Woman accused of giving UNC players fake grades wants Sankey off the case

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/Michael_Carvell/status/852181981223890945

Sankey, who serves as chairman of the NCAA infractions committee, is overseeing the case against UNC for an alleged academic fraud scandal. But the attorney for former UNC secretary Deborah Crowder believes Sankey has a "conflict of interest" since his conference competes against the ACC...

"It is self-evident that Mr. Sankey's position as Commissioner of the SEC creates, at the very least, the appearance of a conflict of interest in this matter," attorney Elliot Abrams said in a letter to the NCAA. "Thus, Mr. Sankey's participation as a member of the hearing panel is improper under NCAA bylaws. He must be removed."

UNC is under investigation for allegedly giving football and basketball players credit for fake classes in 2011. The NCAA has issued three different notices of allegations to the school. The latest notice included an allegation of unethical conduct by Crowder, and also classified the fake classes as an impermissible benefit for football and basketball players.

To back up his conflict of interest claims, Abrams pointed to the NCAA's investigation into alleged academic misconduct at Auburn in 2006. Sankey represented the SEC in that matter, and the NCAA's response wasn't as severe as its actions in the UNC case.

She's calling the shots now.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Oh come on!!! So the SEC competes with the ACC in some areas. Duh, how about that. I suppose the case could be made for virtually any conference anywhere could be seen as potential rivals and therefore "conflicts of interest". Total attorney smoke screens and typical crapola.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/markcstory/status/853367992754855936

Whether North Carolina ultimately "out-brazens" the NCAA or not, what I'm telling you is the evidence shows UNC's sham classes were systematically used as a means to boost academically struggling athletes.

Which is why, in the interest of ethical clarity, people should stop saying it was not primarily an athletics scandal.

It was.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/aldotcomSports/status/855554249345904643