Pruitt’s lawyer makes a statement denying wrongdoing

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508mikey said:
If Pruitt gets a show cause that would be the icing on the cake - no buyout
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Pruitt may know where money went and how UT "handles" recruits and has been for awhile. Even if he DOESN'T know, depositions of various coaches could lead in all kinds of directions.......

Who has more to lose? Pruitt or UT?

Obviously, UT settles the case.
 
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The_411 said:
Just because UT is saying it with cause doesn’t mean that it is. These things are never as simple as person x did y. You realize that those 9 people have almost assuredly retained legal counsel as well.

You really think that Pruitt was running some rogue benefits program and nobody at the university had knowledge?

The University cannot risk any exposure hence the reason this will be negotiated and there will be a settlement.
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Do explain, what part of the firing has breached the contract Pruitt signed with UT?

Wait, have you actually read his contract?
 
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BeardedVol said:
Lol I spent 5 years in the 6th circuit Federal Court. I've sat though more proceedings than I care to tally up.

You've got plenty of fanciful ideas about what you think litigation looks like.
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Actually, I've been to court as a party for a large entity.

The VERY LAST thing UT wants is to be anywhere near a court where attorneys can start requesting depositions, phone records, (assumed) credit card info, etc...... which is why UT will settle.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Actually, I've been to court as a party for a large entity.

The VERY LAST thing UT wants is to be anywhere near a court where attorneys can start requesting depositions, phone records, (assumed) credit card info, etc...... which is why UT will settle.
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Why do you believe that the University is so afraid of discovery?
 
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swampfoxfan said:
This is expected, I'm sure UT is ready for it.
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Yes, I'm certain they didn't think he would walk. He's bound to know where some skeletons are, money comes from, etc.

Certainly Nieds knows, apparently, and all Pruitt has to do is get Nieds under oath....... and things get ugly really fast.
 
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BeardedVol said:
Why do you believe that the University is so afraid of discovery?
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Likely Nieds, who apparently supplied credit cards for Maurer and Gray.

Any of those 3 could testify to MANY things. Where did that credit card come from? Is there a record of more cards than this one? How many recruits and when? Where?

Just for openers. God forbid one of the credit cards or money traces back to the BBall or Lady Vols...... and all hell breaks loose.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Likely Nieds, who apparently supplied credit cards for Maurer and Gray.

Any of those 3 could testify to MANY things. Where did that credit card come from? Is there a record of more cards than this one? How many recruits and when? Where?

Just for openers. God forbid one of the credit cards or money traces back to the BBall or Lady Vols...... and all hell breaks loose.
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Lol...you don't think that this investigation is going to trace the money trail as far as it's going? How would that even help Pruitt in a breach of contract lawsuit, it doesn't alleviate him of his contractual responsibility for managing his staff.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Pruitt may know where money went and how UT "handles" recruits and has been for awhile. Even if he DOESN'T know, depositions of various coaches could lead in all kinds of directions.......

Who has more to lose? Pruitt or UT?

Obviously, UT settles the case.
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Attorney's are good at writing letters.
 
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508mikey said:
The NCAA can do that anyway
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The NCAA has, I think, been historically lenient if a school "investigates" first and fires folks and takes the hit.

The NCAA, frankly, LOSES money if TN takes a really, really big hit but a bowl or two, scholarships, recruiting penalties....... no biggie. It's definitely not in their interest to do more than waggle their finger at an SEC, or really any P5, team that isn't just off the chain.

The court is money neutral in this. They know the game. They know UT doesn't want to get dragged through the gutter in this but if UT won't settle....... the court will be there every day to make sure every detail that can legally come out, comes out. They don't give a dang if UT comes out looking like SMU.
 
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BeardedVol said:
Lol...you don't think that this investigation is going to trace the money trail as far as it's going? How would that even help Pruitt in a breach of contract lawsuit, it doesn't alleviate him of his contractual responsibility for managing his staff.
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The NCAA won't, historically, burn it down unless it's just off the chain, crazy, and unable to be ignored. No..... I don't think the SEC or NCAA wants to pursue the money.

The court...... you worked there..... the court giveth not one damn who gets hurt by discovery. If the attorney can reel in coaches to say: "when I was hired, this was how we recruited....... and say I got my credit cards from......." they'll keep calling witnesses.

I'll remind you that the Ken Starr investigation was about "Whitewater".... a land deal in Arkansas until discovery led to a dress in Monica's closet.
 
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Honest question, how could Fulmer not know about it? He was micro-managing Pruitt. Didn’t he even coach the o-line on field in a practice, sit in on some meetings, etc.?

Fulmer knows how important recruiting is to keep up with the elite teams. Do you think Fulmer would not send e-mails or texts to give Pruitt advice/strategy about recruiting? Would you not think Fulmer would write about aggressive recruiting tactics that could be interpreted to authorize some of the questionable behavior? Do you think Fulmer would also not want details about the big recruiting weekends and somehow all of the recruits/players/coaches all lied to Fulmer about not going to strip clubs, etc.?

JMO, it seems more likely than not that Fulmer knew. If true, and with $12 million at stake, Pruitt would be a fool not to threaten to bury Fulmer by arguing the acts were sanctioned, possibly even encouraged, by the AD.
 
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Looks like he's going to fight for his payout on the contract.
Hope he loses but just a gut feeling that if UT offered him (maybe) 2 to 5 million buyout he might take it and run.
He is going to be hard pressed to coach anywhere. Maybe daddy Saban might take him back but I doubt it.
 
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BeardedVol said:
Do explain, what part of the firing has breached the contract Pruitt signed with UT?

Wait, have you actually read his contract?
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I don’t know why you are being so obtuse about this. It’s been pointed out to you that the University has potential exposure.

The clauses in his contract are boilerplate clauses that all coaches sign sure there are variances for each coach but main gist is these behavioral clauses when it comes to NCAA rule breaking carry a lot less weight than those for personal behavior because if Pruitt was doing someone in his private life that would get him incarnated for a felony then UT would have a much better case to have his contract voided completely. Even then if we’re something like the Penn State case or other schools they want to avoid the massive litigation.

NCAA violations open up the school to exposure, as I’ve already mentioned several times as have others. UT does not want that information on record because they cannot risk the potential liability.

You really think that no one knew that rules violations were occurring? What happens even they testify that the University knew and is scapegoating Pruitt and the other coaches? What happens if there is massive Pell Grant raid discovered?

There are a million and one reasons why UT wants no litigation and this would be true for any school in the country.
 
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Tennessee’s defensive strategy here is simple. Just introduce the film of the Kentucky game as evidence. No judge in his right mind would award JP a single dime after seeing that.
 
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Any truth to the rumor that Pruitt has hired Jarret Guarantano as his lead attorney? I heard he did real well in court room practice.
 
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