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UPDATED - How Did Cam Johnson's Visit Go & Where Do We Stand

Reading some of their stuff is hysterical.

They say shit like "unc nation is powerful" in reference to us pulling strings to get Cam eligible. Does this moron realize Duke has every single media outlet on their knees whenever K is brought up? ESPN, the largest one of them all, reserves 50% of their coverage to Duke and UK.

Another moron brought up us "buying a championship". How exactly did we do that? Does this idiot think, even though we're missing on every top 10 recruit, that we're somehow paying players?

They are so butt hurt over our back to back final fours and Natty while they completely flopped this season.
 
I forgot..is he the Salad man because he keeps getting tossed or wants to toss others' salads?

This is why I never go to moo. puke, or kentuck sites, I get my crazy fix from work!

While I think we have our fair share of over the top fans, I really believe the stupidest/craziest are trolls and/or closet rival fans!

At least now I know that Mike is running for POTUS!
 
I forgot..is he the Salad man because he keeps getting tossed or wants to toss others' salads?

This is why I never go to moo. puke, or kentuck sites, I get my crazy fix from work!

While I think we have our fair share of over the top fans, I really believe the stupidest/craziest are trolls and/or closet rival fans!

At least now I know that Mike is running for POTUS!

It was actually several years ago. There was a disussion on their board and there was some heated back and forth discussion going between Skysdad and some other Duke posters. Then one of the Duke posters told Skysdad something along the lines of: "Well, you can really use a salad". We ran with that on our board for a week. Heck, many of us can use a salad or two, but that discussion on their board was funny as hell at that time. It was a self-inflicted wound. This coupled with the time he came over to defend his son and made a fool of himself. He has been known as the Salad Man since that time. As I said above, it could be a mental issue now. Not funny.
 
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Reading some of their stuff is hysterical.

Another moron brought up us "buying a championship". How exactly did we do that? Does this idiot think, even though we're missing on every top 10 recruit, that we're somehow paying players?

They are so butt hurt over our back to back final fours and Natty while they completely flopped this season.
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They are so butt hurt over our back to back final fours and Natty while they completely flopped this season.
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I have to give Dukiejay credit where it's deserved. He just posted this bit of truth and common sense.

"A few things....

First off, don't be so paranoid. Jay Bilas is not saying what he's saying because of his love affair with North Carolina. Do you even know how ridiculous that sounds?

Second, you can be with Coach Cutcliffe. That's fine. Do you think coaches should be able to break contracts? Besides, isn't an athletic scholarship on a year-to-year basis? It just doesn't make sense to me holding these kids hostage while coaches and administrators come and go. Cam Johnson signed up three years ago to play for Jamie Dixon at Pittsburgh. Dixon bailed and took another job. Johnson stayed, graduated with honors and represented Pitt in the highest regard. There's no doubt in my mind that if this didn't involve UNC you wouldn't care one way or the other.

Lastly, people have talked about this being a stupid rule forever. You just didn't care until UNC was involved. Besides, I'm not sure what the 40% leaving is supposed to do for your argument. I did a quick google search and found that less than 55% of students who start graduate school finish. That's not far off from the 40% number you're referencing. So it's not just athletes. Also, only 36% of people who start college obtain a bachelor's degree in less than six years. Think about that....almost two in three don't even finish college.

Let the kid play ball wherever he wants. I think he's earned that right."
 

Let the kid play ball wherever he wants. I think he's earned that right."

Forget Pitt, forget NCAA, and forget he is coming to UNC. The reason he should/will be allowed to play this up coming season is exactly as stated, "he earned that right".
 
Here is Cam's official statement. He is not going to sit out a year. This was just released to media outlets.
What an exceptionally well written response by Cam Johnson.. It looks like Roy has found another gem to wear the tar heel uniform. Welcome to UNC Cameron Johnson



CAMERON JOHNSON STATEMENT
June 6, 2017

My name is Cameron Johnson and I am a proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. I was a member of the Panther basketball team for three seasons (I sat out one year due to injury) but earned my degree in just three years this spring.

I grew up less than 20 miles from Pitt’s campus. My dad played basketball at Pitt. I love the city of Pittsburgh, the students and faculty and, of course, the fans in the Zoo, but for a number of reasons I wish to continue my studies as a graduate student and play the final two years of my college basketball eligibility at another university.

I have spent the last two months looking at schools and the one that fits my academic and basketball interests the most is the University of North Carolina.

Unfortunately, Pitt has attempted to block me from going to an ACC school, or even having contact with one, since I first announced my intention to transfer following my graduation. After requesting, in writing, permission to be released to ACC schools and being denied by the Pitt Athletic Department, I asked for a hearing, per my right as a student-athlete, from an outside faculty committee.

Shortly following this May 2nd hearing, Pitt’s acting Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. James J. Irrgang, informed me via letter dated May 4th that he was granting me permission to contact other ACC schools and, “immediately receive athletically related financial aid if you decide to transfer to an ACC institution.” Dr. Irrgang wrote this decision was based on,“the combination of your academic achievement of graduating Summa Cum Laude within three years of your initial full time enrollment and the exceptional service that you have provided to the community during your tenure at Pitt.” Though they granted me permission to contact an ACC school, they stated I must “serve a year of residence prior to being eligible for competition, per NCAA legislation.”

Twenty-four days after receiving permission from the faculty committee to attend an ACC school, I visited North Carolina on my final official visit (May 29). A week after this visit, I informed Coach Williams that I was committing to North Carolina.

On June 2nd, I was informed that the NCAA had determined that Pitt’s attempt to make me “serve a year of residence prior to being eligible for competition” does not apply to graduate transfers, per bylaw 14.6.1. According to the NCAA, this bylaw means graduate transfers must either be immediately eligible or totally denied from attending a school. Having already won the right to “immediately receive athletically related financial aid” from an ACC institution at my appeal hearing, I believe, as does my family’s legal counsel, that I should be immediately eligible at North Carolina. Because Pitt did not interpret the NCAA rule correctly, the faculty committee would have to reverse their original decision and deny me the right to receive aid from an ACC institution. Pitt, in their own statements, has even consistently said “If Cameron were to transfer within the ACC, we would be eligible to receive financial aid immediately.”

Besides incorrectly attempting to block me, there are other reasons Pitt should have immediately granted my full release. During my last season at Pitt, Coach Dixon left to become the head coach at TCU, Coach Stallings left Vanderbilt to come to Pitt, we had one director of athletics leave and another (Heather Lyke) come to Pitt, and just in the last week the associate AD at Pitt who presented the case against me in my hearing has left to join another school.

All five of these individuals left their jobs under contract and all had the freedom to move as they pleased. As a student-athlete, who is not a paid employee of the school, and a graduate, shouldn’t I be granted the same freedom of movement?

Further, there is precedent in the ACC, for men’s basketball and football players to play at two different ACC schools in consecutive seasons, following their graduate transfers.

I started this process believing that having graduated from Pitt, I should have instantly been granted an unconditional release. I feel that should be available to any student-athlete who earns their degree. Unfortunately, Pitt has continued to try and block my wish to attend North Carolina. Now that I have learned that their attempt to make me sit a year before competing at an ACC school is against NCAA rules, I see no reason why the faculty committee, or anybody associated with Pitt, should be able to reverse a ruling they already made. Quite simply, I should be immediately eligible at North Carolina.

Sincerely,
Cameron Johnson

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