If true, why wouldn't they just wait until after the game? Makes no sense to release them a day or two before the game. WTF? Why didn't they just release it 2wks ago.....unless it's so massive they finished the final writing of the penalties and summary of the case last night.....it's possible.
Why would the COI care?
I will be surprised if it comes out tomorrow just because I would think a lot of the people involved wouldn't be available for the final approvals (and I would have thought they'd take the full 12 weeks just because of the size of the case and it being the first real test of the matrix), but maybe they got approvals last week and it's the lawyers just proofing everything one last time before the Committee chair releases it.
I think all the people speculating that they were going to take the egg bowl into account one way or another were thinking the COI members care a lot more than they do. They are probably very concerned about this case because it's massive and the first major case applying the sanctions matrix, but I doubt they are particularly concerned about any particular impact to Ole Miss as far as affecting players before games or inflaming tensions with MSU or impacting Ole Miss's coaching search.
The only caveat I would have is that maybe publishing the supposedly confidential information regarding the hearing time, location, and members pissed off some of the COI members. Or maybe they were particularly bothered by UM publicizing Leo Lewis's name and essentially retaliating for him cooperating with the NCAA.