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The NCAA Board of Directors said Tuesday it is "troubled" by North Carolina's public criticism of the decision to deny an eligibility waiver to Tar Heels transfer receiver Tez Walker, adding that some committee members have received threats of violence. The statement comes less than a week after North Carolina said the NCAA had denied appeal efforts for immediate eligibility for Walker, an announcement that included pointed criticism from both Tar Heels coach Mack Brown and athletic director Bubba Cunningham. In his statement, Brown said he had "lost all faith" in the NCAA's ability to govern college football, then ended by saying: "Shame on you, NCAA. SHAME ON YOU!" "Those comments directly contradict what we and our fellow Division I members and coaches called for vociferously -- including UNC's own football coach," said the statement from Georgia President Jere Morehead, the DI board chairman, and Evansville president Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, the vice chairman. "We are a..

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