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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1342216, member: 40"] That's how I read the sanction, too. But the loophole appears to be that the penalties go into temporary deferrment during the appeal process, which could drag out into June / July. And now that we have two open vacancies for next year, there is nothing to prevent us from filling one of those open roster spots--AGAIN, if the penalties are temporarily suspended during the appeals process. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. There is no doubt in my mind that the NCAA specifically phrased that particular sanction in an attempt to prevent us from landing another highly touted recruit [in this case, Bryant]. Zero doubt, given how it was phrased. But the appeals process might work against the intent of the sanction in that regard. By the time the appeal is resolved, we could have Bryant also on LOI, and then defer the penalty to 2016-2017. [/QUOTE]