We have the hammer, but Donna is a politician. I think both her and Emmert know that if we dont get anymore sanctions, Ohio Taint, UNC, USC, UCF, Boise St, etc will probably think about legal action as well. Unless USC can get those documents unsealed, they might be the only one who has a legitimate case, as the others went through the process and didnt have any fraud committed against them.
But, people tend to forget we have already had some punishments. 2 post seasons in a row, which is an extra 3-4 weeks of practice time each year. Not to mention the black cloud that has been hanging over our Athletic Programs for the last 2 years. We wont skate, but compared to what it couldve been, we'll probably be treading through a couple of inches of snow with LL Beans brand new snow shoes on and a cold bud light in our hand.
Exactly. I'm not expecting us to get nothing. What I am absolutely expecting is that we should not get anything more than Ohio Taint or UNC got. The NCAA would be smart to work something out with UM even if it's behind the scenes where both parties can come to an agreement on the additional penalties.
Let's not lose track of the fact that these fraudulent unscrupulous incompetent "investigators" have already had us on probation for 2 years while they were committing their misdeeds. How much extra time did they waste during this witch hunt f#cking around with stuff that they shouldn't have been f#cking around with? All that time was time that this mess could have been behind us, and we could have been recovering from the witch hunt.
Dapper seems like a nice guy, who is very knowledgeable, and I admittedly don't have his knowledge of the inner workings and processes of the NCAA machine. However, I've got 20 years of real legal experience studying and participating in settlement negotiations. I can assure you men from my vast experience that the party with the hammer calls the shots.
This case went from the NCAA holding all the cards and us having to suck their d#ck and quietly eat sh#t to us now having the hammer. You can see that very clearly if you know how to read the tea leaves. President Shalala's public statement was an alpha move. A move by a hammer holder. She made no such statements throughout this entire sickening foot-dragging witch hunt. Suddenly, she's making strong public statements. Read the tea leaves, men. The tide has turned on this one.
This case is ripe for a back room deal. Of course, the parties can agree as part of that settlement that they will go through the whole sham of the NOA and the next step of the COI hearing. But the NCAA would be wise to tread carefully here. Their entire organization can be blow to sh#t, and a LOT of people can lose their cash cow if they push UM here.
They don't want another lawsuit where they are made a mockery of. Trust me. How is it going to play in the court of public opinion that an organization that clearly lost institutional control is trying to penalize UM for the same thing?
