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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5433338, member: 622"] Like you, I like the intent of the proposal. History shows that certain schools will not abide by any rules or laws that may hinder their success. Unless there are serious teeth with the will and the bite to enforce the rules, you've merely provided more Byzantine paperwork to pretend to abide by the rules. UNC has no classes for decades, besmirching the Dean Smith record. Alabama and Auburn have never not paid players, much the same for the SEC. If Big State U had a violation, the NCAA looks the other way and then gets tough on a minor infraction at Directional State U or a private university. Unless there is a disinterested third party who will force the issues (like a good baseball or football commissioner) or a government that can make everyone play well with others, you have the same system under a new guise. It makes sense for every major school to opt in, but only if it is as strong as intended. I think Sankey sees the writing on the wall but with Tennessee's legislature, I am not sure they agree. As stated in another post, if you can get each state legislature to agree, then you'd have a chance. Your suggestion for Tennessee to opt out is a possible outcome. However, I think the legislature's action indicates otherwise. Recall how the PA administration was willing to fight for JoePa's criminal concealment of child s e x ual assault, think this on steroids unless Tennessee can drag in a large number of others to opt out. These are just my assessments with what little we have at the moment. I am sure this issue is much further along by now and more developed. Don't forget I also thought ESPN and the ACC would not have to FSU's whims so this should be viewed as speculation. Good fodder for a fan site, we know too little to guess where it really is at this time or where it is going. [/QUOTE]

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