Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXIII

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#5,176
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Where are my guys and what's going on in here? 1.Kyle Phillips days until we play football 2. Beer 3. Girls 4. Make fun of other teams that we hate 5. Off topic suggestion, damn lots of rain. 😄 I'm kidding I'm outa here again Go Vols. Carry on weirdos.
 
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RockyTop85 said:
The guy, not knowing he's being recorded, says "We sold Manning these drugs" and gives a very explicit and detailed account of how they were delivered. Then, in the face of possible HIPAA sanctions(?) and losing his job and/or all of his clientele, he says "oh I just made it up."

I just find it hard to believe a judge is going to find that a story about a public figure is sanctionable because the source made a self-serving retraction.

Maybe I'm wrong, but nobody here was squawking about Brady suing when the Patriots' lackeys took the fall for deflating those footballs.

I think he's got a better case against Sly.
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I'm not sure I understand your point? Attorneys generally follow the money and sue everybody involved. If Peyton brings suit, his attorneys likely will pursue multiple causes of action. He seems to have an actionable case.
 
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LA Vol said:
I'm not sure I understand your point? Attorneys generally follow the money and sue everybody involved. If Peyton brings suit, his attorneys likely will pursue multiple causes of action. He seems to have an actionable case.
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He's also got the money to keep them tied up in knots for years just for the sport of it.
 
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Vols4us said:
BGSU, Va Tech and UCLA - what in the world? I know they each had their excuses, but wow. Only 4 scores of winning teams have been less that 31 points out of 19 bowl games.
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UCLA is missing half their starters on D and clearly didn't want to be there, but yeah, it was dismal. What a disappointing way to end a disappointing season. Rosen, though.
 
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Vols4us said:
He's also got the money to keep them tied up in knots for years just for the sport of it.
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Yep. He won't be doing it to cash in and he won't want to settle. Bringing his wife into it and violating her medical privacy outraged him. I don't blame him.
 
#5,190
#5,190
I need Reuben Randle to get 20 more yds to Win my Fantasy Football Championship. That td catch brought me back in contention. Come on Eil throw it to Randle!!!!
 
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LA Vol said:
I'm not sure I understand your point? Attorneys generally follow the money and sue everybody involved. If Peyton brings suit, his attorneys likely will pursue multiple causes of action. He seems to have an actionable case.
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My last post on the topic, so I don't Bruin this thread:

My points are:
1. It's difficult to sue news media, especially for celebrities.
2. Sly backtracking isn't enough to make it a case, because the retraction could be self-serving.
1+2= The case likely wouldn't survive summary judgment.

Look up Latrell Sprewell's case vs. the NY Post, if you don't believe me. The Court in that case said, basically, that the standard you quoted boiled down to whether the reporter knew that the articles were false. The fact that the Post attributed the statements to "sources" also made a difference.

In this situation, how is Manning going to prove that Al Jazeera knew Sly's statements were false? Because he changed his story once it got out? It's arguably a self-serving retraction. No unbiased judge is going to say that's enough to satisfy that standard.

Then you get into issue of the the semantics of the article and most trained reporters are smart enough to write a libel-proof article.

Sly should have known whether the statements were false and it looks like he made factual statements about Manning's use of HGH; that's why there's a case against him. As you say, he doesn't have enough money to be an appealing target.

It's not a good case and people here only think it is because it's Peyton Manning.
 
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His dates of service were easy to check and they didn't. Plenty of time to retract their story tonight after everything blew up...and they didn't. Totally irresponsible journalism...totally good case. :hi:
 
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We need some bowl practice updates to liven up the place. Imma try this pic of Cam.

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And Peyton pre-HGH...

@darrenrovell: Taken 30 Years Ago: Cooper, Eli & Peyton Manning on a beach in Florida

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"Oftentimes, bowl preparations are a chance to look at players at other positions. We saw Jack Jones get some work at center earlier this month and we have also seen wide receiver Jason Croom get some work at tight end. Jones said the experiment of Croom at tight end is something that has been in the works for months.

"We will look more into that during spring football," Jones said of possible position moves. "For the most part the only one was Jason Croom and that's kind of a decision we made with him a while back. Those are invaluable reps in individuals drills that he was able to gain through bowl preparations."

- VQ
 
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Ron Swanson said:
"Oftentimes, bowl preparations are a chance to look at players at other positions. We saw Jack Jones get some work at center earlier this month and we have also seen wide receiver Jason Croom get some work at tight end. Jones said the experiment of Croom at tight end is something that has been in the works for months.

"We will look more into that during spring football," Jones said of possible position moves. "For the most part the only one was Jason Croom and that's kind of a decision we made with him a while back. Those are invaluable reps in individuals drills that he was able to gain through bowl preparations."

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Dooley was going to move Croom to TE before Butch got hired and moved him back, right?
 
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Ron Swanson said:
"Oftentimes, bowl preparations are a chance to look at players at other positions. We saw Jack Jones get some work at center earlier this month and we have also seen wide receiver Jason Croom get some work at tight end. Jones said the experiment of Croom at tight end is something that has been in the works for months.

"We will look more into that during spring football," Jones said of possible position moves. "For the most part the only one was Jason Croom and that's kind of a decision we made with him a while back. Those are invaluable reps in individuals drills that he was able to gain through bowl preparations."

- VQ
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Croom to TE is a no brainier. Jack at center tho, backup insurance?
 
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