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Message: [QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 327305, member: 683"] Could they just be taking a page from the USC playbook to minimize the impact of the sanctions? Appeal and self-implement some of the punishments (scholarship reductions) and delay others (bowl bans). They could retain bowl eligibility while it is negotiated/litigated AND while they still have a strong group of players. Accept the bowl ban later on when they might not have enough wins anyway, but they can tell future recruits that they'll be back in the bowl picture by the time they get to be upperclassmen. Not sure how the vacated wins fits into the picture - seems to be a big deal to the Peds, but seems more like a bargaining chip they could give in on to lessen other punishments. [/QUOTE]