Originally Posted by
manamazing55
Originally Posted by dreClark
It didn't result in him being canned because:
#1 - He's Bobby Bowden
#2 - It was the only problem that was reported.
If it had been a cheating scandal AND the DL coach paying players to come there AND steering them towards agent while in school AND having them attend agent parties then it may have been a different story.
When has a Chancellor ever been fired for cheating that has occurred in their school? How does that even make any sense?
Here is where facts are being skewed by people not keeping up with the investigation. There is no evidence at all that Blake paid any player to attend the school. He was accussed of ZERO recruiting violations.
I have no doubt in my mind that he steered players towards Gary Wichard, his life long friend who was also paying him cash loans.
Although in principle I agree Butch shouldve had some clue that the guys were receiving benefits, at the end of the day, the NCAA, who has gone through everything with a fine tooth comb, is saying they have no evidence whatsoever that he did. So what I am saying is, if there is no evidence, how do you fire a man based on perception?
He wasnt the chancellor when the misconduct was occurring. He was the head of the college of arts and sciences and was a professor. It was on his watch, and it was his overseeing of tutor hiring that started the whole mess.
Again, his days as Chancellor at UNC are numbered.