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Just learned St Louis has 10!!!! championships. They really dominated back in the day.

Yeah Toledo fans aren't crying over this one.

“Big get” heh. Candle is one of the most underperforming coaches in the MAC when you consider the resources he has had available to work with.

I agree it needs nipped in the butt. This type of litigation isn't how to do that. You could insert any school name, especially P4, and I'd take issue with a school suing a player for hundreds of thousands that they never actually lost themselves. Programs and coaches for years have been screwing over players. There are moral contracts that have been violated without repercussions for decades and continue to be. Lane Kiffin made a commitment to an entire roster that he would lead them this season. Just before their playoff birth, he has bolted for another university for his own personal gain. How do the players litigate that? They can't; they just have to accept it and hope they have the right coaching still around to lead them to success. Should they bow out early, who knows if Kiffin would've made rhe difference. Who knows what a deep playoff run or even national championship could do to transform their lives. How is that measured in "liquidated damages" for the players? Fact is, in can't be. College athletics are lawless. Resolve that before sending messages by taking exorbitant money out of players' pockets that the University isn't out themselves.

You're too focused on this being Georgia that you're missing the bigger picture. I'm arguing if there is no real penalty for players breaching their contract they will just continue to do it if it just means they will get 550k at Missouri vs 450k they already agreed to at Georgia (not exactly certain what Missouri paid, but plugged in a number to illustrate a point). I do agree 100% is steep, but something in the neighborhood of 25%-50% seems more reasonable. There needs to be something in place to discourage the player or compensate for the breach. Without it these NIL deals might as well be written on toilet paper.

I'm not arguing the breach of contract. I'm arguing the gross greed by Georgia.

Interesting on a couple levels, Joe isn’t going to UConn and now Toledo will be looking for a new head coach

Having 1 year deals that are actually enforceable by both parties is a good start to at least trying to restore some order. It's not stealing if a player agreed to the terms. If a player doesn't like that language in a contract then don't sign an agreement that contains it. You see coaching contracts with this language all the time. Dambrot had to pay Akron when he left in the middle of his contract to go to Duquesne. This would be no different than that. I don't really care this involves Georgia. This type of situation can just as easily happen to any G5 as well. In fact, it very might have happened to Akron this past year in basketball, but I don't know if players like Okonkwo or Nate Johnson signed anything or not before ultimately leaving. Schools like Akron aren't gazillionaires. In fact, we have been operating at deficits in many recent years.

Wilson is either an idiot for signing it or was grossly misguided/misled by someone close to him. I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. The issue is Georgia inheriting the contract then legally going after the player for the full amount of the contract rather than what was already paid and leaving it at that. Your comparison is laughably way off base. If the company would've come after you for X number of years' worth of salary, that would be more on par with what we're witnessing with this case. Regardless, a reasonable judge will probably step in to significantly reduce the amount as I don't know if Georgia can prove legitimate liquidated damages or whatever the legal jargon would be.

I knew the Zips had been shooting the ball well but I did not know that we were 52% from the field and 40% from the three line. Tevari is having a breakout season averaging 18 points a game and Lyles is averaging 15 and Scott 13. The shooting has just been off the charts this year and if we can maintain those averages we will be tough to beat especially with our speed of play. We just need better defense and better rebounding. We do not have anybody averaging 6 rebounds per game. This team is built for speed and we lack both height and girth in rebounding. I think Barre may give us more under the boards and he also has a few blocks in limited play. I hope he stays healthy and starts clearing the boards for the Zips.

Or, hear me out, a gazillion dollar corrupt taxpayer funded institution in a lawless environment doesn't need to get more rich by stealing more from these athletes when they already steal from the student body. The NCAA should be enforcing a NFL-style approved agents list, but schools like Georgia are doing everything in their power to ensure the landscape remains tilted in their favor. Every legal battle has benefitted the schools vs NCAA or players vs NCAA, which ultimately benefits the elite schools. Discovery and the legal case should bring all the facts to the table, and I'm not saying the player isnt at fault as well. Just not sure we need to be endorsing this type of institution v player case where the institution is literally trying to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars.

See I think the small time conferences have their championships tonight, and the conference tournaments earlier than the normal championship week. I think it gives legitimacy to our championships to the casual fan

I agree. They should have scheduled it for this coming Tuesday night or 11 PM on Friday night. What is your better idea?

guess he was too worried about playing for a retired nfl player like eddie george if he chose joe moe of BG????

How is it predatory? Was it his only contract offer? What is difficult to understand about the terms? Did he sign it at the age of 18 or older? It all seems pretty clear to me. I once signed a relocation offer that included me being required to repay the cost of the relocation if I left the company after during my first year of employment. This seems very similar.

I wish it was a contract negotiated under a collective bargaining agreement that left no ambiguity of the parties obligations.

Likely not

He can win a National championship at LSU. Ole Miss is never going to be good enough to win one. There is only 6-8 schools in the country that can win the championship in the current system.

I didn't look into the reason behind it because I'm lazy but I see that the Georgetown vs NC State match was moved to tomorrow afternoon. I assume weather related?

There should be a financial penalty for backing out of a contract that one signed just a few weeks prior. Otherwise it only benefits the player, not the school he signed it with as he would be free to leave anytime, but the school is committed for the length of the contract. If the situation was reversed and Georgia rescinded his scholarship and ripped up his NIL deal after he signed we would be ripping Georgia apart saying they owe him every last penny. Perhaps the buyout on the players part shouldn't be 100% of remaining value, but I wouldn't be opposed to 25% or 50%. Something needs to prevent players from signing with a team, but then continuing to shop for a better deal. If the concern is about predatory contracts perhaps certified agents should be negotiating these deals instead of these random 'agents' off the streets or family friends.

Him not playing at all for the Timberwolves while losing multiple development games in the G League is odd. I liked him better in Indiana.

It is a complete mystery whether this is good or bad for Freeman. He is a starter for the Iowa Wolves and will get to play instead of just sitting the bench in Minnesota.

Zips are favored by 7.5 points according to ESPN

I agree with the second part, but did you read the article? The contract was predatory and the player never should've been directed to sign it. "The deal states that if Wilson withdrew from the Georgia team or entered the transfer portal, he would owe the collective a lump-sum payment equal to the rest of the money he'd have received had he stayed for the length of the contract." I hope there's common sense applied in this ruling. Make the kid pay back what he was paid, but don't rob him. Screw Georgia for going after the full amount.