From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   Tennessee got hit with an $8 million fine by the NCAA, plus half of the money   
   the SEC got from the 2020 Gator Bowl, for the whole "payments by Jeremy Pruitt   
   and his wife" thing.   
      
   The fine is in place of a postseason ban; the NCAA's reasoning is, "In light   
   of Tennessee’s exemplary cooperation, the panel declines to prescribe a   
   postseason competition ban, which would impact a significant number of   
   student-athletes who were not    
   involved in violations." Translation: "We're tired of everybody whining,   
   'You're punishing innocent athletes for something that was done by a coach who   
   isn't even there any more!' "   
      
   Tennessee also lost 16 scholarships spread out over the next five years (in   
   addition to the 12 it voluntarily gave up over the previous two years), plus a   
   bunch of recruiting restrictions, and OMG THEY HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THEIR 2020   
   GATOR BOWL BANNER HOW    
   WILL THE SCHOOL EVER LIVE THIS DOWN?   
      
   Speaking of Pruitt, he got a six-year show-cause order, and any college that   
   does hire him has to sit him for an entire season, and by "sit," that means he   
   can't be in the stadium, and cannot be in contact with any coaches or players.   
      
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