OT(?): UNC tells NCAA to go away, says NCAA has no jurisdiction over its cheating
Can't make this up. UNC admits it had bogus classes that athletes took for good grades - an entire academic unit, in fact, was a sham. BUT, UNC says, it's not an issue within the NCAA's authority to punish.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17202668/north-ca…
Apparently, the cheating was so rampant, non-athletes benefitted too. And nothing in the NCAA rulebook says classes can't be really lame. So UNC argues, the NCAA can't punish UNC.
It's laughable. Either that UNC has the iron ballz to say this... or, that they are right. Either way, what a joke.
Sign of the times, I guess.
August 3rd, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
Not every course is a part of a PhD program nor even a requirement for a major. John U. Bacon, for instance, teaches Education 212: The History of College Athletics, which isn't a requirement for any major.
As far as I know, OSU's program is for one credit and is the only class like that in the US.
August 3rd, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
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August 5th, 2016 at 11:04 PM ^
Not like UM's college of kinesiology is super rigorous. Unless you planned on getting a McKinsey gig after graduating from there. Sorry to burst your bubble.