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I don't know who that is directed to or what it means but below is what I posted earlier today on the Vanderbilt Rivals message board: I have seen rumors all over the internet about the situation with Daniel McGugin at MBA including on this board. I wanted to stop by and give you some details on the situation to clear up some things as his name has been unjustly dragged through the mud due to misinformation and speculation. Daniel McGugin could get fired as early as this afternoon and he has already come very close to being fired yesterday. However, if that were to happen, the firing would be because of an MBA donor named Bill Wilson that has essentially been holding the school hostage due to a grudge against Coach McGugin dating a few years back. Wilson is one of the biggest money donors to MBA and is throwing all his weight behind the firing. As to the fireable offense. The instance dates back to 2008 when a family received money from the MBA community to help with tuition. This happens all the time at numerous institutions and it was not some illicit scheme concocted by the head coach. The TSSAA has been consulted on multiple occasions this week to look into the legality of the issue and to see if there were any infractions. They have repeatedly responded that there were no rules broken and that Coach McGugin and MBA are not in violation of any TSSAA regulations. Any action taken on Coach McGugin at this point would be based strictly on pressure from the big money folks at MBA, namely Wilson. The decision lies in the hands of Headmaster Brad Gioia. Though I do support Coach McGugin, I'm not going to cloud this post with all of the reasons why. I just wanted to add some transparency to what is going on behind the scenes so that the rumor mill doesn't misrepresent what is happening and the driving forces behind it. I am not hiding behind any username or message board alias. My name is Barton Simmons. I am a 2000 graduate of MBA and have close friends and family throughout the MBA program including Coach McGugin. The above information is fact.

The TSSAA has been called multiple times this week by MBA to clarify if any TSSAA rules have been broken and each time the TSSAA confirmed that there have been none. So regardless of what happens at MBA or with the head coaching position, there will be zero penalties because there were no rules broken. Unlike most of the things posted on this board. That is a FACT.