They would probably answer the polotician way of, “I don’t recall.”Actually it could be. It could show a pattern. And while no one may “want” to testify sometimes they don’t have a choice. Now let’s say it was you, and you got subpoenaed. Some people you worked with also got subpoenaed in this trial. Would you lie under oath to protect a university knowing very well that some of the others could tell a different story that results in your jail time? I wouldn’t.
This is 2021, subpoenas mean squat. Contempt means squat. Lies are the norm.Actually it could be. It could show a pattern. And while no one may “want” to testify sometimes they don’t have a choice. Now let’s say it was you, and you got subpoenaed. Some people you worked with also got subpoenaed in this trial. Would you lie under oath to protect a university knowing very well that some of the others could tell a different story that results in your jail time? I wouldn’t.
And this is why you pay the buyout (or negotiate down) and pay the man. We have paid players for years, across multiple sports. If Pruitt really wants to spill the beans, and has others willing to talk or has receipts, it will be like dropping a nuclear bomb on the athletic program.
You think Kiffin set us back 10 years? This will set us back 30 years in multiple sports.
Let him sue UT. I am certain the last thing this lawyer wants is Tennessee attorneys putting Pruitt on the stand to testify and answer questions.