ptcarter
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Not that I need to be walked off the ledge or anything, but I would value opinions here.
The scenario I'm dreading is this: The NCAA is not yet gone and most likely will remain in a revamped form after the smoke clears. The NCAA isn't used to the pushback that Tennessee just did and the NCAA may just take this personal. Why? Because we got out in front of this and did such a good job of setting the narrative. Of course the allegations haven't been formally presented, which is a sort of unknown, but I think the AD and crew already know most of what will hit them.
If the NCAA enforcement gets embarrassed by this whole thing, they might just make this personal. And the fact that we have "repeat offender" status if they hit us with anything, (even minor) that gives them more power to hammer us. And how can they hammer us that would work in the short term before the courts rule (and then an appeal)? That would would be a bowl ban. Not saying we can get into the playoffs, but what kind of blowback would happen if we actually were playoff bound and couldn't go on account of this? If they have an axe to grind, this would hurt. Let's hope the courts honor the restraining order portion of this lawsuit, as that should protect us from that. With a shot at getting into a 12 team playoff, I'd hate it for the NCAA to "Florida State" us in a vindictive way.
Personally, I've always wondered what the blowback would have been if Michigan got a bowl ban this last go around. Would it spark even more of a grassroots backlash that would fall in the category of "unintended consequences" for the NCAA and accelerate their downfall?
The scenario I'm dreading is this: The NCAA is not yet gone and most likely will remain in a revamped form after the smoke clears. The NCAA isn't used to the pushback that Tennessee just did and the NCAA may just take this personal. Why? Because we got out in front of this and did such a good job of setting the narrative. Of course the allegations haven't been formally presented, which is a sort of unknown, but I think the AD and crew already know most of what will hit them.
If the NCAA enforcement gets embarrassed by this whole thing, they might just make this personal. And the fact that we have "repeat offender" status if they hit us with anything, (even minor) that gives them more power to hammer us. And how can they hammer us that would work in the short term before the courts rule (and then an appeal)? That would would be a bowl ban. Not saying we can get into the playoffs, but what kind of blowback would happen if we actually were playoff bound and couldn't go on account of this? If they have an axe to grind, this would hurt. Let's hope the courts honor the restraining order portion of this lawsuit, as that should protect us from that. With a shot at getting into a 12 team playoff, I'd hate it for the NCAA to "Florida State" us in a vindictive way.
Personally, I've always wondered what the blowback would have been if Michigan got a bowl ban this last go around. Would it spark even more of a grassroots backlash that would fall in the category of "unintended consequences" for the NCAA and accelerate their downfall?