"Some athletes – how many, it’s impossible to know – would claim they did legitimate work in the classes, and thus earned their high grades. Expect UNC to use such anecdotal claims in its argument against NOA3. It’s an argument, too, that’s difficult to refute, because while a transcript reflects a grade, it says nothing of the quality of the work behind that grade."
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Upon hearing the athletes' claim of performing legitimate work, NCAA President Mark Emmert responded with a jerking off motion.