re: UNC Cheating Scandal

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The NCAA doesn't care about academics

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this.

and none of this is going on in the SEC. Noooosirreee. When our guys eligibility is up if the don't go pro they will surely be curing cancer.

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I'm still wondering how UNC managed to not only skate on the whole phantom department thing, but they've managed to keep their academic reputation in tact.

It's pretty amazing how they've managed this.

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yea, I don't see how they haven't come under investigation with possible loss of their accreditation

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I'm still wondering how UNC managed to not only skate on the whole phantom department thing, but they've managed to keep their academic reputation in tact.

It's pretty amazing how they've managed this.

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Because pretty much everybody makes the distinction between "scholars" and "scholar-athletes." None of us expect our favorite team's players to be on the same level as the general population. We might brag about having XX number of Academic All-Americans, but we know, deep down, that usually just means the athlete in question manages to be just a bit above average (as opposed to one the country's elite when talking actual All-Americans) and probably taking a fairly easy course of study. There are exceptions, of course, but the general rule is solid enough that a university's athletic department and the general academic reputation are rarely going to be held to the same standards. I'm sure most Vandy players are bright enough, for instance, but I'm less sure most of them would have been solid takes for the university had they not brought athletic prowess to the table.