UNC's Austin apologizes

the tarholes have 2 cheating coaches --ol-roy-kansas? butch -boy - unc, go duke, champs.

Let's try to break this down for the nuts from NCState, who seem to be the main Carolina haters on this board.  (By the way, the Duke fans have at least shown some class for the most part).

1. It probably wasn't a good idea for Coach Davis to hire John Blake in the first place.  Mr. Blake's record at Oklahoma showed a pattern of abuse of the rules.  Steve Spurier was correct last summer when he commented that everyone who knows John Blake knows he was capable of this kind of abuse of the rules.

2. Coach Davis should be held accountable for these issues.  Do these issues rise to the level of termination?  I don't know the answer, but my personal opinion is they do not.  More about that below.

3. Players will do what the coaches/professors/etc. will allow them to do, whether it breaks the rules or not.  That culture is not new in college athletics.  From my days at college in the 1970's, I can remember the football players cutting class, attempting to get by with minimum or no work, accepting benefits, etc.  This is nothing new.

4. I agree with Michael Wilbon at the Washington Post that the system is broken.  Let's pay college football players for providing the service that fills the stands and fills the university coffers with money for all the athletic programs.  The idea that much of anything in big time college football is entirely within the rules is silly.

5. Message to Marvin Austin:  Personally, I don't buy a single word of your "apology."  None of it seemed sincere, especially after what has been revealed about your actions this past year.  Save everyone's time and just go away.  Go to the pros.  You haven't sacrificed anything.  You'll make more money that you have a right to make, anyway.  Just go away and don't say anything.  You have disgraced a fine university.  Just go away.

6. Personally, I hope Coach Davis stays.  I think it would serve justice that he endure the consequences of what happened this past year.  If the UNC program has to suffer, so should Coach Davis.  He would be paid, even if he were fired.  Let's not kid ourselves.

7. Contrary to what has been said by the NandO and others, I think UNC and Mr. Tharp have handled this incident extremely well.  They took the time to conduct a thorough investigation (which continues) and they kept the public informed throughout.  They didn't release details permaturely and that was very important.  One can tell from their comments, as well as the comments of others at UNC, they are not happy with what has happened.  There is moral outrage, as there should be.

8. For the UNC haters (especially the ones from State), please make a rational argument on this board.  You only embarrass yourself and the university you supposedly support when you say some of the really offensive things you say here.

I'm sure all you ABCer's are perfect. These kids made a mistake by being taunted with gifts and money. They now have to pay the price. If you think coaches condone this type of stuff then you are stupid, which most people think you are anyway. How would accepting gifts help the football team?

If you have kids, if or when they are over 18 and in college, I guarantee you won't know everything they are doing either. Some of their actions would shock you. So quit blaming the coach as he would never condone this and cannot hold their hand when they are away from him. You're a bunch of idiots.

You should use your hate (negative energy) for something more productive like getting a life.

Dirty, dirty tar heals.

We can only sit and wait for the claims of racism.

This entire mess is very beautiful and proper.

Well at least he manned up and apologized swiftly. Marvin is a good kid and I will miss his enthusiasm and passion for the game. To bad he was led astray by greedy adults with nothing more than an eye to their wallets. Get that degree dude.

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That is a small amount of cash compared to what the coaches get for endorsing Nike or some other jock strap. Everyone in the faculity and staff profit from selling their "required" books, which could easily be "required" to be written by the professor of each class if they actually are all that smart. The college reaps huge profits from benefactors that are given whatever tax deductable receipts requested; both reap huge gains. Contractors on the campus are "friends" of awarding parties; both reap huge profits. Seems like everyone is allowed to reap huge profits but a hard working student that is likely to have busted up knees and back problems the rest of his life is not allowed to make 13000. I am calling this bully stuff...

Haha classic.  Nice work Ken.