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The NCAA says the University of North Carolinas argument that the governing body lacks jurisdiction in the schools multiyear academic fraud scandal is without merit.In a Sept. 19 filing released by the school Tuesday, the NCAA enforcement staff pushed back against the schools procedural arguments in response to five serious charges by saying all the arguments lacked merit. UNC had argued that its accreditation agency -- which put the school on a year of probation that expired over the summer -- was the proper authority to handle such a matter instead of college sports governing body.UNC also argued that there was an expired four-year statute of limitations and that a March 2012 ruling in an earlier case should have precluded some of the current charges.In addition, the school said some material from an outside investigators report into academic irregularities on the Chapel Hill campus shouldnt be used because interviews werent performed to NCAA protocols.Indeed, its response rests almost entirely on these procedural issues and touches only minimally on the underlying substantive facts, the enforcement staffs reply states.After noting that many of the procedural issues had been addressed with the school previously, the documents states: The parties explored each at length throughout this case and each is without merit.North Carolina is scheduled to appear before an infractions committee panel in Indianapolis on Friday in what amounts to a pretrial hearing. The focus will be the procedural arguments and not the facts of whether violations occurred, including lack of institutional control.The case grew as an offshoot of a 2010 inquiry into the football program. It centers on independent-study-style courses in the formerly named African and Afro-American Studies (AFAM) department requiring a research paper or two while offering GPA-boosting grades. Many were misidentified as lecture courses that didnt meet and featured significant athlete enrollments across numerous sports.A 2014 investigation by former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein estimated more than 3,100 students were affected between 1993 and 2011.Also Tuesday, UNC released correspondence between the school and NCAA ranging from summer 2014 through last week in the case. That included a letter from an attorney representing the school pointing out that the NCAA was aware of the key AFAM issues in 2011 during the earlier joint investigation, yet it didnt charge the school with additional violations before issuing its March 2012 sanctions against the football program.This was not a different case than what was investigated in 2010-11, decided in 2012, and revisited in 2013, the Oct. 19 letter from Richard J. Evrard states.None of the NCAA charges is tied solely to the existence of the problem AFAM courses. Rather, they are focused on failures in oversight.The timeline is likely to carry this case well into 2017, approaching seven years since NCAA investigators first arrived on campus in the original football case focused on improper benefits and academic misconduct. Fridays hearing comes exactly five years after UNCs hearing in the original football case.Babe Parilli Jersey . 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Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jim Harbaugh wants the whole state of Michigan to know he gives a damn. Those from O-HI-O, too.Harbaugh gives a damn about the way Saturdays Michigan-Ohio State game was officiated. He gives a damn about The Spot, the latest indelible moment in college footballs greatest rivalry. He gives a damn about several other calls, too.The coach stormed into his news conference with one purpose: to skewer the Big Ten officiating crew for several decisions, including the spot on a J.T. Barrett fourth-down run that gave Ohio State a first down in the second overtime. On the next play, Curtis Samuel scooted into the end zone, giving the Buckeyes a 30-27 victory in the latest version of The Game, one that lived up to the capitalization.Im bitterly disappointed in the officiating, Harbaugh said. Cant make that any more clear.Harbaughs barrage fed the fury of Michigan fans who felt the same way about the calls. Coaches asked about controversial calls often hold their tongues, sensing the fines and other repercussions for publicly berating officials. Most coaches often qualify their statements, saying it didnt cost their team the game or noting that the opponent deserves credit for winning.There was none of that from Harbaugh. He expressed pride in his players. But he spent much more time discussing the men in stripes than those in Maize and Blue or Scarlet and Gray. He seemed too peeved to state a playoff case for his potentially deserving team.Two penalties called all day [on Ohio State], Harbaugh said. Multiple holding penalties let go, multiple false starts. The official on my side, who is supposed to be watching that, is concerned about whether our coaches are in the [coaches box] or not. Their coaches were on the field, practically in the huddle at times.Im bitter.Is that the look Michigan wants to see from its coach after such an incredible game? Maybe in the short-term. Maybe Bo Schembechler or Woody Hayes would have gone off, too. Bitterly disappointed was a Bo phrase, after all.Maybe Harbaughs not giving a damn about what he says or how much it costs him or Michigan -- both are flush with cash, by the way -- are what college football needs rather than clichés.There were some outrageous calls, he said, including the one that ended the game.Truth No. 1: Samuels run through the Michigan defense ended the game. Truth No. 2: Michigan had chances to put away the Buckeyes in a contest it controlled for nearly three quarters.Road teams that lose the turnover battle 3-1 and throw pick-sixes from their own end zone rarely win. If Ohio States Tyler Durbin had connected on field goal attempts from 37 and 21 yards out -- Durbins only miss entering the game was the infamous block at Penn State -- Michigan would haave lost in regulation.dddddddddddd If Michigan didnt throw from its own end zone with a quarterback (Wilton Speight) coming off of an injury, maybe Ohio State never scores. Michigans defense was brilliant most of the afternoon, but Barrett and the Buckeyes found cracks in crunch time.To my view, it didnt look like [Barrett] got the first down, Wolverines linebacker Mike McCray said. But the refs reviewed it and came up with, that he got it. Youve got to move on to the next play, and we didnt capitalize on stopping them. And thats that.Defensive lineman Chris Wormley also thought Barrett was short, but added, Youve got to play through those type of calls and handle adversity.McCray later said Michigans players would back up Harbaugh on what he said, but its notable when teenagers and 20-somethings are more measured than their 52-year-old coach.But thats Harbaugh. He complained about the officials after Michigans loss to Michigan State last year. He said of a replay reversal near the end of Michigans 33-point win over Illinois on Oct. 25, Ive never seen a worse call.If Harbaugh is asked about officiating, he doesnt hold back.Its refreshing, to a degree. But this game, on this stage, with these repercussions, demanded a wider view from one of its leading men, a greater acknowledgement of what had taken place for 3 hours, 51 minutes before a record crowd of 110,045.The Big Ten likes to hold itself to a higher standard, and while coaches have expressed displeasure with officiating, Harbaughs tirade is unprecedented in recent years. The last Big Ten coach fined for ripping officials? Former Nebraska boss Bo Pelini. It tells you something.The spot certainly could have gone Michigans way. But without overt video evidence, replay officials arent going to overturn whats called on the field in a situation like Saturdays. Harbaugh had a point on the two pass-interference rulings, a foul on Michigans Delano Hill and a non-call on Ohio States Gareon Conley in the second overtime. Both calls mattered. As for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Harbaugh? He was warned. As a national officiating source told ESPN.com on Saturday, You cant be throwing stuff. Hes always toed the line.Harbaugh left Ohio Stadium bitter and outraged. He also left having done a masterful job to get Michigan on par with its archrival in only his second season as Wolverines coach. The canyon separating these two teams last year in Ann Arbor has closed quickly.This game was another amazing chapter in a rivalry full of them. A little acknowledgment from Harbaugh would have gone a long way.Thats bitterly disappointing, too. ' ' '