Poll: Is UT being extorted?

Poll: Is UT being extorted?

  • Yes

    Votes: 333 78.9%

  • No

    Votes: 89 21.1%
  • Total voters
    422
#6
#6
fossilfiction said:
I say no only because, in a court of law, it's legal to threaten someone or entities for money.
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They aren't in a court of law, where the plaintiff is seeking a judgment. There has been no lawsuit filed.

They are simply demanding money or we will rat you out and expose you......huge difference....
 
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#7
#7
Not sure what the terms of Pruitts contract is, but if he feels he legally has the right to the money he may be trying to give Tennessee full warning. Either give him what he is due and settle outside of court or he will go to court and get it that route, which may or may not entail having to disclose other information.
 
#8
#8
vavolfan6 said:
Not sure what the terms of Pruitts contract is, but if he feels he legally has the right to the money he may be trying to give Tennessee full warning. Either give him what he is due and settle outside of court or he will go to court and get it that route, which may or may not entail having to disclose other information.
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He was fired for cause
 
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vavolfan6 said:
Not sure what the terms of Pruitts contract is, but if he feels he legally has the right to the money he may be trying to give Tennessee full warning. Either give him what he is due and settle outside of court or he will go to court and get it that route, which may or may not entail having to disclose other information.
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He’s not entitled to anything. He broke one of the most rudimentary elements of his contract. This is his last stand of sorts, it’s pathetic and it only strengthens our legal argument
 
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madbamahater said:
He was fired for cause
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Obviously that isn’t as clear cut as it seems. Because if he was truly fired for cause, and it was rock solid, then this stuff wouldn’t be happening.

But is this extortion? No. It is extreme desperation though. And I find it hard to believe that Pruitts lawyer has been able to get a ton of sensitive information this quickly going back that far.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Obviously that isn’t as clear cut as it seems. Because if he was truly fired for cause, and it was rock solid, then this stuff wouldn’t be happening.

But is this extortion? No. It is extreme desperation though. And I find it hard to believe that Pruitts lawyer has been able to get a ton of sensitive information this quickly going back that far.
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It’s because 12 million dollars is on the line not because he thinks he can win in court . His only hope is that we get soft and cave without taking it to court. People do this all time because fear of the legal mudslinging often outweighs the contested money. We’ve already fessed up to the NCAA and cleaned house there’s not much else he can do to us with his mud. We jumped into it face first months ago
 
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lukeneyland said:
Technically I don’t think so. It’s about the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen though. They are affirming Pruitts guilt and strengthening UT’s legal positioning for firing with cause. I guess it makes sense for the man that thought JG was a viable QB in the SEC
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Well, we knew he wasn’t a rocket scientist from the introduction press conference. The bar was pretty low. So far he still hasn’t cleared it.
 
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lukeneyland said:
He’s not entitled to anything. He broke one of the most rudimentary elements of his contract. This is his last stand of sorts, it’s pathetic and it only strengthens our legal argument
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Exactly. The head coach’s contract always has a provision to “not get caught” cheating…he violated that when one or more of his players turned him in…
 
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madbamahater said:
They aren't in a court of law, where the plaintiff is seeking a judgment. There has been no lawsuit filed.

They are simply demanding money or we will rat you out and expose you......huge difference....
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This happened to my friend at a business recently. Very similar situation, the former emptdemanded a settlement or a lawsuit. The business countered back on the demanded settlement ambush about 25% only of what he wanted, so the former employee took it and ran to close the case. Companies do this all the time to keep their name from being drug in the mud and spending exorbitant legal fees for no reason. Pruitt has no chance with a lawsuit. He knows if, UT knows it. He’s just trying to make a buck be he got fired and kicked out of town without any. He wouldn’t stand a chance in a legal showdown with UTs lawyers.
 
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#22
The key is the technicality. You can ask for money or threaten to sue is you are owed money. He isn't owed money, he was fired. If they were claiming innocence of accusations and being terminated unjustly, then okay, but it's basically like pay us or we will expose you......
 
#23
#23
supersmo18 said:
This happened to my friend at a business recently. Very similar situation, the former emptdemanded a settlement or a lawsuit. The business countered back on the demanded settlement ambush about 25% only of what he wanted, so the former employee took it and ran to close the case. Companies do this all the time to keep their name from being drug in the mud and spending exorbitant legal fees for no reason. Pruitt has no chance with a lawsuit. He knows if, UT knows it. He’s just trying to make a buck be he got fired and kicked out of town without any. He wouldn’t stand a chance in a legal showdown with UTs lawyers.
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Right. Don't know the circumstances.....but, I am guessing this ex-employee threatened a suit while claiming being unjustly terminated....?

This sounds different....there is no denial of wrong doing....just the threat of exposing UT is no money paid....
 
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#25
#25
Much like what the athletic department does to its season ticket holders from time to time, many have simply said take your business elsewhere, not sure what they will say next year, will be fun to watch UT cave on this one as well, not sure who is going to throw the settlement money into the till, White Danny gets a pass on this one, he wasn't here yet,

Blonde Donde reviewed, approved and signed Pruitt's extension, which took the buy out from $6 million to $12.4 million, I'm assuming she took some measures and performed some enhanced due diligence into her decision to commit those kinds of dollars to an unproven head coach. Less than 9 months later, she fired him, but paid Fulmer under a contract which carried the very same NCAA compliance language, had already engage a law firm to do something, but were not exactly sure what, and claimed the level one violations were significant, but why she didn't know what was going on at the time of the extension is concerning, if Pruitt's lawyer is right, she probably did know what was going on.
 
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