It still bothers me about the North Carolina academic scandal relative to our situation in Minnesota.. That was said to span up to 20 years ago.. If North Carolina wins the national championship this year, that would be 3 national titles in basketball alone, during that time span.. I do think the NCAA is dragging its feet on this and wonder if anything will ever be done about it. But if the NCAA did pursue it, would they force North Carolina to vacate their national titles?? That is a lot of titles to give up and the NCAA may look bad even allowing North Carolina in the NCAA field for this year, if they pursue it and hand down stiff penalties.
People bring up money as the reason the NCAA does not want to deal with it, and I am sure that is true to an extent.. But why did they go after Ohio State but not Auburn, after Auburn's situation was published in Sports Illustrated?? I think the press has a lot to do with it, as well...
Guys, I am going to pull this one out of my rear end, as a theory, just for the sake of discussion.. I think there is a major difference in how the press in the Southern states and schools in small towns handle news for their teams as opposed to schools in big cities. How often do you hear the press from the South or from small towns ever being quoted nationally on any subject? Usually its northern newspapers like the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, etc..... You don't OFTEN hear of national news coming out of the Atlanta Journal, for instance... Or from small town newspapers, for sure. Atlanta used to have a writer named Furman Bischer(sp?) but I cant name anyone else that is famous down there. THE POINT IS THAT THOSE PAPERS AND OTHER PRESS FROM SMALL TOWNS PROTECT THEIR OWN.. In Minnesota, the Star Tribune, and Pioneer Press are similar to here in Ohio where there are many state newspapers covering Ohio State that are big(Columbus Dispatch, CIncinnati Inquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, Akron Beacon Journal).. The mandates of those newspapers are to create news and position themselves for Pulitzer prizes and popular articles to stir something up to draw attention or to get awards for uncovering stories.. Places like Minnesota and Ohio State are easy targets and the press will easily oblige.. DOWN SOUTH, NOT NEARLY SO MUCH.. That is one of the reasons I think Auburn and North Carolina have not been pursued harder.. The respective local presses from each area stays "hush hush" so the NCAA does not have to respond.. When Ohio State or Minnesota does anything, the local press swoops down on them like vultures to a kill.
When you guys pointed out that Barry Alvarez has been rumored to have told the local press they have the option of printing an article on Wisconsin, but if it is unfavorable that Alvarez may block their access to the teams from the University.... This made me think.... If they are small town newspapers, like lets say, from Lincoln, Nebraska or Iowa City, Iowa, their local universities are their beat story.. They have to be close to their contacts and the beat reporters have to have good relationships with the people they interview, or they don't have a job. In Minneapolis, that is not nearly the same necessity..I am spewing theory that is WAY OUT THERE, but wonder if there is some truth to it.
BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA.. Do you hear anyone from North Carolina pursuing the story?? I think they dont want to pull their beloved Tar Heels into the gutter.. The NCAA, therefore, does not have to hear it from local sources so they dont have to deal with it.. But if they do or will deal with it, how does that affect the titles they have won in the last 20 years that the scandalous activity has gone on?? To me, it is interesting.
People bring up money as the reason the NCAA does not want to deal with it, and I am sure that is true to an extent.. But why did they go after Ohio State but not Auburn, after Auburn's situation was published in Sports Illustrated?? I think the press has a lot to do with it, as well...
Guys, I am going to pull this one out of my rear end, as a theory, just for the sake of discussion.. I think there is a major difference in how the press in the Southern states and schools in small towns handle news for their teams as opposed to schools in big cities. How often do you hear the press from the South or from small towns ever being quoted nationally on any subject? Usually its northern newspapers like the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, etc..... You don't OFTEN hear of national news coming out of the Atlanta Journal, for instance... Or from small town newspapers, for sure. Atlanta used to have a writer named Furman Bischer(sp?) but I cant name anyone else that is famous down there. THE POINT IS THAT THOSE PAPERS AND OTHER PRESS FROM SMALL TOWNS PROTECT THEIR OWN.. In Minnesota, the Star Tribune, and Pioneer Press are similar to here in Ohio where there are many state newspapers covering Ohio State that are big(Columbus Dispatch, CIncinnati Inquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, Akron Beacon Journal).. The mandates of those newspapers are to create news and position themselves for Pulitzer prizes and popular articles to stir something up to draw attention or to get awards for uncovering stories.. Places like Minnesota and Ohio State are easy targets and the press will easily oblige.. DOWN SOUTH, NOT NEARLY SO MUCH.. That is one of the reasons I think Auburn and North Carolina have not been pursued harder.. The respective local presses from each area stays "hush hush" so the NCAA does not have to respond.. When Ohio State or Minnesota does anything, the local press swoops down on them like vultures to a kill.
When you guys pointed out that Barry Alvarez has been rumored to have told the local press they have the option of printing an article on Wisconsin, but if it is unfavorable that Alvarez may block their access to the teams from the University.... This made me think.... If they are small town newspapers, like lets say, from Lincoln, Nebraska or Iowa City, Iowa, their local universities are their beat story.. They have to be close to their contacts and the beat reporters have to have good relationships with the people they interview, or they don't have a job. In Minneapolis, that is not nearly the same necessity..I am spewing theory that is WAY OUT THERE, but wonder if there is some truth to it.
BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA.. Do you hear anyone from North Carolina pursuing the story?? I think they dont want to pull their beloved Tar Heels into the gutter.. The NCAA, therefore, does not have to hear it from local sources so they dont have to deal with it.. But if they do or will deal with it, how does that affect the titles they have won in the last 20 years that the scandalous activity has gone on?? To me, it is interesting.
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