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Tyler Hansbrough’s Mom, Tami, Placed on Administrative Leave by North Carolina
Tami Hansbrough’s ties to North Carolina are a matter of public record. She had a son, Tyler, who attended the school and played for the basketball program, and she herself has personally worked there since 2008.
So why would a woman with so many connections to a particular institution suddenly be placed on administrative leave by that very same institution?
Well, according to News & Observer, it’s because she and North Carolina’s former chief fundraiser, Matt Kupec, took multiple trips on the school’s dime that weren’t actually for school-related activities. Kupec, who played quarterback at North Carolina in the 1970s, resigned from his post this past weekend.
Via News & Observer:
Thorp said Tami Hansbrough, a major gifts officer who earns $95,000 annually, has been placed on administrative leave as that investigation continues. Kupec declined to be interviewed Monday night but released a statement confirming the resignation. He did not provide details but thanked the university for his time there. Hansbrough could not be reached.
The personnel changes give another twist to Hansbrough’s unusual work history at UNC-Chapel Hill. She was originally hired on Dec. 8, 2008, as a fundraiser for the foundation that serves UNC-CH’s dental school.
At the time, her son Tyler, a senior, was beginning his final season on the basketball team, a season that would bring the university a national championship. Tyler Hansbrough was named an All-America and now plays in the NBA.
Thorp confirmed that a dental foundation audit later found that during that championship run, Tami Hansbrough had been traveling to cities in which Tyler Hansbrough was playing basketball. But Thorp said those foundation-paid trips were legitimate because she was raising money for the university, and UNC fans traveling to those games would have been good candidates to make donations.
Obviously it’s way too early to render a judgment on this matter but, man, North Carolina has been getting hit by accusations of impropriety with amazing frequency over the past couple of months. You’ll recall, the school is also currently neck deep in an academic investigation regarding African-American studies courses that student-athletes took and may or may not have gotten preferential treatment in.
Clearly two different situations, however, both speak to a lack of institutional control that really should get addressed no matter what happens with either case.
(Kudos News & Observer)
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"Although Duke’s basketball
"Although Duke’s basketball history is not as storied as North Carolina". What record book are you reading? The official Tar Heel version? Since 1991, Duke has won 4 national championships to UNC's 3. Duke has won more games in that period than any team and more games against UNC than UNC has won against Duke. And 10 of last 14 ACC tournament titles!!! Duke is #4 on the all-time win list behind #3 UNC who is only less than 100 games ahead out of ~1900 played (with the possibility of UNC having wins vacated because of their scandal). Would you like to issue several retractions due to your total lake of factual accuracy? Duke is the more successful program on all counts but 1.
Phillip
The lack of factual accuracy
The lack of factual accuracy belongs to you, hence your need to include "Since 1991". Let's look at actual facts:
UNC - 5 NCAA titles + a 1924 retroactive national championship Duke - 4 NCAA titles
UNC - all-time record of 2065-734, .738 winning percentage Duke - all-time record of 1971-834, .703 winning percentage
UNC - 29 ACC regular season titles Duke - 19 regular season titles
So far, UNC wins all three categories. Duke wins the next one:
UNC - 17 ACC tournament titles Duke - 19 ACC tournament titles
Apparently your bias toward Duke blinded you toward actual facts. "Storied" history means you can't just start in 1991.
Let's use the NBA (could use
Let's use the NBA (could use Yankees just as well) just to illustrate your reasoning, which I'll grant you is CORRECT---AS YOU STATE IT!!! (And mine---TOTALLY CORRECT AS I STATED IT!!!) with one massive reservation. That 1924 title is a joke anywhere but Chapel Hill. Awarded many years after the fact by Helms Foundation (WHO? Helms a UNC grad???) Southern basketball was inferior to the East and Midwest back in that period. For example, UNC played 10 teams from north of the Mason-Dixon line during the 1920's and had a perfect record: 0-10. Therefore, trumpeting as "best in the nation" a team with a 26-0 record that played no one outside the South is a compete joke. In fact, UNC's recognition of the '24 title is challenged by Butler, a team also named the '24 Champion, but by the AAU, another respected foundation at the time. AAU a real organization, not mythical. The AAU was founded in 1888.
Again, this is just to illustrate a point, which it does not do totally since the Lakers record overall is actually better than the Celtics record. Poll everyone as to overall leader and I bet the overwhelming majority of fans will tell you Celtics. But on to the real story. Again, let's see when the Celtics titles came---all but 3 prior to the modern era (as I define it LOL and I am in the majority there). Lakers since 1980---8 titles. Oh, and by the way, the Lakers titles in 80's came against Boston, Philadelphia and Detroit, all champions the year before or after, while 2 0f 3 Celtics won against Houston LOL Before 1980---Boston 14 Lakers 8 After 1980---Lakers 8 Boston 3 with competition not even in the same solar system!! So, my baby blue friend, who is walking with the white tipped cane now???
Just so you can verify these facts: # 1 Los Angeles Lakers 100% fit The Los Angeles Lakers have won 3027 games (all-time), have all-time winning percentage of 61.90% and have lost 1866 games (all-time). It have played a total of 62 seasons and are active status. It had an average attendance of 18,997 people per game in 2010. All-time Winning Percentage: 61.90% All-time Record: All-time Wins - 3027, All-time Winning Percentage - 61.90%, All-time Losses - 1866 Team Profile: Total Seasons - 62, Status - Active
# 2 Boston Celtics 95% fit The Boston Celtics have won 2972 games (all-time), have all-time winning percentage of 59.40% and have lost 2031 games (all-time). It have played a total of 64 seasons and are active status. It had an average attendance of 18,169 people per game in 2010. All-time Winning Percentage: 59.40% All-time Record: All-time Wins - 2972, All-time Winning Percentage - 59.40%, All-time Losses - 2031 Team Profile: Total Seasons - 64, Status - Active
Finals Yrs in Yrs in Franchise Wins Finals Playoffs W L Los Angeles Lakers 16 31 58 3084 1891 Boston Celtics 17 21 50 3028 2057
SO, THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: START COUNTING WHEREVER MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER AND THE HEELS LOOK BETTER. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STYLE OE COLLEGE BASKETBALL AFTER 1980? I THINK SO and so does most everyone else. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO ANCIENT HISTORY I WILL CONCEDE TO YOUR FACTUAL CONTENT AND TEAR (as in Boo Hoo) HEELS and CELTICS FANS WILL CONTINUE TO REVEL IN THEIR "STORIED PAST"---WAY PAST RELEVANT!!!
Phillip
Let's use the NBA (could use
Let's use the NBA (could use Yankees just as well) just to illustrate your reasoning, which I'll grant you is CORRECT---AS YOU STATE IT!!! (And mine---TOTALLY CORRECT AS I STATED IT!!!) with one massive reservation. That 1924 title is a joke anywhere but Chapel Hill. Awarded many years after the fact by Helms Foundation (WHO? Helms a UNC grad???) Southern basketball was inferior to the East and Midwest back in that period. For example, UNC played 10 teams from north of the Mason-Dixon line during the 1920's and had a perfect record: 0-10. Therefore, trumpeting as "best in the nation" a team with a 26-0 record that played no one outside the South is a compete joke. In fact, UNC's recognition of the '24 title is challenged by Butler, a team also named the '24 Champion, but by the AAU, another respected foundation at the time. AAU a real organization, not mythical. The AAU was founded in 1888.
Again, this is just to illustrate a point, which it does not do totally since the Lakers record overall is actually better than the Celtics record. Poll everyone as to overall leader and I bet the overwhelming majority of fans will tell you Celtics. But on to the real story. Again, let's see when the Celtics titles came---all but 3 prior to the modern era (as I define it LOL and I am in the majority there). Lakers since 1980---8 titles. Oh, and by the way, the Lakers titles in 80's came against Boston, Philadelphia and Detroit, all champions the year before or after, while 2 0f 3 Celtics won against Houston LOL Before 1980---Boston 14 Lakers 8 After 1980---Lakers 8 Boston 3 with competition not even in the same solar system!! So, my baby blue friend, who is walking with the white tipped cane now???
Just so you can verify these facts: # 1 Los Angeles Lakers 100% fit The Los Angeles Lakers have won 3027 games (all-time), have all-time winning percentage of 61.90% and have lost 1866 games (all-time). It have played a total of 62 seasons and are active status. It had an average attendance of 18,997 people per game in 2010. All-time Winning Percentage: 61.90% All-time Record: All-time Wins - 3027, All-time Winning Percentage - 61.90%, All-time Losses - 1866 Team Profile: Total Seasons - 62, Status - Active
# 2 Boston Celtics 95% fit The Boston Celtics have won 2972 games (all-time), have all-time winning percentage of 59.40% and have lost 2031 games (all-time). It have played a total of 64 seasons and are active status. It had an average attendance of 18,169 people per game in 2010. All-time Winning Percentage: 59.40% All-time Record: All-time Wins - 2972, All-time Winning Percentage - 59.40%, All-time Losses - 2031 Team Profile: Total Seasons - 64, Status - Active
Finals Yrs in Yrs in Franchise Wins Finals Playoffs W L Los Angeles Lakers 16 31 58 3084 1891 Boston Celtics 17 21 50 3028 2057
SO, THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: START COUNTING WHEREVER MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER AND THE HEELS LOOK BETTER. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STYLE OE COLLEGE BASKETBALL AFTER 1980? I THINK SO and so does most everyone else. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO ANCIENT HISTORY I WILL CONCEDE TO YOUR FACTUAL CONTENT AND TEAR (as in Boo Hoo) HEELS and CELTICS FANS WILL CONTINUE TO REVEL IN THEIR "STORIED PAST"---WAY PAST RELEVANT!!!
Phillip
"Although Duke’s basketball
"Although Duke’s basketball history is not as storied as North Carolina". What record book are you reading? The official Tar Heel version? Since 1991, Duke has won 4 national championships to UNC's 3. Duke has won more games in that period than any team and more games against UNC than UNC has won against Duke. And 10 of last 14 ACC tournament titles!!! Duke is #4 on the all-time win list behind #3 UNC who is only less than 100 games ahead out of ~1900 played (with the possibility of UNC having wins vacated because of their scandal). Would you like to issue several retractions due to your total lake of factual accuracy? Duke is the more successful program on all counts but 1.
Phillip