Recent content by Poppa T

I know, it is nuts. In 2 other sources, it was stated "... who enter the portal and depart after ..." Why I said, NCAA will wait until Saban tells them what it is.

I hope I understood it right too. But, I'm gonna assume they (NCAA) are waiting for Saban to tell them what they meant.

If that is the case, then we could count him toward the 7. I think the key, is you have to stay in the school through "the date" (end of dec term or 15th, whichever is first). I think the objective of the "date" was they wanted the kids to stay in school. You can go in the portal, but you gotta...

My read on the rules (but idk 100%), is it says if they "depart" (via portal) after end of 1st term or Dec 15 ("the date"), whichever is first. I assume "depart" means "leave the school". So you can put your name in portal, still be an active student thru the Dec term date. You can put your...

We've had 4 tickets for 40 years. In seats that require donation the last 25 years. We have 4.5 hour drive (one way). So we opted out last year but donated the donation and the ticket cost. 100% tax deductible, so that was good. Taking kids/grandkids to games was priceless. That kept me...

A "show cause" penalty can apply to other prohibitions, not just "you can't coach" (Pearl, Tyndall). For example, Jay Graham received a 6 month recruiting show cause associated with violations at Texas A&M, which followed him to UT. You can find the details on the web. IIRC, Graham's...

We had a fight with Texas over the interlocking UT logo. The University of Texas has reached a settlement with... IIRC, we started standardizing on the Power T around 1998, for branding purposes.

Assuming the negotiated buyout term of 60% of annual salary is in effect, it would be 60% of ~$4m (whatever his exact annual salary is) lower. I think I read we would owe ~$12.5m, so (~$12.5m) - (~$2.4m). We'd save a couple million.

I know this not directed at me and I'm sure the Prof has a more inside perspective. This is just one old alumnus' perception. Look at the people who were President and UTK Chancellors (especially, Holt and Johnson) during Dickey's tenure. Those leaders were on the same page where it mattered and...

It is called leverage. They don't have to do it on record alone. The fact that a violation was allegedly reported outside the program (Mims) they HAD to start the internal investigation to try and mitigate the NCAA damage. The fact that more stuff turned up just adds fuel to the fire. They...

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I read his original contract. Yes, he gets 100% of his "Buyout". "Buyout" is defined as 60% of the pay structure. He gets 60% of his (base + supplemental) annual pay x the number of years remaining on his contract term. As far as numerous articles ... "Tennessee's buyout for terminating...

The "offset" language in Pruitt's contract is he gets 6 cents on the dollar (60% of base + 60% supplement) versus Jones' (100% of base + 100% supplement) - (future salary offset). You can argue whether one or the other is better, but to insinuate that there is no "offset" or "mitigation" in...

As i understand it, I believe that he is saying that the total amount per the terms [(base + supplement)(0.6) × #of years] is placed in trust/escrow (whatever the state calls it). Then they draw from that account and pay per the terms. In other words, regardless of the payment terms, the...

Correct. Released w/out cause there is no future employment mitigation. His buyout is 60% of the (annual base + supplemental)×(years left on contract)