2019-Whenever Misc. Grab Bag Thread
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HeyKurtz
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Nope…said this still very big Vikings fan!
And dollars to doughnuts. this being the NFL, he's still going to struggle to get a head coaching job. Because, well ... you know why.
Just accelerates the death of the ACC.. I don't like what FSU did this summer but they should have been in.. so anyway.. the committee told us if you aren't SEC or B1G you don't count.. and the power 5 will be down to 2.. I shouldn't care but been a fan of the ACC for a long time and Sad to see what's happening.
Just returning the favor, man. I can't even count how many shivs Mr Wuf has sticking out of his back, all courtesy of the ACC of course.
Fayettenamcanesfan
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I got to know him really well over the last several years and this just terrible. He was the kindest man. I talked to him about a month or 2 ago and thought he was doing better, but cancer is a bitch.
Nine months from diagnosis? Just awful.
Florida State’s attorney has requested Board of Trustees approval to file legal action against the ACC and the Grant of Rights, per Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. Andrew Carter from the N&O noted the the Board approved the request and the suit will be filed in a Tallahassee Circuit Court. He summarized the claim as follows:
-that ACC’s exit fees, and GOR penalty, violates Florida antitrust law
-that GOR presents an unenforceable penalty
-breach of contract claim
-breach of fiduciary duty claim
Luke DeCock noted that, if successful, FSU may have to go independent for a few years, both the Big 10 and SEC say they're done. But I suspect that if FSU is successful, all bets are off, and the ACC in its current form will cease to exist. Carter also noted that FSU estimates the cost of exiting at $572 million.
-that ACC’s exit fees, and GOR penalty, violates Florida antitrust law
-that GOR presents an unenforceable penalty
-breach of contract claim
-breach of fiduciary duty claim
Luke DeCock noted that, if successful, FSU may have to go independent for a few years, both the Big 10 and SEC say they're done. But I suspect that if FSU is successful, all bets are off, and the ACC in its current form will cease to exist. Carter also noted that FSU estimates the cost of exiting at $572 million.
Yeah ... the only ones that are likely to benefit from this are the lawyers because if FSU could actually break the Grant of Rights, they'd have done it before now. There's a reason they're going solo on this. But hey. Knock yourselves out. If they do mange to blow up the ACC, then we're one step closer to a Big 2/Super League/College Pro League which is inevitable anyway.
LJG
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None of this was FL law when FSU signed the damned thing?
IIRC, Florida passed a bill changing their anti-trust statutes expressly to help FSU (or Miami) if they decided to leave the ACC. That part obviously won't pass muster on appeal, but it might be enough to get them out of the Tallahassee circuit. The real issues here are breach of contract and the breach of fiduciary duty claims. Those are intriguing, as I think you could make a case that the ACC mismanaged a pretty wide variety of things involving the establishment of their (not really a) network with ESPN, their most recent TV rights negotiations and the last two rounds of expansion. I'd love to see them sweat Swofford out on the witness stand. Pretty sure a LOT of conference members have questions for him, once he's under oath.
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That was an attempt to get out of the Tallahassee-based judge issue. A Florida circuit court judge is FAR more likely to ignore timing issues with those anti-trust statutes than a judge from basically any other circuit. But since there are real issues to examine on the breach of duty claims, as dismissive as most observers are ... I do think this deserves a day(week) in court.
Panthers and Charlotte FC owner David Tepper ended all debate about whether or not he really is a clueless dolt as a sports franchise owner by tossing a drink at heckling Jaguars fans as his inept Panthers muddled their way to a shutout loss on the road in Jacksonville ... to a middling Jags team playing their backup QB. Congrats Dave. With Dan Snyder having been catapulted into the sun, the NFL needed a new avatar of owner ineptitude. Good thing the people of Charlotte have his back ... wait.
sports.yahoo.com
Panthers owner David Tepper appears to throw drink toward Jaguars fans from luxury box during 26-0 Carolina loss
The Panthers did not immediately respond to the incident, which was recorded on video.
sports.yahoo.com
CanadaCanes
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It was almost like Michigan knew what play was coming at the end…
. I kid I kid!