re: LSU now suing in federal court

This is an old article... February 28, but I think it's somewhat accurate.

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"He could have been recruiting or working for Texas A&M for free at the time or as a consultant and remain free of the buyout so long as he was not on the school's payroll yet," said Baton Rouge attorney Jill Craft, who is not working on either side of the Chavis case but has years of experience in contract law.

New coaching hires in college football in December and January often begin recruiting immediately with their contracts being completed later.

Chavis did not go on Texas A&M's payroll, according to the Houston Chronicle, until Feb. 13, which is the date he was announced as the Aggies' new defensive coordinator along with other staff additions by head coach Kevin Sumlin.

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Without having access to Chavis's contract as written, or the pleadings in the civil case, (thanks Brazos Co.)... Chavis left for a new position on 12/30 and began recruiting immediately, but was not officially hired and did not begin receiving pay from aTm until February, after the 30 day notice with LSU had expired.

What's hilarious is that 1) Alleva allowed the situation to deteriorate to the point where Chavis felt this move was in his best interest, 2) Alleva apparently continued to pay a coach that was no longer affiliated with the University for a month and a half, and 3) LSU did pretty much the same thing with Ed Orgeron by waiting until the day after the recruiting dead period to announce his hire..

This case is a waste of TAF funding, an example in incompetence of LSU's AD, a bullshite move on Chavis's part for not even informing his players of the developments (See Tre White and Jamal Adams quotes on Page 5), and a way for a team who hasn't beaten LSU in 4 tries to somehow stay relevant.

Oh, and this...

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Texas A&M recently paid $300,000 simply for a new grass football surface at Kyle Field.

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I will admit LSU's talent made Chavis when y'all admit this case has a small chance of success for LSU.

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So the collective aggy thought is not only was Chavis "volunteering" for A&M while he was under contract with LSU, but also that it's totally legal?

And LSU has a small chance of winning how? The coward clearly violated his contract.

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And LSU has a small chance of winning how?

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Read what chilge1 wrote. Unless discovery finds a Chavis resignation letter dated in January all that matters is when he went on A&M's payroll. What he did on his vacation might not have made his boss happy, but what legally matters is when he became an A&M employee and when he legally resigned.

A buyout is violated when another program hires you, and not when you become a shitty employee.

I actually like that chilge1 tried to get in an A&M dig to balance things at the end, but he is right. We hired the LSU DC for a reason. We sell it as "Sumlin likes to hire guys that beat him," but that is sidestepping whose logo he was wearing during those beatings.

We can't beat LSU on the field, their coaching and talent was strong. The AD was the weakness, so we struck there. Even if Chavis doesn't work out any momentum where we can play our resource advantage over their talent advantage is worth gaining.

You're assuming there isn't language in Chavis's contract that prevents him from aiding another university while he's under the employ of the LSU. If that's the case it doesn't matter if it was his free time or not because it's still a breach of contract.

If there isn't such language in his contract then Alleva is wasting everyone's time. It would also be entirely his fault that it played out this way.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHAVIS DRILL? These guys are going to be brutal on D. Not only did Chief teach these little fairies to tackle week 1 of spring practice, but now they're learning press coverage! #DBU

When the father of the #1 recruit in the 2017 class was ecstatic over the Steele hire/Chavis departure..I was good to go

For now sure, this is about the long game.

He is simply an impartial and independent thinker Tbird.

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I think it is up to Chavis. We settle if he wants to settle.

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I don't know that it's up to aTm one way or the other. Unless there's some sort of relationship between Bill Youngkin, a private attorney, and the aTm legal staff... aTm is allowing Chavis to fight this battle on his own and then they'll pay if they're ordered to pay, much like an insurance company.

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For now sure, this is about the loooooooooooooooong game.

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