re: Updated with more info: Mel Tucker responds to the allegations

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I think it’s pretty obvious they are using this as an excuse to fire him. While I doubt they set him up or anything, I think it’s clear that wanted to the allegations to be true so they could get out of a really bad contract.

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MSU saw this as a golden opportunity to fire an underperforming coach and not have to pay the full cost of his buyout. They 1000% know the actual facts of this “incident” do not fully match up with the context in which they are being portrayed by this woman and the media. They also fully expect to be sued by Tucker. The strategy is to NEVER let this matter get anywhere close to a trial. Rather they intend to try to settle the litigation at a much lower cost than the full cost of Tucker’s contractual buyout. In fact, I expect they already have a settlement figure in mind and will soon make an offer to Tucker, if they haven’t already. If/when settlement happens MSU will consider that a success because they got rid of a coach they don’t want at a “discount”.

Anyone who believes otherwise is either not paying attention or incredibly naive.

Tucker committed the a cardinal sin of major college football coaching. No, not pounding his pud while on the phone with some grifter….Losing