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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: NYWarrior on October 10, 2007, 07:03:27 AM

Title: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: NYWarrior on October 10, 2007, 07:03:27 AM

he's $625 richer

http://media.www.bsudailynews.com/media/storage/paper849/news/2007/10/10/Sports/Mens-Basketball.Coach.Loses.Suit.Against.University-3022858.shtml

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: The Lens on October 10, 2007, 08:44:19 AM

His litigation only costs $625, who was his attorney?  Freeway?

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 10, 2007, 09:58:03 AM

Seems like he should have won .. you hire someone to be the head coach .. then bust them down to donations hawker which basically forces him to resign?  And that's not a breach of contract?

Now we know how he lost.  His lawyer was Lionel Hutz.

(http://imgred.com/http://www.thesimpsonsquotes.com/images/hutz_pointing.gif)

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: ToddPacker on October 10, 2007, 10:19:16 AM

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on October 10, 2007, 09:58:03 AM

Seems like he should have won .. you hire someone to be the head coach .. then bust them down to donations hawker which basically forces him to resign?  And that's not a breach of contract?

Now we know how he lost.  His lawyer was Lionel Hutz.

(http://imgred.com/http://www.thesimpsonsquotes.com/images/hutz_pointing.gif)

Hmm.  Does not seems like he should have won if this is true (from the article linked): 

"It was pretty clear from the start that Ball State had the right to reassign him under his contract."

Seems like the entire question was whether they had a right to reassign him and the arbitrator agreed with the university's position.

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 10, 2007, 10:48:05 AM

Ok .. maybe his agent is to blame.  That seems like a pretty piss poor clause to agree to.  It basically meant that Ball State would never fire him.  If he decided to keep the development job, they'd have just reassigned him to worse jobs until he quit and they were off the hook.  Pretty soon, Groundskeeper Willie would have had an assistant puke mopper named Tim.

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: 77fan88warrior on October 10, 2007, 12:39:54 PM

I don't know the specifics but BSU has done this with one or more coaches prior to Buckley. A friend of mine is a BSU alum and he predicted they would make Buckley a fundraiser if they fired him as head coach.

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: shaquilvaine on October 10, 2007, 01:57:11 PM

what a crummy job... it can't be easy raising money for Scrotum State. 

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 10, 2007, 02:57:45 PM

Quote from: DamonKeysContactLens on October 10, 2007, 08:44:19 AM

His litigation only costs $625, who was his attorney?  Freeway?

probably more like ilovefreeway

Title: Re: Tim Buckley loses lawsuit vs. Testicle Tech
Post by: mutpm on October 10, 2007, 03:00:44 PM

Must be a common clause in coaches' contracts, UC did a similar thing with Huggins.