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We are so blessed to have them in their perspective leadership roles..In the past, I would’ve been concerned but times have changed..Not worried in the least..NCAA has met their match and deserve everything that’s coming to them..F them!!I love having Donde and Danny as leaders.
Here's the update to the story. It sounds like the NCAA is trying to make an example of UT in some way.There's probably 40 schools the NCAA is "investigating" and Forde picked who to write about? I really hope White blasts him.
Money is moving. The NCAA is making sure it's moving properly. Big whoop. An investigation in this scenario is not an assumption of guilt no more than a random professional sports drug test.
University departments get audited all the time just to make sure everything is accounted for. That is not an assumption of guilt, its routine. If the NCAA wasn't "investigating" one of the deep pocket programs then that should raise eyebrows. It's not news though. It should only be news if there's findings.
Forde wants to smear us.
Tennessee administrators met with NCAA Enforcement representatives Monday, according to a letter obtained by SI from UT chancellor Donde Plowman to NCAA president Charlie Baker. Plowman decried the actions of enforcement staff members, noting, “Regrettably, in this chaotic environment, the NCAA enforcement staff is trying to retroactively apply unclear guidance to punish and make an example of our institution and others ...” Plowman asserts the NCAA’s procedure is flawed and that “some of the allegations are factually untrue.”
Although a formal notice of allegations has not been presented to Tennessee, Plowman indicates the serious nature of potential charges in her letter: “In fact, just last year, the Division I Committee on Infractions as well as the NCAA enforcement staff cited exemplary cooperation by the University of Tennessee and said we set the standard other schools should follow. It is inconceivable that our institution’s leadership would be cited as an example of exemplary leadership in July 2023, then as a cautionary example of a lack of institutional control only six months later.” Lack of institutional control is arguably the most serious institutional charge the NCAA can levy against a school and can yield major sanctions.
There was national outcry when Nico committed and the NIL amount was mentioned. Yet when Arch came in at a higher number from Texas there nothing said. I'm really not sure why the NCAA has a vendetta but these other schools need to realize if they are successful in this they will be next. NCAA needs to kick rocks.Went ot for a bit and was listening to WNML. Will West made a good point. Proctor came out and said Iowa contacted him during the season about transferring. Cam Ward named five schools that offered him money to hit the portal. Both things worthy of being investigated as it's clearly against the rules. Yet the NCAA is choosing this fight?