I guess we will see how this affects the Vols. Obviously, it cannot be good, as he was on the payroll and an advisor to the HC; unless, all of his wrongdoing was entirely outside of the Tennessee program. I still maintain that they originally paid a Qb millions to come and the NCAA wanted to investigate but it never happened.
This feels like a call for a major marijuana drug bust after it has been legalized. Kind of "what's the big deal?" IMO, all that matters to me, and we may as well be talking about Da U also, is that they spent all that money and what did they get in return? A free tooth whitening job at Billy Bob's Tooth Emporium? As I always say (to "those folks"):
They should punish UT by making the players actually attend and participate in STEM college courses for 4 years. That would be a real death penalty for a program, requiring student athletes.
No one ever challenged the NCAA on anything back then. It wasn't until TV rights that it wasn't unchallengeable. After that it pretty much caved on everything.
Not sure why I post this now and not earlier. I guess I don't have much to do right now and I got finished posting on another thread something "profound" and decided to keep going. What you are requesting, IMO, is like the Netherlands making drug use (at least the "easier" ones) and prostitution legal. It makes sense on one level - accommodating a damn high demand with structure and protections - while admitting that it isn't as simple as those who want to, um, "progress" from the status quo. It opens up a can of worms, like the siren's song for legalized gambling outlets. You see the opportunity for revenue and jobs, but you miss the need for extra policing due to a criminal element being attracted. Life isn't so simple.
But if the goal is to have prostitution and drugs, theres no sense pretending santa claus is real at our age. Might as well grow up and face reality. I know its fun to wait on the guy to come down the chimney but its pretty silly when you buy the presents with your ss.
