Saturday, December 31, 2016

Top 10 UNC Scandal "Trigger" Words & Phrases


Top 10 things UNC critics say that annoy UNC defenders


 #10.  The UNC scandal was academic "fraud"

   #9.  Deborah Crowder's activities were a "scheme"

   #8.  Academic counselors "steered" athletes to certain classes

   #7.  Mary Willingham: "whistleblower"

   #6  The classes were "fake" (or "bogus" or a "sham")

   #5. Wainstein vindicated Willingham

   #4.  The classes were "GPA boosters" (or some other derivation of "for athletes" or  "eligibility")

   #3. "Dan Kane deserves the Pulitzer"

   #2.  The "truth is in the transcripts"

   #1. The UNC scandal is the "biggest academic scandal in the history of the NCAA"



Top 10 things UNC defenders say that annoy UNC critics


#10. Deborah Crowder was just "misguided"

#9. UNC's instituted "80 Reforms." Time to "move ahead."

#8. Students "did the work"

#7. Courses were "easy, not fake" but "legitimate"

#6. "Everybody does it."

#5. The scandal has been "sensationalized" by the media

#4. Academic integrity is not in NCAA's "wheelhouse" (or "stay in your lane" as per Jay Bilas)

#3. Mary Willingham was "discredited"

#2. UNC's been "transparent" and "cooperative"

#1. The scandal was an "academic failure; not athletic-driven"