You sure are giving duke fans a lot of credit. I'm not sure they are smart enough to think of that. I just think he was a hot head that couldn't grasp the politics of the boards.
OOTB Carolina Basketball Discussion Thread
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I'm a chameleon. Gotta keep you on your toes. Don't want you just giving stock answers based on avatars.
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His/her avatar was disturbing, to say the least.
Timo is a good dude. But I hear ya. Would it be cool if he came if his own accord?
BB has poasted a couple times on DI recently, but not really anything of significance so who knows if he's a duke fan or not, but I agree, who cares.
What I do want to see is the rationale for @carolinablue34 saying that he thinks we should take full responsibility for the academic scandal. I get that denying there was ever anything even remotely amiss is stupid, but how can you not see that the NCAA is overstepping their bounds in this issue? Should we just voluntarily take down the 2005/2009 banners while we're at it to show full repentance?
Maybe non-alums don't feel the same way as alums do about the situation, and not that I took any AFAM classes, but I don't want there to be any remote possibility of a devaluation of my degree from UNC (unless of course they'll send me a year's tuition as compensation or something, which I highly doubt).
What I do want to see is the rationale for @carolinablue34 saying that he thinks we should take full responsibility for the academic scandal. I get that denying there was ever anything even remotely amiss is stupid, but how can you not see that the NCAA is overstepping their bounds in this issue? Should we just voluntarily take down the 2005/2009 banners while we're at it to show full repentance?
Maybe non-alums don't feel the same way as alums do about the situation, and not that I took any AFAM classes, but I don't want there to be any remote possibility of a devaluation of my degree from UNC (unless of course they'll send me a year's tuition as compensation or something, which I highly doubt).
Butterbutt posted on our board months and months ago and I believe was close to getting banned for things he said about Duke in defense of UNC so I don't think he is a Duke fan. I just think he got spurned by gary and a few others and couldn't let that go so he picked a fight over everything they posted.
You're kinda contradicting yourself here, but I guess I see what you mean.
Here's my thing. I'm an alum... but I don't care AT ALL that our players took easy AFAM courses. I don't care one bit. Now, I find it pretty crazy that UNC (the academic side, mind you) allowed such easy courses to exist and go unchecked, but I then again, I'm not surprised. Everyone knows UNC is super PC just like all colleges, and no way were white admins going to say "Uhm, excuse me African-American studies, I think your courses might be too easy..." because they're afraid of being called racists.
I really don't understand how alums are concerned that their degree is "cheapened" by this whole scandal. I find that idea laughable to be quite honest. UNC is one of the best academic institutions in the country (IMO, it's TOO good of an academic institution for its own good, but I won't delve in to that here) and a couple easy courses ain't gonna affect that reputation lol.
I find the whole thing pretty laughable. I also find it pretty laughable when retards on GT and NCSU boards poast something like the following, which you see A LOT:
"At my company, now, if an applicant has UNC-CH listed on his resume, we automatically throw his application in the trash, period."
LOL okay, sure you do. Translation of this boils down to one of three things:
1. I'm flat-out making this up to look cool in front of my virtual message board friends.
2. I'm not even in charge of making hires at my company, but if I was, I would throw UNC grads' applications away. But since this is such a moronic idea, I obviously am not talented enough to ever be in a position to make important hires at a company.
3. I own my own landscaping business and daggumit, I do NOT let any UNC grads work for me!!!11
Neither do I. If they want to skate by, more power to them, if they still perform on the field/court. UNC would be the exception if they weren't allowing easy courses.
I guess the deal with the NCAA doesn't really impact the degree (unless of course, it was for someone with an AFAM degree). The issue is more with the accrediting body. I guess it can lead to the question of - if easy courses were allowed in that department, what would prevent them from being allowed in other departments were they allowed in? Regardless, I don't think just laying down for the NCAA is the best move (not saying that's your position at all, but it was the position of CB34 that I alluded to in my first poast).
As someone that does hire people, I can promise you that where an applicant went to school is of no interest to me. It's absolutely meaningless. Now, maybe in some industries it might mean something. But for my profession (Human Services field), I couldn't care less. And while I'm on the subject, GPAs mean absolutely nothing to me too. And it kind of annoys me when someone puts their GPA on their resume. I almost don't want to hire some smarty-pants that thinks their 3.9 GPA impresses me. For purposes of hiring, experience and personality means the most. Have you done this type of job before and do I think your personality fits this position, the current staff and me?
I never understood this either. It's fun for rivals to say that every program at UNC is horrible because of AFAM, but that doesn't make it true. Regardless of what our rivals think, the people who judge these things objectively haven't changed their minds about UNC according to the rankings.
Yeah, we've maintained a spot in the top 5 public schools for as long as I can remember. I checked on that frequently after the AFAM scandal came to light and I have been pleased to see that it hasn't impacted the university overall - nor should it when you consider how small the percentage is of students enrolled in that major.
Nor would it ever in a million years lol. It's several courses within ONE major, among like.... what, 80 UNC majors?
So K is pissed and has banned the team from the locker room and taken away all of their gear. I would hate if Roy did this. I find it pretty belittling to the players (not to mention undermining to Capel). There are other ways to handle your business. However, it is kind of great that K did it. Hope his players don't take kindly to it.
Also, apparently Gminski said K has done this a bunch over the years. If so, that is a real tell as every other time they kept it secret and this year players blabbed to the media to get it out.
Also, apparently Gminski said K has done this a bunch over the years. If so, that is a real tell as every other time they kept it secret and this year players blabbed to the media to get it out.
Say wha? Why is the almighty LOM so pissed? Is he afraid the losses will go on his record?
Preventing them from wearing the apparel is doing them a favor.
So I figured I'd go ahead and turn it over to ESPN before the game starts, and I see NFL players playing dodgeball. Seriously?
I don't know but apparently some of their inside guys say there are some serious issues. Hope so.
it's clear they have issues, imo...he thinks you can run a college team with his attitude/philosophy, like a pro team...cal does it because the goal is explained when he's in the home, there's never an issue other than them buying in defensively...k just thinks his style will work with lottery kids, year in and year out for the last decade...at some point when you get one of those kids like allen and nobody else is a leader, it manifests throughout...it's just how i see it.
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