Texas Tech coach, Mike Leach, filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction allowing him to coach the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. Leach was suspended by the university while they investigated his treatment of one of his players.
Looking beyond the pros and cons of this lawsuit, one has to realize that America has truly become the "land of the free and the home of the lawsuit." It seems that players, parents, and officials now regularly turn to the courts to seek remedies for their real and/or imagined wrongs. For instance...
A few years ago the USTA was sued because there were not enough women and lesbian officials in key matches at the Open. I think their words were gender and sexual orientation but I'm sure you know what they mean. The lawsuit was settled for a ridiculously huge amount of money and also has opened the doors for frivilous lawsuits around the country. Here are some of the examples:
* A lawsuit for gender and sexual orientation but nothing about white men over 45...
* A lawsuit threatened by a Texas official if she was not hired to work in a certain area...
* A lawsuit filed because a mother thought her son had been unfairly treated in a tournament.
* A lawsuit threatened because of inflammatory statements made by Texas Section leadership.
* A lawsuit threatened because one official said another official had a big butt.
I'm all in favor of legal remedies for obvious wrongs but I'm not sure what I think about all these new lawsuits.
We would welcome your comments...
12 comments:
This Texas Tech --Go Red Raiders-- thing just boils down to a: 'if I don't get what I want, I will tell my daddy'.
Now how many times have we tennis officials heard that one?
suggestion: if you don't like the coach, don't like the school, don't like the weather, don't like your playing time, then just transfer.
I seriously doubt if Leach is cut loose, he will have a hard time getting hired by a better football school anyway.
I'm sure Texas will hire him to coach the incarcerated players until they can post bail.
If having a big butt was grounds for a lawsuit then Texas would be overrun with lawsuits. Just check out some of our officials' backsides.
A little side note...
Leach gets paid an additional $800,000 if he remains as Tech's coach through December 31, 2009.
I wondered how long it would be before an aglet came on to cast dispersions on the program at UT. Guess its because they have nothing to talk about in CS...
The real fun is about to start now that Tech has fired Mr. Leach. I wonder how much the University will have to pay the man to keep him from testifying in open court. No one will win in this situation and the folks that will lose the most are the Tech players. Like the program or not, you have to feel sorry for the players caught in the middle of this type of scandal. The University and the coash's all have attorneys, contracts etc to make sure their rights and positions are defended, the players have nothing. What a scam.
Signed,
One of the Grapes
Well, Leach can kiss his $800,000 bonus tomorrow goodbye. He was fired today, 12/30/09!! However, he will get a LOT of money when they reach a settlement he is happy with. Otherwise, he will get a LOT of money when he sues and wins.
This James kid issue was just a catalyst. TT wanted to have any reason to terminate 'the mad professor' coach. And they just used this current issue. BYE!! BYE!!
Baylor might not be the seller dweller much longer!!!
Bye Bye Leach - Take a couple of those fat little girlfriends with you when you leave. Tech students need to lose weight and this would definitely help them meet their quotas.
How do you know an "aglet" made the comment about Coach Leach? There are lots of other people that hate Texas besides your aglet friends.
Would anyopne care to speculate that Adam's Daddy is finished as an analyst and broadcaster of collegiate sports? Like what he did or not, do you think he'll have the trust, ear or confidence of any collegiate coach after this mess unfolds? Underneath the "quote of the day veneer", the collegiate coaching brotherhood is a pretty tight knit group of men.
One of the Grapes but, not the sour one.
Doesn't hating the Longhorns make one an honorary Aggie?
That or a Boomer Sooner
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