Recruiting Football Talk VII

[drvenner]

Ik this is VERY far fetched so dont clober me for asking this, but:

Im curious as to if the RO isnt granted next week/ the trial doesnt end well or it drags out and there is a risk Nico will be suspended, I wonder if we will pursue another qb in the Spring portal window

Let the worry circle commence!!

 

[tnvols72]

Y'all this UNC-Clemson game is so good.

It really is

 

[jakez4ut]

Note to self...
Be wary of south Carolina teams coming to your house when you're feeling good about yourselves.

 

[tnvols72]

If Clemson can just make FTs

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Let the worry circle commence!!

The will convene at 2pm tomorrow

 

[knoxvol52]

Hopefully UNC pisses in the bed Clemson up by 5 with 1:40 left in game..

 

[TheBigOne10]

Finish them Clemson

 

[OrangenSC]

Numerous reasons and they snowballed. UT's over-cooperation in the Pruitt investigation took LOIC off the table and UT did not expect a Failure to Monitor. Tacking that on and raising the fine at the end was a blindside-- and it was unappreciated. UT agreed to the penalties to end it, but instead of ending it, the NCAA ramped up the NIL investigation they had been backstaging for months. They kept digging and digging, bringing other marquee programs and other coaches' recruiting violations into the investigation. They tied it all together to make a case for LOIC and threatened UT with that, claiming multiple L1 and L2 violations in multiple programs. They were coming after UT, they were coming after the revenue sports and they were coming after Nico.

Not only do these alleged L1 and L2 violations reflect negatively on coaches that UT thinks very highly of, LOIC reflects directly on Chancellor Plowman and AD Danny White. The Pruitt violations were not on them nor on coaches that run clean programs, but these newer allegations put the blame squarely on the current leadership, alleging that they do not have institutional control.

UT has made a huge investment in running everything "the right way," and the chancellor has investigated internally and believes UT has self-reported all violations. The NCAA's claims and the way they have gone about everything makes it personally and highly offensive. They're calling people's character and integrity into question, and the chancellor, AD and president have made it clear how they feel about that. UT will fight and it will fight hard.

@LA Vol, I know you said a few days ago that this is all because NCAA wasnt happy with how the last investigation ended, specifically that the TN AG got involved.

Would they really go to these lengths just because of that? Why take that out on UT? Is there something else to it?

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Ik this is VERY far fetched so dont clober me for asking this, but:

Im curious as to if the RO isnt granted next week/ the trial doesnt end well or it drags out and there is a risk Nico will be suspended, I wonder if we will pursue another qb in the Spring portal window

If I’m understanding irreparable harm correctly, if they attempt to suspend Nico, that actually works very well in our favor. At that point, both the university and Nico have an argument for irreparable harm because they’re being directly impact outside of monetary fines. Plus, I think at the point Donde and White would give the NCAA two of these if they even breathed that towards us:

 

[Kurtastrophe]

Let the worry circle commence!!

Hard to commence a circle that never ends.

 

[tnvols72]

This guy has missed the most FTs

 

[drvenner]

Hey, I was at that Stones show in '89! One of the Knoxville radio stations had some buses that ran down there for it and I hopped on one with some friends. Good time.

Wild Horses couldn't drag me away

 

[jakez4ut]

I do hope we're paying attention to this UNC game. Gotta understand the other team is coming to play. If your just showing up... That ain't enough.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Live long enough, you'll have plenty of regrets. Mine is not joining the ROTC. But, cool story bro.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Here is one of my greatest regrets in a life of many big ones....we used to go to the old Roxy theater in Buckhead and watch shows sometimes of up and comers or popular regional bands...one weekend a friend got tickets and asked me to go with and see this group called Stone Temple Pilots..I was like "who the is that"? and he said " Don’t really know...some group from California somewhere that is supposed to be pretty cool" and I was like "nah..I think we're just gonna go up to Chattanooga with some friends"..

That was early in 92 right before they blew up...

not seeing the dead in 94, missed them twice.

 

[drvenner]

Me and the ex were offered free tickets close to the front from some friends...and we skipped for some dumb reason.

You can't get no.... Satisfaction

 

[tnvols72]

Jay williams has an IQ of a gnat. Would not surprise me if they gave it to NC

 

[knoxvol52]

You can't get no.... Satisfaction

 

[drvenner]

That's too bad. I have a couple of those that I regret.

What's funny about that Stones show in '89 is I remember during the show thinking it was amazing that they were still going strong to be so damn old....

Yesterday don't matter if it's gone

 

[DawgInterloper]

I want an even playing field...period.

The most likely way to achieve that, IMO, is via the NFL route; antitrust exemption, draft, collective bargaining, salary caps, etc. Those things probably aren't feasible because of the 3-4 yr eligibility window, requirement for inclusion and equity for all college athletes, public and private universities trying to operate all these boondoggles. I expect we'll flail about until the whole thing collapses under the weight of corruption, poor management, and govt interference. Then something new will arise from the ashes. That's pretty much the unchanging cycle of any human endeavor.

 

[knoxvol52]

Clemson going take down Tarheels ..

 

[Glitch]

On the whole not bad.

 

[drvenner]

I procrastinated a LOT back in the day...I was young and thought I would see them or other bands some other time down the road.

I went to a lot of good shows and saw a lot of big bands and big solo artists..but I barely remember many of them because I was so wasted.

One thing I do remember is seeing Ted Nugent do Stranglehold when I was trippin really hard at Lakewood, and if you know the song it has this really groovy, really long guitar solo that Ted really rips it up on live...and they had all these dark purple and blue lights along with some blacklights come on while he was playing...I won't ever forget that..lol.

Must have been back when you were Still Raising Hell.

 

[Orange.]

Clemson 80
UNC 76


Suck it, Chapel Hill. Helps us.

 

[jakez4ut]

College basketball = skitzo.

You literally can't get mad at a single result. It's happening to everyone not named UConn and Purdue.

This year is wide open.