UTe just put themselves in an untenable position, and Karma is grinning ear to ear.
They fired Pruitt, claiming it’s for cause, in a clear attempt to avoid the buyout. Trouble is, that removed any incentive he had to keep his mouth shut. He will tell what he knows (which I’m sure is way more than UTe wants in the public domain), or UTe will pay the man.
Compounding the problem is that they fired Fulmer at the same time. Anybody who buys the administration line that Fulmer’s ”resignation” is unrelated to the internal investigation, also believes that OJ really didn’t do it, and that Mark Emmert Is competent.
Think Pruitt might know a few of UTe / Fulmer’s skeletons? So now, Pruitt sues for at least improper termination, and maybe defamation of character on top of that.
So if after firing Fulmer, and trumpeting that Pruitt’s firing is “for cause,” they negotiate a settlement to either claim, it looks like hush money. If they don’t pay him, the suit progresses with something the NCAA doesn’t have....subpoena power and testimony under penalty of perjury.
So which will be more expensive: Pruitt’s buyout, or the fallout from fighting it?
These guys are playing a game of 3-D chess with a mindset more suited to Tunk with half the deck wild. Not that that’s news to anybody here.
I think there are lots more episodes to this series.
