely possible there will be no advance notice when the sanctions are announced. Carolina gets advance notice, but unless the Tar Heels inform the public (and why would they?) I'm not sure there would be any public notice before the information is released (though it would seem likely there will be a leak from UNC about this as the Heels have been very leaky thus far).

--Jason "I fully expect we will be somewhat blindsided with this info... it could come at any time" Evans

The key is to be prepared.

[Indoor66]

Huckleberry Hamlet's Soliloquy

To cheat, or not to cheat, that is the question:
Or actually it isn't, for cheat we shall!
Whether 'tis nobler in the game to suffer,
The sling and arrows of fair competition
Or to dump ethics against a sea of more talent
And by cheating, get by. To whine, to cheat--
No more-- and by cheat we say we end
The heartache, and the thousand losses that
Our lack of heart is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To whine, to cheat--
To cheat-- perchance to get busted; ay there's the rub,
For in that cheating what mild sanctions may come
When we have shuffled off the Carolina Way
Should have given us pause. But didn't.
Whatever. Did I mention winning?
There's the disrespect that makes a calamity of
So long a reputation. So down the hatch!

Only quibble: The last line should end in Hatchell

[Henderson]

Friends, Blue Devils, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Carolina, not to praise them.

I don't think the masses were concerned that you were standing to praise Carolina.

If you have Carolina's bloody toga to show the DBR crowd, that'd be cool though.