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"