There have been dozens of scandals in sports over the past decade alone. The Penn State scandal is probably one of the most notable. One of the most recent is "Bountygate" where the New Orleans Saints are currently being investigated after a former Saint blew the whistle on their defense. For about 4 years, including their Super Bowl season of 2009, coaches and even other teammates were offering bounties to defensive players for awesome performances. Big hits, fumbles, INTs, sacks, and even larger purses for knocking certain players out of the game.
Now I'm not a fan of this behavior at all. You should be out there to hit, but not hurt anyone. Sadly, all 32 teams probably have scandals, including defensive bounties. But only few get caught. The Viking were actually under investigation a few years back for offering bounties on Brett Favre, still with Green Bay at the time. Question now is what will be the next scandal, and who will commit it?
My beloved UNC Tarheels dismantled Duke over the weekend to claim the ACC regular season crown. However, Duke has quite a strangehold on the ACC tournament. Since the late 90s, they have went on to win the tourney every year except for maybe 3 years, including 4 straight. UNC better stay on their A game and watch out. Duke is not a national championship contender in my mind, but they are always the team to beat in the ACC. I hate them, but its true.
Gooo Tar Heels, bring home the ACC tourney crown and a #1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament!
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