I really do not know what is going down. The NCAA is quite sociopathic in it's stance and actually believes that it's version is the correct one, which is one reason I believe that there will be some harsh penalties laid down.
Debbie Crowder and Jan Boxill are there with their lawyers and will get to present their side of the story concerning allegations against them. I do believe that if the COI follows and rules that Debbie engaged in unethical conduct and rules against Jan Boxill, there will be a good chance that either one or the both of them file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA.
This has been too nasty for too long, and in a way I sort of hope that the COI will go for the jugular leaving UNC no choice but to take the matter to court after the appeals panel rubber stamps the COI rulings.
There are a number of people on the panel with legal backgrounds, so they may temper the process based upon their different legal perspectives. But then again, there have been a lot of prosecutors with legal backgrounds that have ignored established laws and legal procedures when it suited their predetermined vision of how it is supposed to be.
I have no confidence in the process.
Glenn