Hakeem Nicks was ineligible
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July 21, 2012

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina is vacating former receiver Hakeem Nicks' statistics from 2008 because he was ineligible that season.Team spokesman Kevin Best said Friday that Nicks' records and ...
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Tara82317 
looks like he has to go back and redo that year...lol
302 Days ago
Popeyesson. 
oh wells, hes a millionaire now, superbowl champ. can't do $@%! north carolina lmao
302 Days ago
ybtone79 
I'm sure both he and his Superbowl ring are flabbergasted.
303 Days ago
sp0rtsjunk1e 
i don't think nicks could care any more less. i'd laugh at this if i was him
303 Days ago
Diamaht 
Keep punishing the players, keep collecting the cash for free labor. College football is a joke
303 Days ago
Fugazi5000 
Ouch.
304 Days ago
salnic33 
PSU, Miami and UNC all deserve the Death Penalty.
304 Days ago
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ybtone79 
"grinreaperisamoron" CT had some kids not get good grades. A little different than letting a child rapist roam free. If you're unsure why these two things are different bring a blonde wig, $50 cash, and an open mind to the Kimberly Avenue bridge in West Haven, CT for a demonstration. Ask for Uncle Reemer.
303 Days ago
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bcosper2012 
You must be upset that none are going to receive it
304 Days ago
gtownhog 
Funny, why would you even keep the stats in the record book if he was not eligible to play? They should be expunged......
305 Days ago
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defiance2u 
ya, his stats from 08 are supposed to be vacated and yet even espn reports them and list him as the current record holder at unc counting his 08 season. doubt unc even bothers with an asterisk in a couple of years
305 Days ago
ptper2521 
yawn......old news. we all know what hakeem did on the field, screw an asterisk. lets instead talk about the BIG TIME commitments UNC got today: 4* DT Greg Webb (decommitted from penn state) and 4* DE Dajaun Drennon. webb holds offers from every elite program in the country and drennon has offers from most. fedora is recruiting like an animal. go HEELS!
305 Days ago
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djokin_me 
I'd go to UNC too if I wanted to play football. You get to really focus on improving your game without all the other distractions.. like class.
304 Days ago
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ChrisC612 
Yeah but they don't have the trainers handing out PED's like they do over at NC State. Also, UNC suspends their guilty players ahead of the NCAA & for significant game time. TOB suspended his guilty for only the season opener against Cupcake U, even though the benefits of cheating with PED's lasted the entire season. Fortunately, the NCAA stepped in this spring & told TOB his leniency wouldn't be tolerated.
303 Days ago
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jjackflash1966 
But wait, the NC State fans & the News & Disturber have all proclaimed that UNC is going down.
305 Days ago
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ptper2521 
lolololol only in their wet dreams, you know this jjack.
305 Days ago
justice444444 
and AMERICA is supposed to believe that NO ONE inside the UNC football program in 2008 knew that Nicks was receiving fraudulent academic assistance??? MODERN DAY SPORTS SUMMED UP IN A NUTSHELL: protect wins & $$$$ ... ethics/laws/morals be damned .... the facts are different but the immoral formula remains the same whether it is the Penn State story, this one, or any other ... the stench of immorality is at an all time high - Justice served
305 Days ago
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bcosper2012 
You realize you're saying a parking ticket is the same as child rape right?
304 Days ago
justice444444 
Athletes should only be allowed to attend the academic instituions that they academically qualify for.
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defiance2u 
college football would be about as fun to watch as the wnba
305 Days ago
BABY STERN_I RUN DIS 
Reporter: Hakeem, how does it make you feel knowing your NCAA accomplishments will be forever shrouded by an asterisk? Hakeem: Ummm, I make millions of dollars and am in the NFL where academics don't matter soooooooo..........
305 Days ago
Duke_Walton 
So does that make me Academically ineligible? Because right now im super Financially eligible... -Hakeem "Superbowl Champ" Nicks
305 Days ago
ACCNeal 
It's just getting worse for NCU: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--lawsuit--former-agent-claims-rams-de-robert-quinn-defrauded-him-of--300-000.html
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jcc7991 
This might be the dumbest post of the day. A former player who never played another down after being ruled ineligible & the only 2 seasons he did play have already been vacated is going to arbitration with his agent b/c of a contract dispute, and you think anyone with the NCAA or UNC gives a rat's @ss? Sorry, but... yawn.
305 Days ago
grjash 
*Numerous Corrupt Activities Allowed protects the integrity of college football.
305 Days ago
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