This is why I don’t think Chip Kelly will be hired at Florida, or Tennessee.
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> > Date: November 13, 2017 at 10:14:24 AM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] Programs may be salivating over Chip Kelly, but there > are obstacles to his return - CBSSports.com > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/programs-may-be-salivating-over-chip-kelly-but-there-are-obstacles-to-his-return/ > > Programs may be salivating over Chip Kelly, but there are obstacles to his > return > By Dennis Dodd Oct 4, 2017 > Chip Kelly's near-term college job prospects dimmed last week. > > Never mind the former Oregon coach may not formally be looking while working > in an ESPN studio this season. In a lot of people's minds, Kelly is the best > coach not to be on a sideline. > > In fact, his name surfaced this week as a possible replacement for Butch > Jones at Tennessee. > > But if and when he returns to college, Kelly would come with newly defined > baggage thanks to the ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball > revealed last week. > > It has been almost 4½ years since Kelly was sanctioned by the NCAA after he > had left for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was slapped with "failure to > monitor" in the infamous Will Lyles affair. Even worse, Kelly was handed an > 18-month show-cause penalty -- basically in abstentia -- after he went to the > NFL. > > Oregon was accused of paying $25,000 to Lyles, a shadowy 7-on-7 coach, in > exchange for his guiding players to the Ducks. Lyles admitted as much. > > That's basically evidence of the same third-party influence Adidas was > accused of engaging in by the FBI by paying college basketball assistants to > influence players to sign with the shoe giant. > > While that sort of college basketball culture has been entrenched for > decades, the NCAA is desperately trying to keep it from filtering into > football. The Lyles case is the biggest and one of the few public examples > that 7-on-7 is becoming the football version of AAU basketball. You know, > backroom deals being struck with prospects' handlers, cutting the high school > coach further and further out of the loop. > > "I look back at it now, and [Oregon] paid for what they saw as my access and > influence with recruits," Lyles told Yahoo Sports earlier this decade. "The > service I provided went beyond what a scouting service should. … I made a > mistake, and I'm big enough of a man to admit I was wrong." > > The FBI's college basketball investigation has at least put the fear of God > into college athletics. The under-the-table shoe deals have reportedly slowed > considerably for the moment. > > The fallout, though, awaits. At best, Kelly might be a test case to how > scared college administrators are of the FBI banging on their doors. At > worst, guys like Kelly -- no matter how talented -- might have problems > finding work as a new normal settles over compliance departments. > > One FBS compliance director suggested any president considering hiring a > coach with a show-cause "go to bat for him. You gotta understand, no matter > what you hired him for, he may have restrictions." > > Kelly's show-cause expired in late 2014. But the fact that he has such a > sanction on his record is troubling in this new normal. > > The show-cause is considered the NCAA's scarlet letter. If a school hires a > coach saddled with such a label, NCAA penalties can follow the accused to his > new place of work. > > How that looks for a sitting coach is a bit murkier. Indiana fired basketball > coach Kelvin Sampson after he was found to have made improper calls to > recruits for a second time. The NCAA rules have since been changed so that > sort of conduct wouldn't be a violation today. > > Sampson currently coaches at Houston. > > Florida Atlantic officials are looking into how such a show-cause penalty > might affect defensive coordinator Chris Kiffin's ability to do his job. Lane > KIffin's brother has been accused by both Ole Miss and the NCAA of violations > during his time with Rebels. > > One source said Chris Kiffin has been "forthcoming" when questioned by FAU > officials. > > Kelly would likely have to face similar questions if and when he got back > into college coaching. > > In four NFL seasons with two teams, Kelly went 28-35. While a return to the > pros doesn't seem imminent, his college coaching rep remains burnished. > > > > > Woody > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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