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[QUOTE="73CAV, post: 2348109, member: 3916"]
I think you're putting the cart before the horse.  That UNC professor did this for everyone who enrolled in the course.  It didn't matter whether they were athletes or not.  At every school in the country, most of the students know which courses are guts and which are ball busters.  On athletic teams and in fraternities, upperclassmen constantly direct newbies into the easier classes.  I get it that UNC enjoyed a competitive advantage because of these classes.  At the same time, it could be suggested that Syracuse enjoys a competitive advantage over West Point and Annapolis because all Syracuse freshmen are not required to take calculus.  Granted, that sort of an example is a stretch, but it illustrates the problem the NCAA has.  If there is rogue professor at any school, it is still an academic issue even if it does benefit scholarship athletes.  The problem becomes the NCAA's if it benefits ONLY scholarship athletes.  What is disgraceful is how UNC's administration allowed this to continue for so long, and this is what the NCAA must address.  It must find a way of holding schools accountable for the academic integrity of the players.  Currently, beyond reasonable progress towards a degree, such a mechanism does not exist.
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