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OT: Schiano was just one signature away from being UT's next coach
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He is better off. I think things will get worse with Fulmer as AD. Will meddle too much.
True. Fat Phil's ego is a problem. Schiano would have been setting himself and his family up pretty nicely with that contract though. Also, Schiano is no wallflower.
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He still has to get some kind of payout if his lawyers press. Especially with ad fired and now can say yes i promised him the job
don't disagree with your take on phil, but if schiano had signed, phil probably wouldn't be there.
Remember that he had already been named as a special advisor to the University of Tennessee president on June 20, 2017. He had a keen interest in the succession and would have been more than just lurking by the pres' side even if he had not been named AD.
I would begin with the notion that they owe him 20 million plus. Fing AD has to learn what signing his name means.
There are varying views on whether the lack of signatures invalidates it. Yahoo is giving the UTk spin. Not sure it's accurate. UT is a combo of Msu lou anna and the Mustard Bros.
Schiano and his attorneys will argue the MOA was a legally binding document regardless of the two missing signatures.
TN and their attorneys will argue the MOA was not binding without all signatures.
So, who will make the ultimate decision? A judge or a jury? This is where Schiano gets screwed (again).
What are the chances of finding a judge/jury of folks in TN that are sympathetic to that "child rape enabler"????? I can easily see a defendant's verdict.
Will they settle? Certainly, but probably for far less than $20 million and I don't think Schiano will want to take his chances of getting a big fat ZERO from a TN jury.
There are varying views on whether the lack of signatures invalidates it. Yahoo is giving the UTk spin. Not sure it's accurate. UT is a combo of Msu lou anna and the Mustard Bros.
wonder what he gets in expectation damages
Tennessee is like most big corporations if it comes down to it they will settle.
IF he's not an idiot, he will have to admit that his expectations were that he would be treated terribly by the fans.
This is a case involving interpretation of a contract signed by 2 parties. The basic rules of contract are fairly easy. I could see a judge deciding this case without it ever getting to the jury. The language is fairly clear.
The termination language is not limited that I saw to some future date.
My hope is that he goes after mcqueary and gets all of his money and gives it all to charity
Tell me, Pink, does the AD have apparent authority to bind the University? Pretty sure he does. Moreover, he is spending the Athletic department's money, right?
I am reading that if all those signatures are required to bind UT, then it has to say so on the face of the document. It does not say that. Not claiming i know the law, but I expect there is enough question to exist that a settlement will result.
In the end, a contract is simply an agreement the law will enforce. An MOU is not an agreement to agree at a later date--it is an agreement, with terms which bind both parties.
I think you might be surprised.
I am reading that if all those signatures are required to bind UT, then it has to say so on the face of the document. It does not say that. Not claiming i know the law, but I expect there is enough question to exist that a settlement will result.
In the end, a contract is simply an agreement the law will enforce. An MOU is not an agreement to agree at a later date--it is an agreement, with terms which bind both parties.
I think you might be surprised.
They have 4 signature lines.
Most likely AD has signature authority only for items below a certain amount. This deal obviously exceeded that.
It would be clear in UT's policy manuals.
UT contract policy requires an officer of the university to sign something like this. https://universitytennessee.policytech.com/dotNet/documents/?docid=66
I trust Forbes:
Why Schiano may receive millions from Tenn
Thus, the key question is whether Currie's signature is sufficient, under the law, to bind Tennessee to the terms of the MOU, creating an opportunity for Schiano to receive a serious windfall. One would presume that Currie, as athletics director, had the ability to bind the university to such a contract, and a court of law may be stuck with determining whether university policy on the matter, which may require others' signatures, is relevant to the enforceability of the document.
Why Schiano may receive millions from Tenn
Thus, the key question is whether Currie's signature is sufficient, under the law, to bind Tennessee to the terms of the MOU, creating an opportunity for Schiano to receive a serious windfall. One would presume that Currie, as athletics director, had the ability to bind the university to such a contract, and a court of law may be stuck with determining whether university policy on the matter, which may require others' signatures, is relevant to the enforceability of the document.
but their policy isn't law, particularly if the LOI doesn't specifically reference the policy. Contract law will be what matters, not any in-house policy.
Yes, we know that. We all went to college. At this point you're just repeating yourself.
Suppose Tennessee's AD signed a contract selling you Neyland Stadium for $5.... Would you really think it was valid?
Would anyone?
Would anyone?
Seriously, that may be the worst analogy I've ever seen.
seems like Schiano signed the contract in good faith. Also seems like U of Tenn is trying to poison the jury pool/play PR games
If Schiano wins this lawsuit, the tennessee OUTRAGED. mob should go after clay travis the way he convinced them to go after Schiano.
PAINT. THE. ROCK.
mob should go after clay travis the way he convinced them to go after Schiano.PAINT. THE. ROCK.
Would anyone assume the Tennessee AD had the authority to sign a football coach? Yes. Yes they would.
The same fan base that told us Shoop was better off with Jones than Franklin are lecturing us on dumb people...ironic.
I'd LOVE for GS to take every nickel McQ has and leave him living under a bridge.
Easy come, easy go.
What Coach Schiano does with the money is entirely up to him. You would think McQ would donate to charity, except he had more pressing needs, with ex-wives, bookmakers, and lawyers lined up down the block.
