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SeattleUte · 01-03-2010, 04:32 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4790586

Archaea · 01-03-2010, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4790586

Not very interesting. People dependent upon university to send money are making nuanced responses via tainted outlet. Not very impressive.

ESPN through Craig James has unclean hands.

SeattleUte · 01-04-2010, 02:13 AM

Now, in addition to the team physician and trainer, a bunch of players are siding with Adam James (link to the stories are on top of the videos).

Texas Tech players describe a different side of fired coach Mike Leach - ESPN Dallas

No, I wouldn't take this on a contingent fee. In addition to liability being hotly contested (I think a bunch of players coming out on James' side is big trouble for Leach, just like in any employement case where the co-employees side with management), it looks like his buy out is only $1.6 million discounted to present value over four years ($400K per annum). It's a little upside case that would be expensive to litigate and risky.

Cali Coug · 01-04-2010, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Now, in addition to the team physician and trainer, a bunch of players are siding with Adam James (link to the stories are on top of the videos).

Texas Tech players describe a different side of fired coach Mike Leach - ESPN Dallas

No, I wouldn't take this on a contingent fee. In addition to liability being hotly contested (I think a bunch of players coming out on James' side is big trouble for Leach, just like in any employement case where the co-employees side with management), it looks like his buy out is only $1.6 million discounted to present value over four years ($400K per annum). It's a little upside case that would be expensive to litigate and risky.

It isn't going to litigate. It will settle. I would bet it settles within a year too. After the AD is fired.

MikeWaters · 01-04-2010, 04:38 AM

These coaching contract disputes almost never take long to settle. I think most observers would be surprised if Leach doesn't get the full amount he was owed if fired for football reasons.

There have been about three or four players who have said good riddance. It would probably be hard to find a single college football coach in America who didn't have three or four players mad at him. I think it is important to note that not a single other allegation of player abuse has emerged. There is no pattern here.

This is the TT admin, the James family and ESPN trying to build a case.

Was Leach pissy, ornery, cantakerous and impatient? Sounds like it. Then you have blue-state morons like SU trying to turn this into crimes against humanity.

01-03-2010, 04:32 AM	#21
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4790586 __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

01-04-2010, 02:13 AM	#23
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Now, in addition to the team physician and trainer, a bunch of players are siding with Adam James (link to the stories are on top of the videos). Texas Tech players describe a different side of fired coach Mike Leach - ESPN Dallas No, I wouldn't take this on a contingent fee. In addition to liability being hotly contested (I think a bunch of players coming out on James' side is big trouble for Leach, just like in any employement case where the co-employees side with management), it looks like his buy out is only $1.6 million discounted to present value over four years ($400K per annum). It's a little upside case that would be expensive to litigate and risky. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

01-04-2010, 04:38 AM	#25
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	These coaching contract disputes almost never take long to settle. I think most observers would be surprised if Leach doesn't get the full amount he was owed if fired for football reasons. There have been about three or four players who have said good riddance. It would probably be hard to find a single college football coach in America who didn't have three or four players mad at him. I think it is important to note that not a single other allegation of player abuse has emerged. There is no pattern here. This is the TT admin, the James family and ESPN trying to build a case. Was Leach pissy, ornery, cantakerous and impatient? Sounds like it. Then you have blue-state morons like SU trying to turn this into crimes against humanity.