Former North Carolina Tar Heel Rashad McCants spoke out recently on Outside The Lines about taking sham courses and rarely attending classes. UNC has had some major issues with this and the fact that they weren’t penalized by the NCAA for it is nothing short of a joke. When asked about the “paper classes”, McCants had this to say: He also added that Roy Williams knew about it and that he’s doing this now for his kid’s future.
“I thought it was a part of the college experience, just like watching it on a movie from ‘He Got Game’ or ‘Blue Chips,'” McCants said. “… when you get to college, you don’t go to class, you don’t do nothing, you just show up and play. That’s exactly how it was, you know, and I think that was the tradition of college basketball, or college, period, any sport. You’re not there to get an education, though they tell you that.
“You’re there to make revenue for the college. You’re there to put fans in the seats. You’re there to bring prestige to the university by winning games.”
He also added that Roy Williams knew about it and that he’s doing this now for kid’s futures.
“I mean, you have to know about the education of your players and … who’s eligible, who’s not and … who goes to this class and missing that class. We had to run sprints for missing classes if we got caught, so you know, they were very aware of what was going on.”
[SB Nation]
