tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post6094906374674974846..comments2023-06-01T04:24:51.953-05:00Comments on ACC Fan Blog - ACC News and Opinions: Idiots and ValvanoKen Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-31370542594232968672011-12-06T21:39:02.726-05:002011-12-06T21:39:02.726-05:00Ummm... "Lack of institutional control" ...Ummm... "Lack of institutional control" is just short of the most severe finding the NCAA levies on schools. Valvano's shady rep as a coach is hugely overshadowed by the '83 highlight reel and (appropriately) the great things his name have done for cancer research.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-58593764595602740762007-11-02T11:02:00.000-05:002007-11-02T11:02:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree with you more. There is no quest...I couldn't agree with you more. There is no question that Valvano, and maybe more correctly, university administration at NC State really dropped the ball. My main point was that, during that timeframe, the exact same things were going on at 75% of the other Div 1 schools at the time, and that while it was wrong, and was certainly a dis-service to those kids, it wasn't cheating.Ken Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196005991325229413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340889888833193780.post-15024702354664581742007-11-02T10:55:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:55:00.000-05:00I hear what you are saying, but I think that if a ...I hear what you are saying, but I think that if a school is goign to ask an athlete to improve the financial and public standing of their university through their talent, the least they could do is invest in the academic and professional development of that athlete, whether the athletes wants it or not.Jarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055106710456679987noreply@blogger.com