Honestly no one outside of the posters on these boards care, but would be appreciated if a reporter asked Mullin point blank what his status is for next year. Would like to see if Mullin answers with "we believe".
Why? You wouldn't believe whatever answer he gave anyway and as Moose has said certainly understandable.
To repeat, a partial qualifier HAS met the requirements for eligibility but in essence the NCAA does not believe the work could have been done as provided but has no tangible proof to discount any classes, as with Sampson, etc. in Lavin's first year when they went to the bogus summer/prep school or whatever it was and the NCAA had some type of concrete evidence to NOT accept credits therefore rendering them ineligible, not declare them a PQ. At this point, SJU has to be satisfied that LoVett's first year work in college renders him eligible as with any player and should the NCAA suspect otherwise they would launch an investigation a la what North Carolina has been going through for the last 17 years. Lovett's decisions aside, if he does the work he plays, barring an NCAA investigation.
As to the lying aspect, I look on this much differently than you guys and maybe because negotiating is a significant part of what I do for a living. In my mind, and this is all pure opinion, SJU believed Lovett did the work and was getting screwed. They then devised a strategy that threatened litigation, which again I am pretty sure but not positive can only come from Lovett, not the school. They then went to the NCAA and inquired if the NCAA may reconsider after the 1st semester grades came out. To further attempt to put pressure on the NCAA they leaked that info to the media. To me it was all a bluff and the NCAA called it; no result, but worth the try; nothing was lost, Lovett wasn't playing anyway. As for really suing, the NCAA could tie the case up easily until the season was over so realistically we only had the bluff to play. I may be way off, way off but that is what I believe happened. They took a shot, threatening litigation and using the media to their advantage - didn't work.
