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**tornado** · 05-07-2008, 07:59 PM

Hansbrough also had a little fun a few days ago stuffing the ball back in Barack Obama's face during a little pick up game in North Carolina while Obama stumped for votes.

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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD90BKA487

Here is some video of Obama getting posterized

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**BradleyBrave** · 05-08-2008, 03:32 AM

Can we ask Myles Brand why it's OK for UNC to scrimmage in the spring while most teams cannot?

**tornado** · 05-08-2008, 09:15 AM

If you watch that video...you will also see that all the coaches were present for that scrimmage with Obama, as were quite a few recruits and their parents and families.
I don't know all the fine details of the rules, but didn't BU get ratted on for having some scrimmages with the coaches present? What are the timelines during which that is allowed?

**tornado** · 05-08-2008, 11:36 AM

Whoa...that pick-up game in which the North Carolina players scrimmaged against Barack Obama
looks like it might be way more costly than anyone ever imagined.......

Turns out that one of the outstanding young players that UNC was going to count on for next season injured his knee in that game, and now he is found to have a very serious knee problem (a torn ACL) tnat will need surgery, and his 2008-2009 season is in serious jeopardy.

http://www.newsobserver.com/760/story/1065385.html

Obama Hits the Court With the Tar Heels

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/obama-hits-the-court-with-the-tar-heels/

Barack Obama got the chance to play basketball with some North Carolina players as the guest fo Coach Roy Williams.

http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/copeland_mike00.html

Here's one other interesting thing on UNC....I am curious to see how it turns out...
The Tar Heels' backup point guard is Bobby Frasor, but their starting PG has declared for the draft
and will probably be gone next year, thrusting Frasor back as the likely 1st string PG.
But Frasor is coming off an injury prone junior season in 2007-2008, although he did appear in 12 games,
considerably more than the maximum (the rule states 20% of scheduled games, which would be 7) for an automatic redshirt....and averaged over 16 mpg, more than just token appearances!

BUT-- North Carolina has appealed for a special waiver for Frasor to be granted a redshirt year (medical redshirt) for 2007-2008 anyway,
even though he played in 12 games, and they use the argument that each of his other two years were also injury-plagued.
BUT...note that as a freshman, Frasor started EVERY single one of their 31 games and played as much as anyone , and as a sophomore, he played in 28 games and even started 6.

....this is bogus, and he shouldn't be given special breaks just because he's a Tar Heel.
Many, many other examples of kids who play more than the minimum result in their requests for special medical redshirts being denied.
So let's see how this turns out....
if it is granted, then it's good for Frasor but a travesty, and even more proof of special treatment for the BCS-boys!

**Braves4Life** · 05-09-2008, 08:06 AM