The University of North Carolina has declared six student-athletes on the football team ineligible...

The University of North Carolina has declared six student-athletes on the football team ineligible for Saturday's season-opening game for violating school and/or NCAA rules. The University is also withholding at least six other student-athletes from Saturday's game while the investigation continues.

The six ineligible student-athletes include: defensive tackle Marvin Austin, cornerback Charles Brown, cornerback Kendric Burney, wide receiver Greg Little, defensive end Michael McAdoo and defensive end Robert Quinn.

Six other student-athletes who will be withheld from Saturday's game include: tailback Shaun Draughn, defensive end Linwan Euwell, safety Brian Gupton, tailback Ryan Houston, safety Da'Norris Searcy and safety Jonathan Smith.

The number of games that those 12 student-athletes may miss has not been determined at this time. The investigation continues to include both agent-related and academic issues.

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/Goes outside.

/Does Willie Mays Hayes dance.

/Realizes he wrote a long preview for today that’s basically worthless.

by Billy Gomila on Sep 3, 2010 9:18 AM CDT reply actions

Someone messed with the bull...

…and got the horns.

I actually feel bad for UNC. Wow. This is unbelievable.

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by Poseur on Sep 3, 2010 9:20 AM CDT reply actions

I'm lifelong LSU fan and Louisiana native

but have lived in Chapel Hill and worked for the University of North Carolina for almost ten years. I love and respect the UNC community wholeheartedly; I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else or work for another university. It’s fantastic.

Except for the football program since Butch Davis took over.

As a teacher, I am only surprised by the paper writing scandal because the football team (in my many interactions with them) has seemed wholly uninterested in their athletes’ work whatsoever.

Haggling with, cajoling, and vaguely threatening instructors for “incompletes” and barely passing grades? Totally up for that.

Addressing the actual fact that three or four of their starting players are functionally illiterate? Not that interested, the kid has to follow his own path, you take the road in front of you, and more misquoting of Robert Frost, etc.

I feel sorry for some of the players involved. But Butch and the AD that hired him deserve every ounce of the crap they get, which, unfortunately won’t be as punitive to them as it will be to the students they’ve sold out.

You may outfit the Trolley.

by Man Mountain on Sep 3, 2010 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions

ouch

by LSU Jonno on Sep 3, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Damn

Billy, I feel bad for anyone that has to preview this game before today. I’ve been thinking all week that most sites would be better off just not even trying till they know something.

One thing that I’ve brought up on other sites and maybe this one, but remember the name DONTE MOSS. He is destined for greatness. I remember watching him against DJ Fluker in the UA game or some all star game. He ran around Fluker all day long. That was the first time I realized he had no shot at being a Left Tackle. Then Moss bull rushed him and absolutely tossed the dude back like a child. It was dominance on an embarrassing level. Other than that, I got nothing. Still looking forwarding to going to Atlanta with the fam and being at this game.

by Big McLargeHuge on Sep 3, 2010 9:27 AM CDT reply actions

I'm doing what I can

Y’all are just going to get a lot of what I THOUGHT was going to happen with this whole deal lol.

by Billy Gomila on Sep 3, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions

talk about

I’ve updated our original preview. Basically UNC is now some good LBs and a tackling dummy behind center.

http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2010/7/20/1577550/2010-season-preview-week-1-v-north

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by PodKATT on Sep 3, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions

I kinda wanted to play them at full strength ...

… to see if (and how much) we have improved offensively.

by amiznit on Sep 3, 2010 9:36 AM CDT reply actions

Given how the offense played

Against teams like Vandy and ULL last year, I’ll take any visible improvement.

by Billy Gomila on Sep 3, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Very upsetting

You always want to play your opponents at 100%. And now this is a no win game for LSU – if we beat them, it’s only because of the suspensions. If we lose, we couldn’t beat UNC’s B team.

Don't Panic.

by 4.0 Point Stance on Sep 3, 2010 9:36 AM CDT reply actions

At the same time, I have no sympathy for cheaters. zero.

Don't Panic.

by 4.0 Point Stance on Sep 3, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions

This could be good for LSU

assuming we win, we’ll have some experience against better players than the rest of the country with their cupcake lineups. Hopefully this and the slate of BCS opponents we have the entire first month will help us be ready and better mentally prepared than the past few seasons.

I'm proud of my damn strong football team. Have a great day!

by Mikethetiger on Sep 3, 2010 10:04 AM CDT reply actions

We're going to have to make lemonade out of lemons no matter how this plays out.

Going to have to focus on the positive here.

I’m still as pumped as ever, and will be cheering my ass off tomorrow in the GA dome.

by LSU Jonno on Sep 3, 2010 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

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