So much for Briles returning after today. Lot more news today and with Briles now suing the University, lot of details are going to come out that haven’t already. Don’t blame Briles really; he wants to clear up his name so he can go coach at another big time school. Doesn’t want to end up like Dave Bliss:
Before the news broke of Briles’ suit, there were a few articles that were still debating whether the BOR would bring Briles back:
Baylor, listen to influential booster Drayton McLane
Drayton McLane and another Baylor board of regents member attend a Cowboys function
Baylor football stadium is named after Drayton McLane
McLane, who once owned the Houston Astros, said the school needs to make a decision on Briles
I asked him of all the criticisms that he has heard of Baylor throughout this saga that is nearly one year old, which one stung the worst.
He did not pause and said, “That we didn’t learn from [2003 and 2004].”
Maybe they did and the new leaders in charge simply forgot, or never learned. Whatever the case, they need to listen to Drayton McLane and get moving on this.
And the news about Briles broke:
Ex coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful termination
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-fired-coach-art-briles-lambastes-baylor
“The conclusion is inescapable that the motive of Baylor and the Board of Regents was to use its head football coach and the Baylor athletic department as a camouflage to disguise and distract from its own institutional failure to comply” with federal civil rights protections, Briles lawyer Ernest Cannon wrote to Baylor’s attorneys in the latest development in a scandal that has gripped the world’s largest Baptist university for months .
Art Briles accuses Baylor of wrongful termination
“Mr. Briles does not wish to settle the (lawsuit) and does not consent to any settlement in that case or any other case in which (Briles) is jointly named as a defendant and currently outstanding or filed in the future,” Briles’ attorney, Ernest Cannon, said.
Good legal breakdown of what Briles’ motion today means:
A buyout between Briles and Baylor still the most likely outcome
While Briles and Baylor appear at odds, that could change suddenly if they’re able to reach a financial buyout that works for both sides. Any buyout would likely contain non-disclosure and non-disparagement language. This language would assign monetary damages in the event that Briles or Baylor publicly disparaged the other or shared confidential information. This language would likely also position Briles and Baylor to work together on resolving any remaining litigation. At the end of the day, a buyout likely makes sense for both sides. We’ll see if one materializes.
Tweets about today’s news:
https://twitter.com/JimVertuno/status/743513692956930048
