UNCheats -They Just Can't Stop Lying

In my last weekend entry I noted the sparse crowd while watching the Illinois at UNC game.

Today I read where UNCheats announced attendance at the Illinois game . . . wait for it . . . 41,000!

Are you kidding me? How in the world did they come up with that number? Other than plain flat out lying?

Here's a photo -

Do the stands look 2/3 full (40,000) like Carolina claims? Hell no.

Do the stands look even 1/2 full (30,000)? Hell no.

Do the stands look 1/4 full (15,000)? Maybe. Just maybe. Actually, no.

The photo looks less than 1/4 full. That's a realistic attendance estimate of between 10,000 and 15,000.

Here's the article -

http://wncn.com/2015/09/21/attendance-woes-plague-fedora-heels/

Really UNC - can't you people learn to quit cheating and lying?

Bye the way - Fedora seems to have fixed the UNC-SCAR game problems. The drubbing of Illinois was not a fluke. Carolina could win 8 or 9 games this year. They are a lot better than their fair weather fans deserve.

VW

Speaking of cheats and liars - I am very surprised by the VW emissions scandal.

Over 11 million cars. A half million in the USA. The rest are in Europe (mostly).

I've always thought of VW as sort of like the Apple of auto manufacturers. Their cars being extremely well engineered and somewhat cutting edge. They appeal to the market that is willing to pay a premium for the technology - as well as paying a premium to be a bit 'different' from the rest of the herd.

I never would have guessed that VW would try and cheat on emissions. Heck, I would have picked VW to be the company that would research and design diesel engines that were practically zero emissions.

And from a practical point of view - how in the hell did they think they'd get away with it?

I mean - it's not like one or two people cooked up the software scheme. It took a LOT of people to cook up the engines, software, sales, falsify tests and documentation and so forth. It took hundreds, if not thousands to do this.

Folks - someone is bound to talk. The only sure way to keep a secret is if it's between two people. And then - only if one of 'em is dead.

This might explain why VW never bothered to come out with an electric or hybrid car. I guess if you're going to try and pull off a global emissions scam - you just don't give a 'bleep'.