re: Les Miles lawsuit vs LSU - (link to court docs inside). Very interesting.

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Give him his fricking wins.

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The only argument that matters here is whether the $180k that Vadal Alexander’s dad received from John Paul Funes for an no-show job amounted to impermissible benefits.

None of the other shite - whether Miles was a good coach, whether he was a good person, where he ranks relative to other LSU coaches, why he got fired, his accomplishments, his errors - none of it matters at to whether “he” should get “his” wins back. If the Funes shite amounted to impermissible benefits, Alexander was ineligible and the penalty is what it is.

I think there are legitimate questions around whether it actually was a recruiting inducement vs. something else under Funes’ larger embezzlement scheme. But if this actually goes to trial, it will get rehashed because it’s the only logical argument anyone can make to reinstate the wins. If that happens you can bet the national story will not be objective/nuanced. It’ll be another round of “LSU stole from kids with cancer to buy players.”

I certainly would have preferred that we didn’t have to vacate the wins. But at this point I care a lot more about keeping that episode in the past than satisfying Miles’ desire for HOF eligibility. Y’all may feel differently and that’s fine. Just understand what you’re arguing for.