McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

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McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

Sep 13, 2012

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Raleigh, N.C. — The state Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Thursday on whether it should let former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo reinstate his lawsuit against the university, its chancellor and the NCAA.

McAdoo originally filed suit against the university in July 2011 after he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the 2010 season. A judge dismissed his suit, noting that by signing an NFL contract with the Baltimore Ravens, McAdoo attained his goal of a professional career and made his college career moot.

McAdoo’s lawyer, Noah Huffstetler, argued that the loss of his senior season cost McAdoo a higher draft status and a more lucrative NFL contract. More Info Archive: UNC football investigations

WRALSportsFan.com will carry McAdoo's hearing live online beginning at 9:30 a.m.

In their latest filing on Sept. 7, McAdoo's lawyers offered five documents from UNC's own investigation as evidence that McAdoo did not "knowingly or willfully obtain improper assistance." The lawyers say the court didn't have all the information necessary before it dismissed his case.

"By UNC's own admission, there are were serious irregularities in the way in which the course in question was conducted," McAdoo's lawyers wrote.

They use the university's internal investigations into the AFAM department and a report on irregularities in the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes to demonstrate that UNC had doubts about the integrity of the class in which McAdoo allegedly cheated.

McAdoo was one of seven players forced to sit out the 2010 season while the NCAA investigated the Tar Heel football program. The NCAA ruled McAdoo ineligible for receiving improper assistance from tutor Jennifer Wiley on multiple assignments across several academic terms.

The university began an internal investigation of the AFAM department after McAdoo's lawyers included an assignment in court filings. The paper, written for class taught by then-department head Julius Nyang’oro, was revealed to be largely reproduced from other sources.

Reporter: Tara Lynn
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RE: McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

It should be noted that of the enrollment of students at North Carolina, 3.4 percent are Black males. Much like the majority of the ideas touted as fact in the "Afrocentric" view of history, the UNC Department of African and Afro-American History is a 100 percent fraudulent entity with two purposes: award degrees to Black students who otherwise wouldn't qualify academically for real-majors and never, ever would have the opportunity to become a tenured professor of Afro-American History at another university or college; and two, keep Black athletes eligible to play for UNC football and basketball teams.

RE: McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

"Let's all be honest, MOST D1 football and men's basketball players are not getting into their schools based on academics."

I'd love to see his high school transcripts and what grades he got into UNC with. With all of the students who are told they won't get in there without an average of 6 AP classes, a 2100 SAT score and 4.0+ GPA it would be interesting to see these scores of the athletes. Might have a few more who think they were treated unfairly by UNC.
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Hence the impetus for the forthcoming FOI request of McAdoo's high school records in Tennessee.

RE: McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

Problems problems problems at Carowhiner. The saga continues.............

Good grief. Can this guy even string together a complete sentence on his own? After the kind of academic dishonesty he participated in he's lucky to have a job at all.

RE: McAdoo to appeal dismissal of case against UNC

McAdoo handed in a paper that he did not write. End of story.

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