I would disagree. Timing makes it seem so, and we're in a different media age at this point than 2003-ish. UNC has definitely taken a bit of a PR hit, but UGA was getting the same dings. UNC continues to rate highly in the top universities rankings, and this scandal will not do anything to dramatically impact that. This investigation has been going on for over 3 years now...

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From an athletic perspective, it was stupid.

Definitely... I just think it was stupid overall. You were taking the PR hit either way... admission of guilt didn't offer up any benefit that I can see.

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Posted by Crowknowsbest

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Posted on 10/13/17 at 12:00 pm to fibonaccisquared

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I would disagree. Timing makes it seem so, and we're in a different media age at this point than 2003-ish. UNC has definitely taken a bit of a PR hit, but UGA was getting the same dings. UNC continues to rate highly in the top universities rankings, and this scandal will not do anything to dramatically impact that. This investigation has been going on for over 3 years now...

Their accreditation board put them on probation, for one thing. That's hugely embarrassing for a school like UNC.

Maybe it's just because I know a lot of UNC people and watch them get shite on by UVA, W&L, etc. folks, but I think they've taken a bigger hit than you think.

It won't hurt their in-state applicant pool, but I would hesitate to go there if I was a serious out-of-state student with other elite options.

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