https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ources-say

Over 200 violations (18 Level I) occurred under Jeremy Pruitt, who also received a heavy show-cause penalty. The school received an $8 million fine and a reduction in 28 scholarships, but was not hit with any bowl ban.

The $8 million is the largest fine for an infractions case.

It implies they can get away with anything ---NEVER FEAR WE WONT BAN YOU--no matter what you do

As I've noted previously: Thank goodness this was not Memphis.

Hey, they weren't relevant for a long time. Had to do something. Step up the cheating.

...I figure at this point, bowls are so 'locked in' and needing teams (read: fans) in their games that the NCAA may not even use that as 'punishment' anymore...

...now, they COULD note that any monies received by a bowl appearance are to go to the NCAA, which could get interesting if a team made the playoffs under that condition... (insert money emoji here)

Tennessee gets in trouble for doing what is considered legal now in the era of NIL.

(07-14-2023 08:30 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Hey, they weren't relevant for a long time. Had to do something. Step up the cheating.

Doesn't bode well for Pruitt ever getting another job. He got caught cheating at a historic level, yet still was a sub-.500 coach. Cheaters get rehired as long as they win. Cheating AND losing? Doubt he ever gets another HC job in FBS.

I had a few beers yesterday with a very good friend who is a huge Tennessee Vol fan. I purposely did not mention the Pruitt fiasco — curious as to if he would instead (my buddy, to his credit, does a good job of being constructively critical of UT sports).

He didn't mention it.

Regarding my friend's silence — and to use a term JRSec recently deployed in a post regarding Yormark and possible Big 12 expansion: "telling"

The way I see it, a resurgent, top 10 level Tennessee is good for college football. A bowl-ban would have knee-capped last year's resurgence, so I am glad they got punished with something they have plenty of - money.