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Post by grayman on Sept 24, 2024 9:37:09 GMT -8
Here we go
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Post by jimbeav on Sept 24, 2024 10:35:56 GMT -8
Claiming those fees always seemed hinky to me.
The contract is done. It's over. We chose not to renew. During the contract, we didn't poach anybody. Now it's over, and we're free to do what we want.
Obviously it's all in the specific contract language, but if we're going to court then I have to assume we have a strong case.
Hopefully this ends quickly. Would be worth throwing a small settlement their way, like 1 mil per team, to get this closed out quickly. Then all sides could claim a victory...
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Post by bennyskid on Sept 24, 2024 10:58:12 GMT -8
I'm not a lawyer, but I've chaired a couple industry association committees and the lawyers drilled this into me. Just by meeting together at all, my association was 90% of the way to an antitrust violation. Every meeting a lawyer or I would read the list of things we absolutely could not talk about - and it was a very long list. What is true for a meeting of manufacturers is going to be true for a meeting of athletic departments.
I expect the MWC to swiftly (by legal standard) settle. There are too many paths to disaster for them here. Besides this lawsuit, the departing members can bring their own complaints (in five different states), or we can recruit a couple more schools and dissolve the conference altogether. Everyone would benefit from a reasonable settlement.
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Post by bigorangebeaver on Sept 24, 2024 16:09:32 GMT -8
"Besides this lawsuit, the departing members can bring their own complaints (in five different states)..."
Fun for everyone! 
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Sept 24, 2024 16:49:50 GMT -8
"Besides this lawsuit, the departing members can bring their own complaints (in five different states)..."
Fun for everyone! Five would include UNLV. Only four states at the moment, but five different counties: Ada, Cache, Fresno, Larimer, and San Diego Counties. I am personally kind of curious as to why they would not sue in Fresno, Larimer, or San Diego County, because they theoretically could defeat diversity there. Ada and Cache would probably not pan out right. I have to believe that the law is better for the Pac-12 in California than Colorado, so that makes sense. But why the Northern District of California? Why not sue in Fresno or San Diego? Is it to keep costs down? That seems like a very dumb reason. It seems like an especially dumb reason, because San Jose State is int he Northern District. Unless San Jose State is next? That might make some sense. Curious. |
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