Staff writer, Marnette pointed me to a Washington Post article, where UNC faculty council executive committee chair Sue Estroff had this to say about Virginia Tech.

"Our faculty are very concerned about the reputation of Virginia Tech's players and Virginia Tech's team," said Estroff, referring to past off-the-field problems for Virginia Tech's football team, which in 1995 and 1996 included 18 players arrested on charges ranging from rape and involuntary manslaughter to drunken driving. "We are not accustomed to that kind of behavior. You have to remember, [North Carolina Chancellor James] Moeser tried to hire their coach and one of the arguments against him was the record of his players. . . .

"Part of our concern all along has been the way that sports and athletes fit into the university. There is very little tolerance on our campus for misdeeds and misbehavior by athletes. I'm not saying we're any better, but I do know what happens around here when somebody gets into trouble."

Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver responded to Estroff's statements.

"We hold the same values that North Carolina does," Weaver said. "There was an incident or two approximately eight years ago, but that's long been history and our people have performed very well both in the community and in the classroom."

I must admit that Weaver was a lot more cordial that most. Here is what he should have said: "Are you out of your fucking mind? You are worried about players that attended the school EIGHT YEARS AGO. Most of whom were either found not guilty or had charges dropped. But you have absolutely NO PROBLEM with the thugs at MIAMI, or FLORIDA STATE, who is already from your own conference. Rumor has it, Bobby Bowden sends uniforms down to the jail house so that his players can get ready while they are waiting for their bail papers to be processed.

And it was Frank Beamer that turned down UNC. You were falling all over yourselves to get Beamer, so don't give me this high school 'I dumped you first' bull shit. Beamer knew that football would always take a back seat to basketball at UNC. Why go into a program that's always going to be second fiddle? You're just upset that with Miami and Virginia Tech being added, you are bumped down to an at best, fifth place finish in your football conference."