I agree. Bad publicity is the only thing that can combat seeming lack of $ on the kid's front and Vag Tech's non-SEC status on the power front.
My original point was that this kid is from Statesville, NC. That's really like 125+ miles from Blacksburg but I'm splitting hairs. Coastal Carolina is like 200 miles even from Statesville. Sooooo the NCAA might* have some ground to stand on IF they were remotely a historically honorable and fair outfit.
That said, once the kid proved that his mom actually had a brain tumor then you just rubberstamp the waiver. But these are cretins and frauds in power.