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Attorney for previous coaches weighs in

Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:30 am
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
16369 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:30 am
Tom Mars is an attorney that has represented coaches against schools in cases such as this
Posted by extremelsu
Member since Aug 2013
5513 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:31 am to
Michigan state says hello
Posted by BearCrocs
Member since Aug 2013
7841 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:31 am to
He’s view is totally unbiased
Posted by TigerNAtux
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
18132 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:32 am to
Did any of these previous cases happen in the great state of Louisiana?

Where would the suit be litigated?
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
21639 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:32 am to
"But he was out there playin GOLF and he lost a buncha games! That's 'CAUSE he was lazy!"

-Joe, 52, Colyell
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
24647 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:32 am to
He’s right, everyone in sports is laughing at us.

Woodward made a deal that LSU couldn’t make good on.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70856 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:33 am to
quote:

No school has ever won a “termination for cause” lawsuit - even when they could allege grounds with a straight face.

Pretty sure this is objectively false. Tennessee fired Pruitt for cause, Pruitt sued Tennessee and the NCAA, and he did not prevail

That said, LSU has no case here
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
49766 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:37 am to
So this happens fairly regularly, just not in such a public manner?

Got it. Agree to pay Kelly over 6 years and move on.
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31674 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:38 am to
Mars has been running his mouth since the jump on this. I wouldn't call him unbiased plus he's factually incorrect about the for cause not holding up. Multiple schools have won that before, mostly for NCAA violations however.

Mars is a blowhard tho.
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
5267 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:38 am to
quote:

He’s view is totally unbiased


Doesn’t make him wrong. BK is likely to win this case if it makes it to court.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70856 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:39 am to
quote:

Doesn’t make him wrong.

That doesn’t make him wrong but half of his tweet is factually wrong
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64451 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:43 am to
quote:

Tennessee fired Pruitt for cause


Pruitt broke NCAA rules and regulations.

What NCAA rule did BK break?
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
41714 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:02 am to
quote:

Woodward made a deal that LSU couldn’t make good on.



quote:

geauxbrown


How do you manage to get dressed to go out of the house?
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70856 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:07 am to
quote:

Pruitt broke NCAA rules and regulations.

What NCAA rule did BK break?

what does that have to do with my post.

Mars said no school has ever won a wrongful termination lawsuit against a coach. That is objectively false.

I even went out of my way to say "that said, LSU has no case here." So what exactly are you trying to argue here?
Posted by Tzanghi
Member since Nov 2020
1230 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:47 am to
It’s kind of ridiculous for him to say this. LSU hasn’t taken a position. Kelly filed the lawsuit. All they did was ask him to settle, which is not unreasonable. They are still paying him.
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
16369 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 9:48 am to
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LSU hasn’t taken a position. Kelly filed the lawsuit. All they did was ask him to settle, which is not unreasonable. They are still paying him.

Apparently yesterday they let him know that they are planning to fire him with cause. Kelly filed the lawsuit because LSU fired him without technically firing him so they have time to try to find a reason to fire him with cause.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 9:51 am
Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
11762 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:04 am to
quote:

what does that have to do with my post.

Mars said no school has ever won a wrongful termination lawsuit against a coach. That is objectively false.

I even went out of my way to say "that said, LSU has no case here." So what exactly are you trying to argue here?


He probably meant no school has ever won a case like this where they fired a coach for losing / playing like crap then subsequently tried to figure out a For Cause reason.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40110 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:08 am to
quote:

Pretty sure this is objectively false. Tennessee fired Pruitt for cause, Pruitt sued Tennessee and the NCAA, and he did not prevail


False

Pruitt never sued Tenn

He did sue the ncaa and that case is pending

LINK
Posted by Insurancerebel
Madison
Member since Aug 2021
2748 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:08 am to
quote:

LSU hasn’t taken a position.


Little behind are we?
Posted by Insurancerebel
Madison
Member since Aug 2021
2748 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:14 am to
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Mars has been running his mouth since the jump on this. I wouldn't call him unbiased plus he's factually incorrect about the for cause not holding up. Multiple schools have won that before, mostly for NCAA violations however.

Mars is a blowhard tho.


Mars is who got Freeze fired with Cause, by suing ole miss on behalf of Houston Nutt.

Mars also sued the NCAA, remember when Justin Fields left UGA without sitting a year?

In a round about way, we can blame the current portal on Mars.

He wins... If that is his opinion, then that is probably how it will go.
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