re: Chavis might be gone but AD Alleva wants his $400k!

I am going to revise my earlier post. Yes, verbal contracts are valid in some circumstances. However, legal counsel for the Ath. Dept. is indicating that the letter of agreement in effect extended all parts of the contract through Dec 2015, and is therefore claiming that the $400,000 is owed on that basis. Can't really say without reviewing the contract and of equal importance the extension letter. If Chavis signed off on the letter, LSU might have a valid claim. The question is whether or not they pursue it. If they do, it will be problematic for Chavis as jurisdiction is in Louisiana. Then again, aTm might just say frick it and get their checkbook out. If the latter happens, I would suspect that Sumlin might be on a shorter leash than he bargained for in terms of pressure to produce in order to justify the extra expenditure. If it was my call and there were sufficient grounds, I would pursue in order to set precedent on this type of thing so that perhaps the next person that pulls this shite thinks long and hard before he does, or at the very least has agreed to some sort of settlement on his way out.