It's impossible to read him right. He does nothing but spin, spin, spin. He'll start out with "we're just talking tattoos" even though he fully understands that there are much more serious charges that the NCAA is worried about. Then it's blame the sleazy lawyer, criminal tattoo guy, disgruntled former players, Sports Illustrated, etc....never blame Pryor or Tress. There was of course no cover up, Tress was protecting the investigation! Or the funniest spin ever - Tress was performing his own investigation before informing the compliance office. If you finally back b00bie into a corner, then he'll just claim that USC, Bama, Oregon are all worse...or that it's the NCAA's fault...or that the rules are just stupid. Rinse and repeat...
He's the ultimate apologist.