Tennessee requests 30 day extension

[Manchester Vol]

I'm worrying about a multi-year bowl ban also

It’s a 12 year bowl ban. One year for each one that it felt like that piece of crap was our coach.

 

[vols 30]

Scholarship reductions probably.

I could live with that. Should be nothing, but a few reductions would be ok just to end this BS

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Just watch, they'll screw us at a time it does the UT the greatest harm.

 

[hog88]

The NCAA is going to accept the already self imposed penalties and be done. Nothing to worry about.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I could live with that. Should be nothing, but a few reductions would be ok just to end this BS

That is where I am leaning towards. Similar to the reductions Kiffin dealt with at USC.

 

[JoAllan]

I think the NCAA should erase Pruitt from Tennessee existence, give him a 3 year ban and a 5 year show cause.

That should be sufficient.

 

[Jeff Clark]

That is where I am leaning towards. Similar to the reductions Kiffin dealt with at USC.

That messed USC up

 

[Boston Vol]

The ncaa isn’t going to announce a bowl ban for this season in November. That would have happened before the start of the season.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Just watch, they'll screw us at a time it does the UT the greatest harm.

I hope the NCAA doesn't feel brave and try to make an example out of Tennessee

 

[cgrish]

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The punishment should follow the previous coaches and athletes.

totally agree

 

[jmacvols1]

Scholarship reductions probably.

Didn't TN already self-impose a 10 scholarship ban?

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Death penalty

 

[Boston Vol]

That is where I am leaning towards. Similar to the reductions Kiffin dealt with at USC.

The NCAA hammered USC mostly because they thought that they way were being uncooperative.

 

[vols 30]

Death penalty

Worse. they make UT hire Pruitt back as head coach with Dooley and Butch for assistants

 

[cgrish]

The NCAA is going to accept the already self imposed penalties and be done. Nothing to worry about.

I hope you are right, but it is concerning that ut asked for a 30 day extension

 

[Capt Straight]

Hasn't this "investigation" been going on for something like 20 years? Let's end it now. That's what I get for forgetting about it.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

The NCAA has decided to vacate the following:

* The first game against WVU where Pruitt was absolutely unprepared

* The three games against Florida where Mullen coached circles around cornbread

* Georgia ******* State

* The choke job against BYU

* The time the team quit on Pruitt against Mizzou in 18

* The next week where the team quit once against on Pruitt against Vandy

* The time the team quit against UK in 2020

* The rest of the 2020 season that the team quit on Pruitt

* All of JG's turnovers

* Pruitt's attempt to wear a face covering

*Pruitt's attempts to pass off high school coaches as SEC assistants

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Here's the unpleasant thing about revoking wins from Pruitt's second and third year (8 in 2019, 3 in 2020). Have a look at the all-time wins list for major college football:

1.Michigan - 983
2.Alabama - 949
3.Ohio State - 949
4.Notre Dame - 933
5.Texas - 933
6.Oklahoma - 932
7.Penn State - 915
8.Nebraska - 911
9.Tennessee - 863
10.USC - 862
11.Georgia - 860
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12.LSU - 829
13.Auburn - 791
14.Clemson - 786
15.West Virginia - 772
16.Texas A&M - 769
17.Virginia Tech - 765
18.Washington - 755
19.Pittsburgh - 753
20.Florida - 752

I took the liberty of inserting a dashed line at the spot Tennessee would occupy with 11 vacated wins (from 863 down to 852).

You'll notice two things about that new spot:

-- It takes us out of the Top 10 all-time programs.
-- It drops us behind UGa.

So yeah, this is painful. I don't care if those were "Beldar wins." I don't care if some of them came in the weird Covid season.

I do care about our place in the history books.

Josh Heupel can, with several years of concerted effort, climb us slowly back up that ladder above UGa. We'll have to make up 8 games on them. So it won't come quick or easy. But we can do that.

I'd just rather not have to. I'd much rather still be climbing our way up to pass Nebraska.

So yeah, let's don't pretend that vacating a couple of seasons of wins from the Pruitt era doesn't hurt the program. It does.

Go Vols!

 

[hog88]

That is where I am leaning towards. Similar to the reductions Kiffin dealt with at USC.

There's not going to be any scholarship reductions imposed. The NCAA put out a statement praising UT for it's handling of and and cooperation during the investigation, if they hammer us beyond the already self imposed penalties the NCAA would look terrible. They would in effect tell every other school it's not in your best interest to cooperate.

 

[CAVPUT]

I hope the NCAA isn't thinking of saying Tennessee can't go to a Bowl Game this season and or next Season.

With our likely record? You think the SEC would sit idly by and let that kind of money go bye bye? Nah.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I hope the NCAA doesn't feel brave and try to make an example out of Tennessee

If they do, they will feel the wrath of VN. You shouldn't fork with fans who have endured 1.5 decade of disappointments that comes with a stagnated program. Then just when they appear to be crawling out of the quicksand, presume to push them back in. VN would make them pay.

 

[volfan102455]

There's not going to be any scholarship reductions imposed. The NCAA put out a statement praising UT for it's handling of and and cooperation during the investigation, if they hammer us beyond the already self imposed penalties the NCAA would look terrible. They would in effect tell every other school it's not in your best interest to cooperate.

I hope you are right. I agree this would not be a good look to punish with penalties. I would also have a problem with punishing players who were not involved but letting those that were move to other schools without any ramifications.

 

[Jax_Vol]

I heard that the NCAA is so mad at the Vols that they are going to put Kentucky on three years of probation.

 

[SDV]

There's not going to be any scholarship reductions imposed. The NCAA put out a statement praising UT for it's handling of and and cooperation during the investigation, if they hammer us beyond the already self imposed penalties the NCAA would look terrible. They would in effect tell every other school it's not in your best interest to cooperate.

Good points!

 

[NighthawkVol]

Revoke those 3 wins and be done with it

Exactly. And hand down show-causes to those involved.

If the NCAA hands down anything with teeth after the LSU results, Tennessee should sue the hell out of the NCAA.