Coaching Carousel 3 - Burn It All Down Edition

[dtm1997]

What cause do they have to fire him?

Best I can guess, it's that he's an *******.

 

[Peacone36]

 

[RamblinRed]

If they try to fire him with cause that will certainly end up in the legal system. That could really get ugly.
We aren't privy to his contract since Pitt is quasi-private, but I think firing with cause is going to be hard to satisfy. Losing games is not cause, that usually requires something outside on the court.

 

[Peacone36]

Some chatter about recruiting trips to see family or something. Embezzlement basically. No credible sources/outlets

 

[dtm1997]

Some chatter about recruiting trips to see family or something. Embezzlement basically. No credible sources/outlets

 

[orientalnc]

Some chatter about recruiting trips to see family or something. Embezzlement basically. No credible sources/outlets

If they claim he used recruiting trips for personal visits it will be a tough claim for them to win. They will have to demonstrate three things (maybe more): 1- the university suffered some financial loss as a result; 2- the administration did not give explicit or implicit permission for the side trips; 3- his contract explicitly prohibits those expense items.

 

[RamblinRed]

You just know if they go there his lawyers are going to fight it. They aren't going to simply give up $9.5MM for their client. Especially if there are no NCAA violations or extracurricular activity by the HC, the 2 things that usually bring in the firing with cause.

And if it goes to court that also means something that is going to last for some time, rack up lawyer bills and provide ongoing bad press.

 

[kg01]

You just know if they go there his lawyers are going to fight it. They aren't going to simply give up $9.5MM for their client. Especially if there are no NCAA violations or extracurricular activity by the HC, the 2 things that usually bring in the firing with cause.

And if it goes to court that also means something that is going to last for some time, rack up lawyer bills and provide ongoing bad press.

Exactly my thoughts.

Almost seems like it'd be best for them to just bite that expensive buyout bullet. I can imagine it ending up costing more to fight with him.

 

[dtm1997]

 

[dtm1997]

 

[Peacone36]

This article came out at 2am and Stallings was fired by 9:30

Pitt must have caved or someone came in with some money late to get it done, correct?

 

[dtm1997]

 

[Peacone36]

Reags is great

 

[dtm1997]

 

[orientalnc]

My favorite part of the basketball season.

 

[ESPNjacket]

This is great. Cronies with no respect for the places they work.

 

[slugboy]

If they claim he used recruiting trips for personal visits it will be a tough claim for them to win. They will have to demonstrate three things (maybe more): 1- the university suffered some financial loss as a result; 2- the administration did not give explicit or implicit permission for the side trips; 3- his contract explicitly prohibits those expense items.

And the next coach knows that if he expenses so much as a bottle of water or drives by their cousin's house on a recruiting trip that it could be used as "cause".

 

[kg01]

My favorite part of the basketball season.

I can't lie, this 'silly season' gets my juices going too. It's like watching a series of dumpster-fire trail derailments.

Don't judge me, bro's.

 

[dtm1997]

 

[JacketFromUGA]

The stock market thing is an interesting angle you don't normally see in coaching tweets