Not sure what you mean that you lost what I quoted from you. I quoted the statement that said that "This could be some sort of agreement. Martin/Smith say they're going to go public with "abuse" if U of I fights the claim. NCAA comes calling, U of I says they won't contest it to keep everything quiet and avoid bad press. "
What kind of agreement do you mean? With who? You then went on to say that "people settle so they don't have to admit anything." Settle with who? You made both statement with respect to Mark Smith and Martin/Smith. You clearly imply that we made an agreement with somebody and settled so we don't have to admit anything. With who?
The NCAA already decided against us IF anyone believes the "abuse" story. If Smith did accuse of "abusive" behavior (which is what people explicitly said) that is already a filed and decided case. The NCAA has already decided on the case against us.
Well, you don't actually know that, as is often the case with NCAA decisions. Like the Thorne decision, we just scratch our heads and wonder what their logic is.
The NCAA doesn't have to give a reason. And they often don't because they like to operate in the dark as much as possible.
And I didn't mean to imply anything because I really don't know what was going on. I was merely trying to suppose how things might have gone if there was an allegation of "abuse" by Smith that got us to this point, which is him getting a waiver with the apparent help of U of I.
Yes, I used the word "settle" which in this context I meant to be stand down. Don't admit to wrong doing, but also dont' stand in the way or object to the waiver.
"We've investigated this on our own. Our investigations tells us that no one in our program did anything inappropriate. The Smith's believe different. If the NCAA wants to grant this waiver, we won't object."
Smith and Martin have nothing to lose. We have more to lose. It's certainly in our interest to allow this to pass without a public airing of Smith's complaints.
Btw, don't we have "agreements" all the time when guys leave programs early? Do you really believe the coachspeak and playerspeak that occurs when guys leave? While this is a bigger deal, it's of the same nature.