Russell graduated this year and that is why he got to walk.

Wow! A whole article based on flawed data – he has already graduated and wrote his own papers.

This can’t be real…is traffic down that much?

Actually, Russell graduated this past year and is currently taking grad level courses toward a Masters degree. I know this is may be hard to understand that an athlete can do so much so quickly in the world of academia without the help of tutors.

“If you aren’t a senior, you shouldn’t be treated like a senior.”….. If your a CHEATER, should you be treated like one?

Carolina honored Dre’ Bly on UNC’s senior day in 1998 – and he was a RS-Jr. Would you have had a problem with that?

How is Wilson not a “real senior”?

He’s been in school 4 years. (Or didn’t you know he redshirted as a freshman?) He’s already graduated. I’d lay money that he is more of a “real” senior than any starter that will be “graduating” from UNC this year. He’s a TRUE scholar-athlete.

Does Marvin Austin get to walk this weekend? He is a senior.

If you actually research anything you will know Russel Wilson is a RS-Junior, meaning he has had 1 year of redshirt (for all of you UNC basketball fans that is where you sit out a year of games to gain experience and practice, while still having 4 years of eligibility for games), and 3 years of starting QB (is he 3-0 agianst UNC?…I forget). Therefore, though he is a RS-Junior, that still equals 4 years of academics and 4 years of being on the NCSU football team! Do you follow? So as you say ‘Senior Day is to celebrate their four years in class and on the field’ that’s exactly what we have done. Not to mention he has already graduated and is taking grad courses, no tutors necessary.

Great article….intriguing, rich, and accurate.

Allow me to anticipate a Wolfpacker’s argument: Wilson already completed his degree, so academically he’s a senior and should be congratulated for such an accomplishment.

The point of Senior Day is not to applaud student athletes for their four years in the classroom. It’s to celebrate their four years in class and on the field.

NC State appreciates your concern about how we handle our senior day. But shouldn’t you worry more about your own house? This is the legacy your “seniors” are about to leave:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/11/17/808032/uncs-fate-ahead.html
p.s. Will Marvin Austin be honored? He is my favorite UNC senior of all time now!

Athletes that have completed or will complete their degree before the next season of play may choose to be represented on Senior day, despite their athletic designation. This is common practice at universities across the country, including here at Carolina. Let’s send him off with a loss to the Heels!

How did you get a job writing?

You might should have gotten the tutor to write this for you because this is the least thought out ignorant piece of gargabe I have read in a long time. You UNC people sure have been entertaining if nothing else this football season.

Christ, where is your editor? This is absolute rubbish. But, I must admit, it’s a little adorable. We in Wolfpack Nation appreciate the marginalia.

The difference is Russell Wilson graduated…..something that UNC is not use to saying with their players!

I’ll put Russell Wilson’s academic achievements up against every single senior for UNC-Cheat. If Butch recruited players like Wilson instead of Austin and Quinn maybe Chapel Hill would have a team worthy of celebration instead of embarrassment.

Jonathan, please. Don’t you have editors at the DTH? I read the article twice because I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Seriously. Did you submit this article in Crayon?

Perhaps we should have celebrated TJ Yates on Saturday. After all, we do appreciate him much more than your adoring fans.

If technicalities are your thing, then perhaps you should know that a student is considered a senior after reaching 90 hours of credits in his degree. That is a threshold Russell Wlson passed years ago.

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Hmm… didn’t I just read that UNC graduates 75% of its football players while NCSU only graduates 56% of theirs?

Hmm… didn’t I just read that UNC graduates 75% of its football players while NCSU only graduates 56% of theirs?

Someone has quarterback envy

Let me point out that this is a blog post and is merely an opinion of the author, and does not reflect the views of the DTH as a whole. This was not an “article” that actually appeared in the newspaper.

Also, if you N.C. Staters are so offended by the views of ONE person, why do you continue to read the DTH? Your time might be more well-spent if you actively searched to find more ignorant ways to exhaust the situation with UNC football. Ever heard of beating a dead horse? Don’t criticize one student for blogging on a current topic while you sit and take jabs at our team for something that lost its relevance weeks ago.

Noah, I wouldn’t go around flaunting UNC’s football graduation rates right now with the NCAA on your campus investingating academic fraud among numerous football players. I’m thinking that an honest 56% beats any percentage that came from cheating.

yeah man we prob shouldn’t celebrate 5th years or allow graduate transfers either, 4 years or bust! “did you submit this article in crayon?” lol classic, quit discrediting unc please