At story time, Carolina's chancellor can spin a good one

Posted Jul 29, 2011
UNC chancellor Holden Thorp had good cause for firing football coach Butch Davis, but why did he have to go and insult the intelligence of anyone who knows how big-time college athletics work? Because while rule breaking and other cheating can lead to embarrassment for any school, even within approved NCAA guidelines, academic integrity and big-time football have never been compatible. (Virginian-Pilot)

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