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I read online that Leach's contract called for him to receive an $800K bonus if either he was still their coach on 12/31/09 or if he coached a Bowl game (of the two of these, I think the latter makes more sense.) That is probably why he was fired today - though it can be argued that they may lose a lot more than the $800K they saved with this move if there's a lawsuit, which there probably will be.
You mean from Leach? The James' family probably won't sue as the issue has been resolved.
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OK, so now you're onto personal insults because you can't argue the merits.
Par for the course.
What merits? The post I responded to was dealing with detention:
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it doesn't matter whether it was the Superdome if he was locked into it and not allowed freedom to leave
Your comments, besides being one-sided and ignorant, were simply not relevant to the specific point involved.
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You have to love the lawyer pointing to an 8 nfoot ceiling and calling it a 20 foot ceiling, or pointing to the exhaust and calling it a fan.
Not to mention that the press room he went into had a closet to the left when you walked in, and in that interview the lawyer claimed that because the team doctor said the player should stand on the sidelines with sunglasses it was ok to put him in a dark room for 2 or 3 hours and not allow him to sit.
That and the coaches emails back up the fact that Leach was totally in the wrong.
What merits? The post I responded to was dealing with detention:
Your comments, besides being one-sided and ignorant, were simply not relevant to the specific point involved.
A strawman argument. The detention was of a player with a concussion. If that's not spelled out in each and every post by other posters, it doesn't mean that everyone just forgets about the reality of this case.
Regardless, people are making this more complicated than it is. The player had a concussion, he was locked in a dark room for 2 hours (according to Leach's lawyer) or 3 hours (according to James) and wasn't allowed to sit (all agreed that he wasn't allowed to sit. That's punishment, isn't it?
Upstater is spot on.
This is getting to be a clear case of blaming the victim.
We used to see it all the time (and still do) in rape cases. The ol' "Well, she shouldn't have been out at midnight wearing a mini skirt" defense.
Facts are facts, and no matter how you slice it, you don't lock a player with a concussion in a dark room for 2 hours. Anyone who defends this practice is certfiably insane. This is college football, not Gitmo folks.
A strawman argument. The detention was of a player with a concussion. If that's not spelled out in each and every post by other posters, it doesn't mean that everyone just forgets about the reality of this case.
He was in a locked room with a concussion.
It was not a strawman argument. It was a response specifically to the detention aspect of the discussion, and your response was irrelevant to that because your focus was on other aspects. When you realize that, I'll be here for your mea culpa.
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What do the Patriots do with players who can't practice?
When players can't practice due to injury, aren't they often required to attend the practice, nonetheless, and stay in a particular area? I know that I had such requirements beginning in Little League sports, all the way through college, and beyond.
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You mean from Leach? The James' family probably won't sue as the issue has been resolved.
No, I mean Leach is probably going to sue Texas Tech for wrongful termination or some other thing, and the school will probably spend more than $800K on legal fees and/or a settlement.
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Edit: Oh, now I get what can laughably be called your "reasoning". Had you said you were disputing Shmessy's version of the facts -- specifically on the matter of "locking" -- you might have a leg to stand on. However, you didn't, and hence you don't.
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