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Williams hiring a lawyer tells me he did try to get out

Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:23 pm
Posted by 7Tiger7
Down South
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:23 pm
That contract was way one sided but at the end of the day, he did sign it…

Big Ten also had solid contract drafting…
Posted by 7Tiger7
Down South
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:23 pm to
Posted by Soggymoss
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:25 pm to
Every team needs to copy this contract immediately.
Posted by WavinWilly
Wavin Away in Sharlo
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:25 pm to
Yep
Posted by Shanks A Lot
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:26 pm to
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Williams hiring a lawyer tells me he did try to get out


Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
51547 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:26 pm to
The people who want the transfer portal are going to put an end to that template soon. This is the exact thing they didn’t want.
Posted by TankBoys32
Member since Mar 2019
4033 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:26 pm to
As nice as it would’ve been to have this guy at least we don’t have to deal with all the drama that would’ve been attached to the situation
Posted by GarTiger
West Monroe
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:27 pm to
So we just try again next year?!? The insanity reigns now but off-season is gonna be exciting from here on out with the portal!
Posted by Tamer of Beastz
Member since Jan 2026
54 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:27 pm to
F*ck that. Just do what Xavier Lucas did. Take them to court. Drag it out for 4 years to where nobody even remembers why they're sueing... NIL has no buyout clause as it isn't a sports contract. It's a marketing contract. Can't structure NIL contracts for buyout/payback. Not how it works. Rev Share could have buyout as it is directly from the school, but his rev share is likely $300k. Ain't no MF way a $300k rev share contract has a $4 mil buyout.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 7:29 pm
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:27 pm to
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They will likely find a courtroom at some point.

Somebody tell Delly they already did.
Posted by Bedtiger
Thibodaux
Member since Dec 2018
730 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:28 pm to
I don’t believe he signed a 1 year deal for $4mil with a penalty or buy out clause for $4 mil. Only the repayment of the original $4 mil.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:40 pm to
The contract could be shite but DW just decided he didn’t want to fight it.
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:42 pm to
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F*ck that. Just do what Xavier Lucas did.


He hired that same lawyer. He knew it couldn't work due to the new Big 10 contract wording
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 7:47 pm
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:43 pm to
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The contract could be shite but DW just decided he didn’t want to fight it.


He was probably told by suitors they wouldn’t pay the full amount .
Posted by St Stooge
Member since Feb 2017
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:44 pm to
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Every team needs to copy this contract immediately.


Or use it to recruit against the entire Big 10. Why would anyone choose a team in that conference if they have other options?
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:45 pm to
Big 10 about to get negatively recruited to hell
Posted by El Jefe de Tu Mama
Over there by that place
Member since Dec 2024
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:46 pm to
Ross is an enemy of LSU.
Posted by El Jefe de Tu Mama
Over there by that place
Member since Dec 2024
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:49 pm to
So he would have a 4,000,000 penalty 4 days after signing? Sounds pretty capricious.
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
51547 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:55 pm to
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So he would have a 4,000,000 penalty 4 days after signing? Sounds pretty capricious.


If they’re paying the full amount up front it makes sense. If not, this template will be put to an end quickly.
Posted by Reeaholic
Moss Bluff
Member since Jun 2019
1293 posts
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:57 pm to
I’m no lawyer but that smells like bullshite.

1. I doubt the House settlement said anything about a new school’s revenue share being reduced.

2. How can a Big 10 school dictate another’s schools revenue share? Even with a said contract it’s likely easily fixed by new school’s outside the Big 10. See Miami and Wisconsin case. And with this not being NCAA bylaws and actually circumventing NCAA bylaws about transferring and 2 separate conferences likely, no one to enforce this until a judge would rule on it.

Am I interpreting this wrong? Probably so, just my uneducated thoughts.

Edited to add if rumors of Williams and Fisch sharing an agent a good lawyer could tear this contract to shreds in court I’d assume.

2nd edit. AI agreed Big 10 team could not enforce SEC or any other conference to reduce revenue share, and no enforcement mechanism as NCAA has no rules on such. So frick Ross Dellenger for this bullshite tweet.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 8:10 pm
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