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re: Washington might pursue legal action against QB Demond Williams (update)
Posted on 1/7/26 at 7:53 am to TheePalmetto
Posted on 1/7/26 at 7:53 am to TheePalmetto
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Here’s the thing: At this point you know no one at Washington has any real interest in having him come back, because well why would they? This is about making him pay damages. And who will have to pay those damages? Him? LSU?
This is where things can get real juicy. And no one should take his side as some poor innocent little kid either. NBA players get drafted at 18-19 years old regularly and have for decades. He turns 20 in two months. Plus he has an agent, what’s that say about that agent and agents in general for college football?
And of course LSU has to be at the certain of the bullshite because Louisiana is French word for “Land of bullshite”.
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here is the real fricking deal
1) they can put in liquidated damages clause if they want...but they have to prove those damages in court. its four days...they cant.
2) they can make him pay back any money he received since signing, similar to a sign on bonus
3) they can not keep him from pursuing more money else where. No different than you leaving a job. there is no CBA and not to mention the specific contract he signed said that he is not considered an employee. SO cant do non compete clause which wouldn't hold up anyways as they would have to prove him going to say LSU causes their school harm other than just losing him as a player.
some of you are emotional D-bags about this stuff. Its no different than you getting offers from other companies and your current company matches. Then a 3rd company swoops in a week later and offers you a 50% raise......well you would take it especially when its a better company and knowing this is last chance to make as much money as possible.
does it burn a bridge at the previous company...yea but who gives a frick, its a 50% raise.
this case is DOA in court for washington.
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Posted on 1/7/26 at 7:57 am to Fun Bunch
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What’s insane about it? They should.
based on what? what precedent? so you want judges to issue an injunction over what jobs you can take to?
there is no CBA, the players are not employees and the contract he signed specifically says its an NIL deal, not pay for play.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 7:58 am to lsu777
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2) they can make him pay back any money he received since signing, similar to a sign on bonus
This seems like the only thing that can really be done
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:02 am to Split2874
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This seems like the only thing that can really be done
its all they can do. anyone that understands contracts or even has a lick of common sense would tell you that
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:11 am to RLDSC FAN
Good.
He signed a deal. This shite is out of control. If they want to be pros and not worry about schools, then form a minor league with your NIL backers.
He signed a deal. This shite is out of control. If they want to be pros and not worry about schools, then form a minor league with your NIL backers.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 8:17 am
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:12 am to ragincajun03
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Good.
He signed a deal. This shite is out of control. If they want to be pros and worry about schools, then form a minor league with your NIL backers.
so if you sign a deal with a local tech company....you are not allowed to leave Lafayette to go work for google?
good luck with that in court.
there is no cba
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:20 am to RLDSC FAN
quote:this would be ideal for max entertainment on this board
This guys saying it's LSU getting him
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:21 am to RLDSC FAN
Please do, Washington. Take down the house of cards.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:49 am to Earnest_P
I followed Williams’ career over the past two seasons. He played well against weaker teams, but underperformed against the better teams.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:50 am to Earnest_P
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Washington’s Demond Williams agreed to a new deal with the Huskies within the last week before announcing he will enter the transfer portal.
The university has been in contact with the Big Ten and will present evidence of tampering to enforce Williams’ contract after he signed what the university is calling a “legally binding revenue-share contract.”
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:51 am to lsu777
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1) they can put in liquidated damages clause if they want...but they have to prove those damages in court. its four days...they cant
They committed resources to him that they could have allocated to other players on their roster that may have decided to leave without increased compensation and it prevented them from allocating the resources to other players in the portal.
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2) they can make him pay back any money he received since signing, similar to a sign on bonus
That’s a given. It’s how far they want to go with this.
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3) they can not keep him from pursuing more money else where
He signed a contract saying that he was going to play for them. If he wanted more money, that’s fine, pursue it. But if the contract he signed doesn’t have any weight or meaning behind it for him to uphold then that sets a precedent that the schools and collectives no longer are obligated to uphold their end of the arrangements either. Miss a practice or have a shite game? Off the team, no more scholarship, no more NIL money.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:51 am to RLDSC FAN
I don’t see how that contract can even be considered valid since it’s not pay for play. Still considered NIL so how can the contracts even be written in a spirit that binds a student to a school. Name, image, and likeness at its core is student athletes getting compensated for their past achievements and popularity. CFB is using NIL in a way that contradicts itself. How can you pay an offensive lineman a million dollars for NIL when the majority of people have no idea who he is. The ncaa has to change its rules first
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:55 am to lionward2014
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Totally agree. These boys want to be paid like men, they should be able to be sued like men.
It's wild that 4 people downvoted you for wanting 20 year olds to be treated like legal adults.
I guarantee if a 20 year old subcontractor failed to perform to contract they'd be firing & suing his arse in no time
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:56 am to lionward2014
Edit: Double post
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 9:19 am
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:57 am to lsu777
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Its no different than you getting offers from other companies and your current company matches. Then a 3rd company swoops in a week later and offers you a 50% raise......well you would take it especially when its a better company and knowing this is last chance to make as much money as possible.
does it burn a bridge at the previous company...yea but who gives a frick, its a 50% raise.
Yep, good post
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:57 am to High Life
The Collectives don’t care one iota about the NIL aspect, it’s purely pay for play. Individual businesses will sign NIL deals directly with the players they want but that’s not what this situation is about.
And the NCAA can’t do anything about this (YET) because of the Supreme Court ruling.
Ideally, all that Collective nonsense goes away, players have to sign true NIL deals with businesses that define the requirements of their contract and it is all viewable in a database. Example: If Dr. Pepper wants to sign Jeremiah Smith to a NIL deal they explicitly state that they will pay him say $500k for each commercial he films for them and they will guarantee him a minimum number of commercials. They would also spell out the terms of how any additional expenses would be handled (travel, lodging, meals, transport, etc.).
But no one wants to be the “bad guy” and say this isn’t Nam we have rules.
And the NCAA can’t do anything about this (YET) because of the Supreme Court ruling.
Ideally, all that Collective nonsense goes away, players have to sign true NIL deals with businesses that define the requirements of their contract and it is all viewable in a database. Example: If Dr. Pepper wants to sign Jeremiah Smith to a NIL deal they explicitly state that they will pay him say $500k for each commercial he films for them and they will guarantee him a minimum number of commercials. They would also spell out the terms of how any additional expenses would be handled (travel, lodging, meals, transport, etc.).
But no one wants to be the “bad guy” and say this isn’t Nam we have rules.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:57 am to RLDSC FAN
Miami does the same thing with a Wisconsin player and we are the bad guy. The irony is that Lane being such a lightning rod is going to help bring some rules in to help fix this NIL madness.
Demond gonna look good in P&G!
Demond gonna look good in P&G!
Posted on 1/7/26 at 9:03 am to Fun Bunch
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They should enforce the contract. They should keep him out of CFB if they can. Make an example. And every school should do the same if it happens to them.
They can't keep him from playing as he's not an employee. I think the best case they have is suing for damages.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 9:07 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Because it’s punitive and not reasonable or equitable in any way shape or form?
Cmon bro this is day 1 stuff.
For someone that went to college. These tards didn’t go to college and are emotional as frick about this stuff. Terrible combo
Posted on 1/7/26 at 9:10 am to TheePalmetto
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He signed a contract saying that he was going to play for them
The contract explicitly says he didn’t do this
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