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Major or Not? Tennessee’s Cover Charge Violation

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The bylawblog has an interesting post regarding the potential seriousness of the "cover charge" violations. Money line: "Statements from the bar owner like the fact that 'all' of the UT student-athletes visited the bar and at least some were on a first-name basis with the owner (meaning they were presumably regulars) means the total value of the benefits could be up into the thousands of dollars even if the benefit was only $2 to $5 a pop. The key issue will be time and how far back UT can find evidence of the extra benefits." Pretty interesting especially after reading the co-owners statement. It's pretty clear that "VIP treatment" wasn't a one shot deal, but a regular occurrence. If we're talking cover charges and drinks, then obviously there's not going to be a paper trail. But as we all know, the NCAA COI doesn't need no stinkin' paper trail.