I have been away for a few weeks and haven't been able to read or post on here. Now that I am back and the world seems to have imploded, I will throw in my two cents.
First and foremost, I do not believe that a first year coach should be canned based on the results of his first year. I believe that a coach should be given three years at least to get his system and his players in place. So ... I don't think the record this year, as bad and as frustrating as it was, should get Goff fired.
HOWEVER, if the NCAA violations actually did happen, and if even half of what has been said on here and in the open letter to Greg Byrne is accurate, Goff needs to find something else to do. I will be honest and admit that I was not aware that the NCAA had changed the rule about reducing or eliminating a scholly. Whether I knew it or not is irrelevant. Goff is the head coach at an SEC school. Any head coach at an SEC school has got to know the rules and follow them. Even though the NCAA rule book is about as easy to understand as Chinese math, there is no excuse. Before taking any action regarding players or prospects, a coach must know the rules. If he or she doesn't, that's why we have a compliance staff. I'm sure that any coach at UA can walk into the compliance staff offices at any time and ask questions. If the compliance staff doesn't know the answers, I'm sure they can get the answers within a matter of hours. That is why they exist.
I don't know what is going to happen, nor does anyone else on here. Although bill Battle was the AD who hired Goff, according to a column by Cecil Hurt that appeared in the Tuscaloosa News a few weeks back, one of his "advisors" in making the hire was Greg Byrne. I don't know if that fact will save Goff if the recent reports are accurate. What I do know is this: UA and the athletic department need to conduct a full and complete investigation and, if the reports are true, a change needs to be made. If the reports are not accurate, the truth needs to be publicly dessiminated and we need to move forward.