SIAP Legal fees top $1 million in probe of football recruiting violations under Jeremy Pruitt

[Rickyvol77]

A million here, a million there, and before you know it we're talking real money.

I'm just glad money grows on trees for the University....... and there's never budget issues when it comes to academic needs.

Who cares? Again it’s not your money

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Who cares? Again it’s not your money

Then why not just pay Pruitt and move on quickly?

Who cares? It's not your money.

 

[lifeisdeep]

Let me get this straight...

"Lawyers"? You said "LAWYERS"...are getting RICH from litigation...??!!

I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

Who cares? Again it’s not your money

Why do people keep saying it’s “not your money”. It is your money if you buy football tickets, basketball tickets, baseball tickets, etc or make donations to the athletic department. People like to complain about facilities like baseball stadium or the crappy parts of the football stadium. This “million dollars” takes away from things like that. The athletic department is not a bottomless pit unless donors and ticket buyers are a bottomless pit (yes I know we get a lot of money from media but again it’s not bottomless).

 

[OrangeTsar]

A million here, a million there, and before you know it we're talking real money.

I'm just glad money grows on trees for the University....... and there's never budget issues when it comes to academic needs.

Maybe if they would quit throwing away money of the Office of Diversity that recommended pronoun policy, they might have plenty

 

[Rickyvol77]

Why do people keep saying it’s “not your money”. It is your money if you buy football tickets, basketball tickets, baseball tickets, etc or make donations to the athletic department. People like to complain about facilities like baseball stadium or the crappy parts of the football stadium. This “million dollars” takes away from things like that. The athletic department is not a bottomless pit unless donors and ticket buyers are a bottomless pit (yes I know we get a lot of money from media but again it’s not bottomless).

It’s really not though. Just because you pay $3k or $200 or whatever doesn’t entitle you to anything outside your tickets

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Maybe if they would quit throwing away money of the Office of Diversity that recommended pronoun policy, they might have plenty

I'd suggest if the Office of Diversity or ANY OTHER DEPT at the University of Tennessee was paying millions and millions to replace the entire department every 3 years for the last 15 years......

Something would be done.

But athletics, sure, no problem. Replace the whole dept, pay a bunch of guys not to work. Imagine if the Engineering Dept fired the entire staff but paid them all a few million and hired new staff paying them a few million every 3-4 years.

You'd be fine because "it's not your money."

 

[Firebirdparts]

Well, unfortunately in this case it is my money. Bummer.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Why do people keep saying it’s “not your money”. It is your money if you buy football tickets, basketball tickets, baseball tickets, etc or make donations to the athletic department. People like to complain about facilities like baseball stadium or the crappy parts of the football stadium. This “million dollars” takes away from things like that. The athletic department is not a bottomless pit unless donors and ticket buyers are a bottomless pit (yes I know we get a lot of money from media but again it’s not bottomless).

The decision to fire Pruitt for Cause had inherent costs to secure and this is where they are at. If it holds up, and it appears it will as they have not blinked to date, it is a heck of an ROI. It is our money for sure, the extra 11 mil is worth celebrating don't you think?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

The decision to fire Pruitt for Cause had inherent costs to secure and this is where they are at. If it holds up, and it appears it will as they have not blinked to date, it is a heck of an ROI. It is our money for sure, the extra 11 mil is worth celebrating don't you think?

Kevin Steele walked off with nearly a million dollars just to babysit the program for a coupla weeks.

It's insane how numb we are to insane amounts of wasted money on these coaching changes.

 

[OrangeTsar]

I'd suggest if the Office of Diversity or ANY OTHER DEPT at the University of Tennessee was paying millions and millions to replace the entire department every 3 years for the last 15 years......

Something would be done.

But athletics, sure, no problem. Replace the whole dept, pay a bunch of guys not to work. Imagine if the Engineering Dept fired the entire staff but paid them all a few million and hired new staff paying them a few million every 3-4 years.

You'd be fine because "it's not your money."

I ALWAYS make sure to have a few extra dollars for “nacho money” in case the craving hits

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

If it ends up with them getting out of paying Pruitt a dime of his 12.6 million dollar buyout then it seems like a good investment.

Why they let Fulmer save face and walk out making 450k a year through 2023 is the bigger question mark IMO.

 

[GVol1966]

I'd suggest if the Office of Diversity or ANY OTHER DEPT at the University of Tennessee was paying millions and millions to replace the entire department every 3 years for the last 15 years......

Something would be done.

But athletics, sure, no problem. Replace the whole dept, pay a bunch of guys not to work. Imagine if the Engineering Dept fired the entire staff but paid them all a few million and hired new staff paying them a few million every 3-4 years.

You'd be fine because "it's not your money."

I would suggest it’s not remotely the same. The Athletic Department does that and with the billions they bring in , their still in the black on the financial balance sheet.
Any other department is in the red

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I would suggest it’s not remotely the same. The Athletic Department does that and with the billions they bring in , their still in the black on the financial balance sheet.
Any other department is in the red

Forgive me. I was unaware the University of Tennessee is a for profit business.

I mistook it for an academic institution. My bad.

 

[ptcarter]

Not sure I am going to get too wound up about any calculations provided by the KNS concerning the UT athletic department. They have a really bad 25-year trendline. To be fair I would not pay to read your attached article. I provided them my last dime years ago when they became early leaders in the area of decay in printed sports reporting. Not sure they would have ended up any less relevant, but they expedited their attainment of that station in the industry.

I'm a fan of a highly articulate outburst disguised as a diatribe. Nice.

 

[NighthawkVol]

A million here, a million there, and before you know it we're talking real money.

I'm just glad money grows on trees for the University....... and there's never budget issues when it comes to academic needs.

In other words, you didn’t ask the pertinent question. Or you can’t do math.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Let me get this straight...

"Lawyers"? You said "LAWYERS"...are getting RICH from litigation...??!!

No one forces anyone to hire lawyers. According to almost everyone, “there are too many lawyers.” Lawyers compete in the free market, and if there are too many, that means their prices should be artificially low. It’s almost like legal services have value.

Paying $1m to save $12m is money well spent. Those lawyers earned their money. Kevin Steele made a lot more and did nothing to earn it.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

In other words, you didn’t ask the pertinent question. Or you can’t do math.

The pertinent question is why does the University, an academic institution, keep throwing money away about every 4-5 years replacing and often paying for no work..... the highest paid state employee?

Seems a bit wasteful of the state's money when it's a pattern.

 

[NighthawkVol]

The pertinent question is why does the University, an academic institution, keep throwing money away about every 4-5 years replacing and often paying for no work..... the highest paid state employee?

Seems a bit wasteful of the state's money when it's a pattern.

Maybe. But you’re moving the target. The legal fees aren’t the problem. They were paid to clean up the problem.

 

[Budalicious]

Just curious, but whose pocket do you think that million is coming from?

Money saved from Pruitts salary and attendance was up. Nothing burger

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Maybe. But you’re moving the target. The legal fees aren’t the problem. They were paid to clean up the problem.

I asked whose pocket. I'm told "don't worry about it" and that I don't deserve an answer. So I ask another question: why then are we wasting all this money? Whether we're wasting it on attorney fees to avoid paying buyouts or paying buyouts......

somebody isn't managing the business very well.

If the business IS making money, why are we replacing the staff every 4-5 years at a monetary loss?

These are decent business questions.

 

[Rickyvol77]

Forgive me. I was unaware the University of Tennessee is a for profit business.

I mistook it for an academic institution. My bad.

Lol have you ever operated a business before?

 

[Rickyvol77]

The pertinent question is why does the University, an academic institution, keep throwing money away about every 4-5 years replacing and often paying for no work..... the highest paid state employee?

Seems a bit wasteful of the state's money when it's a pattern.

It’s not the state’s money again

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Lol have you ever operated a business before?

Have you ever been to an academic institution?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

It’s not the state’s money again

Just curious, who do you think signed the contract Jeremy Pruitt had voided? Donors or the University of Tennessee?

Who would Jeremy Pruitt sue for breach of contract?

Who paid Butch Jones?