As the stories continue to leak from Columbus, Ohio, Bruce Pearl’s barbecue is starting to look like a Boy Scout meeting.
Can’t you just picture Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton sitting down to write a letter to THE Ohio State University, which has pitched a tent in the NCAA crosshairs?
Maybe it would go something like this (and don’t you know it would be on one of those stationery pads with something like “From the Happy Desk of Mike Hamilton” in orange ink across the top):
Dear Gordon Gee, Gene Smith and Jim Tressel:
Know that our sympathies are with you in this time of unrest and uncertainty. Know also that we here at the University of Tennessee and the officials and representatives of universities from Los Angeles to Auburn to Gainesville to Eugene, Ore., greatly appreciate the sacrifices you have made for college athletics and your willingness to face adversity.