UNC settles with that crazy bitch Mary Willingham. The basketball program did nothing wrong, her accusations were false and she deserved to be dragged through the mud, the University is just giving her $335k for a St. Patrick's Day gift.. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...olina-pay-335000-academic-fraud-whistleblower
I love adults that cannot read. they get mesmerized by headlines. did you see what the suit was about? try digging deeper and not falling prey to headline writers.
Courtesy of CBSSports. I love the last paragraph. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...8997/ncaa-tournament-east-no-1-seed-villanova Coach: Jay Wright | NCAA tournament record: 12-7 Best finish: Final Four (2009) | Last year's finish: Loss to UConn in Round of 32 Starting lineup: G: Darrun Hilliard II, G: Dylan Ennis, G: Ryan Arcidiacono, F: JayVaughn Pinkston, F: Daniel Ochefu Top reserve: Josh Hart Leading scorer: Hilliard (14.0) | Leading rebounder: Ochefu (8.4) National championships: 1985 | Last Final Four: 2009 Why Villanova might win it all: Because, as colleague Matt Norlander wrote Saturday nightafter the Wildcats ran away with the Big East tournament title, this is Jay Wright's best team, and could be one of the best in the program's storied history. Reaching the Final Four and contending for a national title certainly would put this bunch on the short list with Rollie Massimino's 1985 squad, but Wright is very level-headed when looking at his team. "We're not Kentucky in terms of depth and talent, but we could beat them. But we could lose to a 15 or 16, too, if we don't play right. I just think that's what we are." Why Villanova might not win it all: The lack of a star player, or at least one player who grabs national attention, is a reason Villanova has been overlooked. It also might be the team's downfall. When shots aren't falling and those impressive offensive efficiency numbers drop -- as was the case in losses to Seton Hall and Georgetown -- then who carries this team? Player to watch: Ochefu. Hilliard and Arcidiacono were first team All-Big East picks and deserve attention, but Ochefu cannot afford to take a game off if the Wildcats are to make a run. Remember what we said about shots not falling? Ochefu's efforts down low, both getting to the rim and grabbing offensive rebounds, can help Villanova battle through cold shooting streaks. One guy soaring: Hart, who just became the first bench player in 36 years to be named Big East tournament MVP. He was the tourney's leading scorer, averaging 17.7 points with an absurd shooting percentage (72 percent overall, 64 percent behind the arc) and added five steals and three blocks. Notable stat: Six. As Wright notes, Villanova is not particularly deep, but its top six players comprise one of the country's most balanced rotations. All six average more than 24 minutes and 9 points per game, with Hilliard as the leading scorer and the other five evenly sharing the responsibility. Final thought: Villanova has won 32 of 34, plays terrific defense shares the ball and has one of the nation's five most efficient offenses, other teams had to lose before the public to accepted the Wildcats as a one-seed candidate. Why? It can't be their strength of schedule, which ranks No. 22 nationally according to the RPI and No. 32 according to KenPom.com. And it's not like the Wildcats have gotten stolen most of their wins, holding a top-five scoring margin (plus-15.4 ppg). Don't let early exits from the last half decade cloud your vision. This team is even better than the 2009 squad that made the Final Four.
so has Carolina. They fired those associated w/ it, they spent millions to get to the bottom of it which they have. it was a school issue, more regular students took those classes than athletes so it was not set up to keep athletes eligible. some of the sports may have used it for that reason, it looks like the women's team and football did that but there has not been any credible evidence to suggest the men's team did that. even in the Wainstein report they talked about hoe basketball players did their work properly for those paper classes. they did all the work, that wasn't the case for other sports or other regular students.
I wasn't accusing UNC of anything. I just wanted to make sure that we all agree that we can close the door on any Harvard infraction. I think it is a safe bet to say that Harvard prioritizes academics over athletics!
I understand why you are saying that, you have good cause to, but you can't prove it either. Harvard is not the first Ivy league team to be decent. There have been good Penn and Princeton teams out of the Ivy league.
Glockner, the idiot, actually said that Dayton was fortunate to have a play-in Game because it was in Dayton! Yeah, I'm sure they are THRILLED to play an exra tournament game!
other IVY schools(specifically Princeton) have done it w/ IVY talent, Harvard had better than IVY talent. Have they changed since this came out? I would guess but that's why they were really good for a few years.
On the surface it sucks BUT they get a home game and get momentum assuming they win. I understand his line of thinking.
Not just on the surface. It sucks, period. They have about a 60% chance of making it now, as opposed to 100% had they been properly placed into the bracket.
they get a day off in btw games, I don't really think that factors in. Obviously you'd rather have to play 2 games to get to a Regional than 3 but I do understand the way he is looking at it.
Most Profitable Tourney Teams In 2013-14 School Profit 1. Louisville $24.2M 2. Arizona $17.7M 3. Ohio State $15.3M 4. UNC $13.6M 5. Duke $12.8M 6. Wisconsin $11.8M 7. Indiana $11.1M 8. Kansas $9.8M 9. Michigan State $8.5M 10. Arkansas $8.1M
what is the criteria for this? for example, duke plays in a 9,000 seat gym and their coach is highest paid- is that factored in?
