UNCheat escapes again - a Judge threw out a former basketball player's and a former football player's suits yesterday, saying sovereign immunity applies (they can not sue them because the cheats are an arm of the state) and that the statute of limitations had expired. The suits alleged UNC had breached its contract with them to provide them a quality education because the school and the athletic department steered them into sham courses to keep them eligible. While I agree that the players allowed it to happen, I still wish a jury would have been able to hear the evidence and weigh whether their wills were overcome by the athletic department's and coaches' pressure. That way UNC's continued cheating would have been at least fully uncovered to the public. These shenanigans are a disgrace to college athletics: sham courses,whole program departments set up for mostly athletes to get credits without ever actually attending courses, taking courses on line where the athletes are not the ones doing the work, having surrogates within or hired by the athletic department write papers for "student athletes" (I say that with a grain of salt), coaches actually participating in these acts; and other despicable acts. And, in the meantime, the NCAA does absolutely nothing!!!!! For years and years!!!! If any one of these things happened at UVA (which it would not), the NCAA would crucify us within days! But the TeflonHoles get away with everything. I just do not understand this. I really wish the Federal government (FBI) would get involved because this is racketeering because Federal money is involved, so they have jurisdiction.
