UT under potential NCAA investigation for NIL

[BowlBrother85]

I read the article and there are no specifics. The only thing it confirms is that there is some kind of NCAA investigation ongoing. The rest is just speculative garbage and a rehashing of the Pruitt violations.

Even Forde says that, "Details are scarce."

Some people need to climb down from the ledge.

 

[Tnphil]

Seems other schools have been under NIL investigation and it was a nothing burger. Florida is under it right now too, IIRC.

 

[VOL6479]

Austin price said it's nothing and nothing to worry about

 

[Volnbeers]

I was told that NIL was great for the game. That’s what some of the “high” iq fans told me Have said before and will say again, it is going to kill college sports. Period

college football has always been pay for play. NIL just levels the playing field

 

[utvolpj]

Whatever it is the NCAA is getting so pissy about, the Tennessee state legislature should just pass a law to make it legal. That's what all the other states are doing. Several of them placed laws on the books telling the NCAA to shove off. Time for Nashville to step up and do the same.

They already have:

Tenn. Code § 49-7-2803

An athletic association's governing actions, sanctions, bylaws, and rules must not interfere with an intercollegiate athlete's ability to earn compensation in accordance with this part and must not otherwise impact an intercollegiate athlete's eligibility or full participation in intercollegiate athletic events, unless the intercollegiate athlete has committed a violation of the rules of an institution or an athletic association or chapter 845 of the Public Acts of 2022 is invalidated or rendered unenforceable by operation of law.

 

[stolitonic]

I swear to you. I hate being a Tennessee fan sometimes.

Michigan cheats for years. They get a NC and the NCAa starts investigating us.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Wonder why Forde didn’t write an article on the gators? Everyone except Vandy will be investigated by the NCAA soon.

Bc hes a little beeyatch. Bet hes scared to death to ever set foot in the state of Tennessee. Wonder which VOL it was that his girl left him for??

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Austin price said it's nothing and nothing to worry about

Great, we’re F’d.

 

[CAVPUT]

We must be making some folks nervous with our recruiting so they called in their dogs to start sniffing around and leak some rumors. Plus, Michigan gets caught cheating so they have to hammer someone and UT is their favorite whipping boy.

 

[DaddyChad]

NCAA is going to look into Florida and Tennessee on the two QB nil deals. Those are two of the biggest and highest profile NIL deals that have happened so far. Even if there’s nothing there it gives them a way to stay relevant. Both those deals took place during a time where there just wasn’t a lot of guidance relating to NIL. This isn’t implicating staff or anything like that this is going after our collective. This will end very, very poorly for the NCAA in a court of law if it ends up going that route.

 

[volroadwarrior]

It is Pat Forde. When is this bankrupt POS going away? Woke SI needs some relevance. Pat Forde is just a part of this failing rag.

 

[CragrockVol]

NIL is legal for all colleges and universities in Tennessee. How new Tennessee law allows colleges to facilitate NIL payments to players

 

[marcusluvsvols]

They already have:

Tenn. Code § 49-7-2803

An athletic association's governing actions, sanctions, bylaws, and rules must not interfere with an intercollegiate athlete's ability to earn compensation in accordance with this part and must not otherwise impact an intercollegiate athlete's eligibility or full participation in intercollegiate athletic events, unless the intercollegiate athlete has committed a violation of the rules of an institution or an athletic association or chapter 845 of the Public Acts of 2022 is invalidated or rendered unenforceable by operation of law.

Good job looking that up bro but that last part about "unless they have violated the rules of an athletic association" doesn't seem like it would help us....IF theres actually anything to this.

I think we are fools to hurt ourselves in any way trying to please the NCAA. Bet your azz that UNC, LSU, Michigan etc never will. Why should we?

 

[DaddyChad]

Its almost like what the NCAA wants to punish is schools who are using the above board NIL vs the shady booster system like Bama and Georgia.

How on earth can NCAA penalize schools for NIL anyway? The whole point of NIL is it technically has nothing to do with the school.

They want to go after programs with high profile nil that don’t have state laws to protect them yet.

 

[UTwild82]

If this turns out to be a nothing burger, Vol Twitter needs to ABSOLUTELY LAY DOWN THE HAMMER on Pat Forde EVERY SINGLE DAY until he suspends his account.

That guy has an absolute axe to grind with us. Time to push back.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

I don’t know who all is left out there for NSD, but I hope the right people from UT get in their ear and reassure them.
I despise the NCAA and Forde as much as I despise the Gulf Of Mexico and the Taliban

 

[Honky]

NIL is gonna be the death of all college football

 

[sportsnut624]

The ncaa knows their time is about done. These are just last grasp efforts to retain some kind of power. Super leagues separate from the ncaa are right around the corner.

 

[SmokeMSJ]

I can’t wait to see a NCAA attorney arguing against a free market system in front of a Federal Judge…
Good luck

One more thing…
Tennessee needs to accept zero sanctions…
You let that irrelevant 3rd party start dictating what you can spend on players..
You can kiss football bye-bye.
Start moving like a 10 top revenue producer that you are..
Zero compromises

 

[fossilfiction]

Mother trucker. Life of a Vol fan.

 

[utvolpj]

Good job looking that up bro but that last part about "unless they have violated the rules of an athletic association" doesn't seem like it would help us....IF theres actually anything to this.

I think we are fools to hurt ourselves in any way trying to please the NCAA. Bet your azz that UNC, LSU, Michigan etc never will. Why should we?

That's their issue since there aren't rules which will likely be their undoing. They really only say compensation can't be tied to performance and recruits cannot sign any NIL deal contingent on going to any particular school. They have been pretty open that Nico's deal didn't do either.

 

[UT_Tix79]

Schools were not allowed to be associated with NiL collectives, they changed that rule this year. And that’s what they’re getting people for. Basically, the school had an employee that’s job was to get the recruit in touch with or to a booster. And that was illegal.

So, they’re trying to prove the schools and collectives were working together. Which, of course they were. But if they can prove it, it was a violation prior to this year.

 

[utvolpj]

I can’t wait to see a NCAA attorney arguing against a free market system in front of a Federal Judge…
Good luck

It's already gone to the Supreme Court. I'm not sure how this goes anywhere

 

[VOL6479]

Didn't forde write an article about the ncaa's decision on UT raising hell about how Tennessee got off easy.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Saban has been appointed lead investigator for the NCAA.