re: Chavis deceptive departure to Texas A&amp;M &quot;screams NCAA rules violation&quot;

Posted by LSULaw2009

Baton Rouge

Member since Feb 2008

1694 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 1:22 pm to Earn Your Keep

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LSU will receive ZERO assistance from the corrupt SEC HQ. In fact I'm quite certain they'll make every attempt to pursue whatever outcome is worse for LSU.

Knowing the SEC HQ they'll come up with some twisted logic that because Chief was still employed by LSU when committing the recruiting violation, LSU needs to be punished too.

Posted by CovingtonTiger

Covington, LA

Member since Oct 2007

541 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 1:48 pm to LSULaw2009

This really is a simple breach of contract situation. Although I have not read Chief's contract, I would certainly think that every coaches contract at LSU and any other institution has a clause stating that the coach will recruit for and represent only that institution during the time of his employment. Chavis certainly breached that provision, and LSU is entitled to damages as a result. The $400,000 buyout could be used as stipulated damages for the violation. If Chavis now claims he was no longer employed by LSU at the time that he recruited for A&M, then the buyout provisions would be in effect.

Since Chief sued both LSU and A&M, it would seem that A&M promised to pay the buyout and then refused. Some A&M lawyer probably came up with the "delay departure from LSU" tactic to get around the buyout, but, as has been said, that has now backfired.

Posted by WITNESS23

Member since Feb 2010

13720 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 2:11 pm to geauxpurple

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Put Chavis and A&M on the spot. They have 2 choices: 1. Admit that he was employed by A&M in January and pay LSU $400,000.00 , or 2. Admit that he was employed by LSU until Feb and be guilty of recruiting violations. Which would you choose? As part of the lawsuit, LSU's lawyers could send them discovery documents forcing them to answer these questions within 15 days. The answers would be interesting.

I would rather violations

Posted by GeeOH

Louisiana

Member since Dec 2013

13376 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 2:22 pm to MountainTiger

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We shouldn't even give them the choice. We should decide which option WE want and then pursue that one. I vote for sanctions.

I say do both. If the ncaa finds them guilty, use that in court to prove he owes the buyout.

Sam as if found innocent by ncaa, it means he was hired and we win the buyout case

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Posted by ShamelessPel

Metairie

Member since Apr 2013

12719 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 2:43 pm to GeeOH

Going on a public witch hunt to hunt down TAM does LSU no favors. They are really not on our radar at the current moment in time, and being a rat/snitch will not go well in the recruiting (and maybe coaching) circles. I would get going that far if it were Alabama, as it would be viewed much differently.

ETA: Pay us our money and go away.

This post was edited on 3/3/15 at 2:46 pm

Posted by dante

Kingwood, TX

Member since Mar 2006

10669 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 2:47 pm to ShamelessPel

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Going on a public witch hunt to hunt down TAM does LSU no favors

chavis made this public by filing a suit against LSU

Posted by ElderTiger

Planet Earth

Member since Dec 2010

6985 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 3:13 pm to dos crystal

It would seem to me that the photo of Chavis getting off of the Aggie jet in College Station in late December/early January would be about all LSU needs to win this case.

Posted by lsucoonass

shreveport and east texas

Member since Nov 2003

68446 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 3:16 pm to Earn Your Keep

So why does the sec hq have it out for lsu? You sound like someone wearing a tin foil hat

Posted by BigSquirrel

Member since Jul 2013

1880 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 3:25 pm to The Hurricane

LSU should send him an Aggies blanket with Small Pox, see if he's been vaccinated. Nah, that might be a little drastic, nevermind.

Posted by JBM210

Member since Dec 2010

3192 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 7:11 pm to BigSquirrel

So Chavis is suing his brand new employer. To borrow a line from Dana Carvey--"Ain't that special." Priceless--------the Tigers hang 50 on the Aggies at their next meeting.

Posted by tigeraddict

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2007

11792 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 7:35 pm to JBM210

I thinks it's conviently odd there are no Aggies representing in this post. They are usually quick to jump in when someone hits their bat signal

Posted by ScootiniTiger

New Orleans

Member since Mar 2007

2513 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 7:40 pm to TigerintheNO

I don't think it matters which colors clothing he wore during January. Did he visit or contact recruits?

Posted by TigerBait1127

Houston

Member since Jun 2005

47336 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 8:02 pm to ScootiniTiger

Seriously? The next sentence from the OP:

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Yet, there are pictures of Chavis wearing Texas A&M gear while recruiting that hit the Internet Jan. 15 and Jan. 23. In the Jan. 23 photo, Chavis, dressed in a Texas A&M coaching pullover, is giving the camera two "thumbs up" while flanking Northeast Oklahoma Jr. College cornerback Justin Martin along with Aggies' defensive back coach Terry Joseph. Martin, ironically, ended up signing with Tennessee where Chavis was D-coordinator from 1995-2008 before coming to LSU.

Posted by JawjaTigah

Bizarro World

Member since Sep 2003

22495 posts

Posted on 3/3/15 at 9:07 pm to CovingtonTiger

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Since Chief sued both LSU and A&M, it would seem that A&M promised to pay the buyout and then refused. Some A&M lawyer probably came up with the "delay departure from LSU" tactic to get around the buyout, but, as has been said, that has now backfired.

Any aTm lawyer will be at a disadvantage versus any LSU lawyer. Why? LSU lawyers practice law in Louisiana. That should be self-explanatory.

That matter aside, it could be amusing if aTm decides to fire Chavis over this. Would serve the contract-breaching weasel right.