http://www.tarheelblog.com/2015/8/1...ugh-the-silly-and-the-specious-of-the-weekend
"Of course Friday afternoon the ABCers began lining up conspiracy theories about how this delay was engineered to push back UNC's appearance before the COI, thereby postponing any possible sanction for men's basketball until after the upcoming 2015-16 season, when the Tar Heels are expected to be a Final Four contender. This is so ridiculous on its face, given that UNC has made misstep after misstep in this entire process to think they would suddenly be so savvy as to be able to delay NCAA proceedings. The other reason this theory is so profoundly silly is that such a delay also postpones final resolution of this mess into the summer of 2016, possibly blowing up another recruiting season for Roy Williams. The uncertainty of the NCAA situation undoubtedly has hurt Carolina in recruiting. Going forward, men's basketball needs this wrapped up sooner rather than later. UNC has been setting records in institutional fundraising and football recruiting seems to be on the upswing, so really it is basketball that has been paying the price and there would be zero benefit to dragging this thing out one minute further.
The other specious issue that came roaring back to life this weekend, with a major assist from Dan Kane at the News & Observer, is the idea that the women's basketball team and Sylvia Hatchell in particular are being sacrificed to somehow save Roy Williams and the men's team. Ever since the notice of allegations was delivered and women's basketball was specifically mentioned in its own allegation, the general feeling is that Hatchell, who has been UNC's coach since 1986, will not survive once the the NCAA hammer falls. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that Cunningham extended the contract of Williams, which was set to expire in 2018, for two years. Cunningham has not extended Hatchell's deal, which also expires in 2018, and that fact has angered many of her supporters as well as her former players."
"Of course Friday afternoon the ABCers began lining up conspiracy theories about how this delay was engineered to push back UNC's appearance before the COI, thereby postponing any possible sanction for men's basketball until after the upcoming 2015-16 season, when the Tar Heels are expected to be a Final Four contender. This is so ridiculous on its face, given that UNC has made misstep after misstep in this entire process to think they would suddenly be so savvy as to be able to delay NCAA proceedings. The other reason this theory is so profoundly silly is that such a delay also postpones final resolution of this mess into the summer of 2016, possibly blowing up another recruiting season for Roy Williams. The uncertainty of the NCAA situation undoubtedly has hurt Carolina in recruiting. Going forward, men's basketball needs this wrapped up sooner rather than later. UNC has been setting records in institutional fundraising and football recruiting seems to be on the upswing, so really it is basketball that has been paying the price and there would be zero benefit to dragging this thing out one minute further.
The other specious issue that came roaring back to life this weekend, with a major assist from Dan Kane at the News & Observer, is the idea that the women's basketball team and Sylvia Hatchell in particular are being sacrificed to somehow save Roy Williams and the men's team. Ever since the notice of allegations was delivered and women's basketball was specifically mentioned in its own allegation, the general feeling is that Hatchell, who has been UNC's coach since 1986, will not survive once the the NCAA hammer falls. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that Cunningham extended the contract of Williams, which was set to expire in 2018, for two years. Cunningham has not extended Hatchell's deal, which also expires in 2018, and that fact has angered many of her supporters as well as her former players."
