What is it with Clemson in Chapel Hill?!? Sheesh.
What is it with Clemson in Chapel Hill?!? Sheesh.
Sagarin Ratings after Week 5:
http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm
5 - Clemson
30 - Miami
35 - Wake Forest
38 - Virginia
41 - Duke
42 - Florida State
43 - North Carolina
54 - Syracuse
59 - Pitt
69 - NC State
71 - Louisville
83 - Virginia Tech
86 - Boston College
100 - Georgia Tech
Bob Green
Went back to the Olde Sod and saw the Pitt game in person. Delaware cashed two short-field turnovers into 14 points. Nick Patti, Pitt's backup QB is a redshirt frosh and zero running threat, and with other players missing due to injury, the Panthers ran a ground-and-pound, dink-and-dunk offense that racked up yards but not points. Patti was inconsistent, missing a couple wide open guys with short passes, but nailed the one big throw that set up the winning TD pass into a tight window. I'm sure Pitt will be much better in Durham.
Pitt had a few very big, very dumb penalties, but there were also some phantom calls as well. The Delaware punter drew one late in the game on a world-class, Premier League quality soccer flop, where the replay showed the Pitt guy missed him by two yards. The punter even "limped" off the field - it was brilliant.
But wait, there's more!
We get home to catch the fourth quarter of cheats / Clemson on the telly, and one of the young Turks starts rooting for the Holes! I of course chew his skinny butt out and yell at him, "what's the matter with you, boy?!?" He responds he's rooting against Clemson, it would be great that Clemson loses, and besides unc stinks at football, so who cares. Evidently, I did not do a proper job parenting this child.
"Quality is not an option!"
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.
This is the absolute truth. As a lifelong Duke fan, child of Duke grads, and a Durham native, I also -grudgingly- accepted a certain quality of accomplishment at my state university. Never imagined in my wildest dreams that they would come up with such a brazen scam, nor that they would stonewall in such a lawyerly fashion.
And to avoid punishment from the NCAA due to a 'typo'? Unbelieveable. And now Kansas is under 'investigation?'
Much of the pleasure and wonderment that has been ACC competition -academic and athletic- has dissipated for me, all due to carolina's behavior, and their fans' belief that they are innocent: 'no collusion!' Watch them point to Kansas as a 'REAL' cheater, and then recall how many of unc's administrators involved in the cheating are now at Kansas, and vv.
JStuart
Over many decades never viewed them as academic peers. Knew instinctively that most of these young men were not up to the demands of university rigors. Listening to them in interviews made it obvious. No class work more time to work on your game. What did surprise was that leadership had made cheating a part of the fabric of the whole enterprise. I have never respected that place.
Even in our depths of losing periods, basketball and football, I always took pride that Duke was serious about educating our students. There were times it was the only argument I had. And that's the best one to have!! 9f