tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post4887244787085950384..comments2023-07-26T06:34:24.500-04:00Comments on The Capital Sports Report: New revelations make UNC's Davis sound like he's defending his jobDane Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238701091204709135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015724477346938712.post-89625159970602238692010-09-30T19:14:25.822-04:002010-09-30T19:14:25.822-04:00I think it's a little early for Davis to resig...I think it's a little early for Davis to resign but that ultimately may be what happens. <br /><br />I thought today's column by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports was insightful. He ended his long column "Why the case vs. UNC matters," by saying this:<br /><br />"The North Carolina investigation isn’t even close to being completed, let alone ruled on, so predicting an outcome should come with an innocent-until-proven-guilty caveat. That said, this isn’t a typical NCAA case since the government is involved and it can compel people in the case to speak (a power the NCAA lacks). Blake’s attorney said he is cooperating fully. The truth is likely to come out here.<br /><br />"If UNC is guilty, the NCAA should be highly motivated to make an example of the Tar Heels’ program. It hits too close to home for anything but a significant response. The NCAA simply can’t tolerate coaches as runners. They need to use this case to at least attempt to scare people straight.<br /><br />"Does that mean the so-called 'Death Penalty?' No. Only one program, SMU football, has ever received that penalty. While its technically always on the table for the NCAA infractions committee, UNC is not a repeat offender, is said to be cooperating fully and may be able to place all blame on a single coach.<br /><br />"Significant sanctions, likely even harsher than applied to Southern California this year (30 lost scholarships, two-year bowl ban), would be called for though. UNC lacks the tradition and recruiting base of USC, which makes recovering from penalties difficult. So this could feel like a death penalty for the Tar Heels.<br /><br />"There just aren’t many reasonable defenses a school can make if the runner turns out to be on the university payroll, working out of the university offices, hand in hand with all the other coaches and athletic personnel.<br /><br />"That’s what makes the North Carolina case such a big deal. It has the chance to blow the lid off how agents recruit these budding millionaires and show that college sports isn’t as corrupt the public thinks it is.<br /><br />It’s worse."Cliff Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943837591611012295noreply@blogger.com