Quote Originally Posted by Dawgowar View Post
So the defense is "We cheat. Profit from it. Fire the no good scoundrel coach and act shocked. Then the NCAA takes 9 over 3?"

I do not think they grasp this process or reality.
Not only that, but the firing had 0 to do with the NCAA investigation or them being accountable, and the NCAA knows that. They're not going to say, 'Well, your defense is based on the morals of your HC, who you just fired for personal misconduct. Great, that wraps things up nicely!'

This hurts OM's defense, it does not help them in any way. Not only did they not fire Freeze because of what he did in regard to the NCAA investigation, they also just lost most of their defense to the allegations. It is a double whammy. Their defense now has been whittled down to, 'The coach we just fired for violating the moral cause in his contract would not do these immoral things you have alleged.'