Volunteers avoid bowl ban as NCAA finds over 200 violations

[Coach Andy Mac]

The Tennessee football program avoided a bowl ban but was fined more than $8 million by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, which announced its punishment for the Volunteers on Friday after finding more than 200 individual infractions committed by the school during former coach Jeremy Pruitt's tenure.

Among the penalties handed down, Tennessee has been placed on five years' probation, was given an $8 million fine among other financial penalties that will push the total closer to $9 million, and will see a total reduction of 28 scholarships.

read more:  https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38010185/volunteers-expected-avoid-bowl-ban-ncaa-ruling-sources-say

[Mike Jackson]

Man they really sent a message; if you are blue blood institution with a lot of fans cheating is worth it.  

[MrAlien]

how does reducing scholarships punish a team if the players can still be paid? 

[greenminer]

38 minutes ago, MrAlien said:

how does reducing scholarships punish a team if the players can still be paid? 

Interesting question.  I have to think, on some level, it is going to hurt recruiting.

[untphd]

40 minutes ago, MrAlien said:

how does reducing scholarships punish a team if the players can still be paid? 

I was thinking that same thing.They are going to have to find another way, but I doubt they will.

[DentonLurker]

11 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Interesting question.  I have to think, on some level, it is going to hurt recruiting.

It’s definitely still going to hurt recruiting. Nobody is going to want to use their NIL $’s to pay for school, room and board.

[greenjoe]

Somebody needs to remind the NCAA that Tennessee is in the SEC.  As soon as they realize their mistake, all these sanctions will be dismissed.

[RBP79]

In the NCAA money buys influence.

I'm surprised Smut hasn't bought a apology from the NCAA for receiving the "Death Penalty" back in the day.

[NT80]

3 hours ago, RBP79 said:

In the NCAA money buys influence.

I'm surprised Smut hasn't bought a apology from the NCAA for receiving the "Death Penalty" back in the day.

If any program deserved the Death Penalty it was them.  They were warned and continued to do it.  The players knew, Coaches, AD, BOR, even the Gov of Texas was in on it, Bill Clements....

GOVERNOR `SORRY` FOR SMU SCANDAL

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-12-8701190899-story.html

 

[NT80]

5 hours ago, greenjoe said:

Somebody needs to remind the NCAA that Tennessee is in the SEC.  As soon as they realize their mistake, all these sanctions will be dismissed.

Tennessee must vacate all 11 wins from 2019, 2020 seasons

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38016152/tennessee-vacate-all-11-wins-2019-2020-seasons

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

Tennessee must vacate all 11 wins from 2019, 2020 seasons

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38016152/tennessee-vacate-all-11-wins-2019-2020-seasons

Dumbest penalty ever. 

[Mike Jackson]

21 hours ago, MrAlien said:

how does reducing scholarships punish a team if the players can still be paid? 

It still hurts the back end of the roster.  The top players can pay tuition out of their NIL.  And if they are in state students the money is relatively inconsequential if they are receiving multiple of hundreds of thousands of dollars.  It doesn’t hurt as much as it may have before NIL but blue blood institutions got around scholarships reduction in the past also with minimal drop off.

[greenminer]

On 7/15/2023 at 12:25 PM, MrAlien said:

how does reducing scholarships punish a team if the players can still be paid? 

New thought: not 100% of these NIL arrangements will follow through.  Bottom side of most rosters might get promises that ultimately are not kept.