Vols' VIP Status May Be a Major Violation
The Bylaw Blog (reminder: not officially affiliated with the NCAA, just a knowledgeable writer) points out that, depending on how far back the VIP status at the site of last night's brawl goes and how many times players used it, Tennessee could be looking at a major NCAA violation here. The school will likely have to figure out which players got their cover charges waived and how many times it happened for each, and then multiply that by the dollar amount of the cover charge to come up with a grand total of benefits received.
It will be an estimate, of course, because I highly doubt the bar keeps a log of all of its patrons. It's still a nightmare for the UT compliance office though.
Also, the Bylaw Blog wrote up a full explanation of why Dillon Baxter is unlikely to get in trouble with the NCAA cops.
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So should UT hire people to monitor their players at all times to ensure someone off campus isn’t giving them benefits the school has no control over?
Not that I am a UT fan but why would does the school have to get in trouble for something like this?
Because the NCAA has unreasonable expectations for what it thinks programs should do to monitor their players.
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If the "VIP" privileges were as wide-spread and long-running...
As some sources indicated they may be, somebody knew about it. Not the AD, not Fulmer/Kiffin/Dooley, not the coordinators, but likely a lower-level assistant or a GA who reports to a lower-level assistant. Considering how quick the bar owner was to pipe up about the “VIP treatment” (that’s going to bite her in the ass later), it doesn’t appear that it was a huge secret that this was going on.
Not saying that UT admins were “in on it”, but if this isn’t an isolated incident, and it truly did involve as many players as indicated, then the Vols may not have a “we didn’t know” foot to stand on… because it sounds like the chain of command broke down.
Here’s another thing to think about. USC is screaming bloody murder that they’ve been singled out and punitively punished. The NCAA just may be willing to throw somebody else under the bus to quiet the rabble.
That would be rich
Kiffin’s whining at Southern Cal ends up with Tennessee facing trouble with the NCAA. Again: Lane, don’t ever change.
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