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[QUOTE="MemphisBlues, post: 4394358, member: 2541"]
It's my understanding that the Memphis lawyers argued that this is like the North Carolina case. There classes were available to all students and so there was no special benefit to the athletes. Penny was a well-known Memphis philanthropist during and before he became a high school coach. When he paid for James wiseman's moving expenses it was the first year of Tubby Smith's 5-year contract at Memphis. There was no indication that tubby was going to be fired in 2 years and so Penny's payment of wiseman's expenses was unconnected to Memphis or college basketball. In addition, Penny gave money to variety of different organizations and people. Getting money from penny wasn't simply about basketball. Like the North Carolina classes which weren't limited to athletes but available to all students. Hence it wasn't a violation of college rules . wanted James Wiseman on his high school team. The High School Authority in Tennessee, the tssaa, has already found that this was a violation of high school rules.
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