TeeteringBrink

He could just transfer to Notre Dame; I heard they have a special rule that gives their players an extra year of eligibility.

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Ole Miss gets Tulane - a team they scheduled as one of their cupcakes for this season.

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Fair point, except for the “cupcake.” Tulane isn’t a powerhouse and wouldn’t be in playoffs except as an AQ. But all this talk about playing out of conference “cupcakes” ignores the fact that teams can be a lot better (or worse) than when they were scheduled.

Tulane this year played 8 bowl-bound teams to an 11-2 record, including wins over an 11-win North Texas in the CCG, a win over the ACC champion (even tho it was Duke), and a 3 touchdown win over a 6-6 big 10 team.

Except for OSU, Notre Dame, Miami, and Michigan, Tulane was the strongest out of conference opponent for any SEC school this year. With a head coach just hired in the SEC. Beatable, yes. Cupcake, no.

Very possible

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So he hasn’t agreed to anything then

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I keep seeing people say things to the effect that an MOU isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Incorrect.

Here’s a little primer that hasn’t changed in the hundred years since I was 1L:
A mutual agreement between parties is a contract regardless of how it is labeled. And yes, it can be legally enforceable according to its terms.

If the parties only use phrases like “we intend to do x,” instead of “we promise to do x,” then there isn’t much to enforce. But if the parties say “we promise to do x in accordance with more detailed terms to be agreed upon,” you can’t just walk away from it for no better reason than that you changed your mind. Every contract includes a duty of good faith and fair dealing.

A MOU signed by the parties is, in fact, a form of legal contract. It’s just a contract that acknowledges it isn’t the final agreement and there are more terms to flesh out. And it leaves potential ambiguities that a party might use to justify a breach of the agreement. E.g., a MOU in this context might allow firing for cause, leaving the definition of “cause” as a detail to be hammered out in the final agreement.

An MOU often will leave consummation of the final agreement subject to conditions that need to be met first, which the law calls conditions precedent (e.g., a satisfactory background check, review of audited financial statements, etc.). But if those conditions are met, the parties are legally obligated to go forward unless there is some other escape clause written into the MOU.

The terms of a signed written agreement don’t become unenforceable merely because the contract is labeled an MOU. Take the promissory note you signed for your home mortgage and instead label it an MOU. Hell, label it Grandma’s Recipe for Chicken Soup. If you voluntarily sign your name under the statement “I promise to pay ….,” you are legally obligated to pay.

Can we please just stop this ridiculous repetition that an MOU means nothing. I see it everywhere on this board and it’s just ignorant. Please stahp.

/rant over

Why would you repost such a disgusting tweet. Take that shite down.

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If Ole Miss wins the title, can LSU claim it since we’re lending them our coaches?

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Yes. You can “claim” whatever you want. Enjoy yourself.

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Having Penn State at 14 invalidates the whole thing, imo.

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Exactly. A 6-6 Penn State is ranked 14th, only fractions of a point behind 10-2 OK. Where Penn beat nobody and OK beat Bama, Michigan, and Mizzou. And OK’s only 2 losses were to top 12 teams and Penn’s 6 losses included one to 3-9 UCLA.

Then, with Penn ranked outlandishly high, teams like Oregon and other BiG10 schools get credit for beating a top 15 team. Ridiculous.

Y’all, I think how far we can go depends on how our defensive backs can rise to the occasion. There will be times that three or even four on the line won’t cut it, and we will need to put corners on an island. Do we have the horses for that?

I know this is crazy, but is there any way we could get Stribling with his speed in a position to play a few snaps two-way at corner? Spitballing.

Our SOR improved slightly yesterday; our win over Tulane and our loss to UGA both look better. I suppose Oregon’s loss to Indiana might also look better for them.

The polls already had us very close behind Oregon. I’m not expecting them to elevate us over the ducks but it’s not impossible.

ETA: Our loss to UGA was by 8, in Athens. OR’s loss was at home by 10. And our wins over OK and Tulane are much better than OR’s wins over 16th ranked USC and an 8-4 Iowa. So there would be good justification for us being ahead of OR.

OM’s only loss was to UGA, whose performance today also helps OM’s rating.