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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-26-2014, 11:58 AM:

Due to the severity, number of athletes invoved and length of the crime the NCAA has little choice but to come down hard on North Carolina but who knows what they will do.

What's the appropriate NCAA punishment for what is being described as the worst academic fraud scandal in college sports history? Pending the NCAA's investigation, penalties could include postseason bans, fines, scholarship reductions and vacating victories (including possibly the Tar Heels' 2005 and 2009 NCAA men's basketball titles).

North Carolina's bogus African-American Studies classes for approximately 1,500 athletes over 18 years will test the effectiveness and credibility of NCAA enforcement at a time when some major conference commissioners have discussed outsourcing the discipline.

"This is going to be the first really big test for the penalty matrix and the new structure that was designed to tackle the most serious cases," said attorney Michael Buckner, who runs a sports law firm that has worked on NCAA cases. "I think the NCAA, because of the scrutiny the enforcement staff has gone under, will take a very cautious and thorough approach to it. We all know in this business that academic fraud is one of, if not the most, serious allegation you can make."

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