Motion to dismiss

[PorkerPoke]

The hearing is set for Tuesday 9-9 at 10 am PDT.

I hope this leads to success for the MWC. If there isn’t some bad language that favors the pee12 in the original anti-poaching contract which violates antitrust laws, the hypocritical pee12 inserted the same thing into their GOR.

 

[307bball]

What happens if the judge finds that the anti-poaching clause is un-enforceable...does that basically mean that the floodgates for all of these conferences get completely opened?

 

[Cowboy20]

What happens if the judge finds that the anti-poaching clause is un-enforceable...does that basically mean that the floodgates for all of these conferences get completely opened?

A whole new bag opens if that happens. Clemson and Florida State will be in an uproar with their situation with the ACC and what they were told a couple years ago. It would be the nightmare the NCAA has been hoping to avoid. Should be interesting.

 

[GBR-70-71-94-95-97]

While it may not happen, I hope the PAC has to pay all of the $145M. They signed the contracts, they should pay the costs.

 

[PorkerPoke]

Just looked up the court docket as of 8 am today and it remains scheduled.

 

[Itsux2beaewe]

Just looked up the court docket as of 8 am today and it remains scheduled.

I’m guessing we won’t hear anything today on a court ruling?

 

[303cowboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965487627093901680

 

[PorkerPoke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965487627093901680

Thanks 303. No surprise a ruling was not issued immediately given this has been a filing for almost one year and the pee12 has tried every maneuver possible to delay the outcome.

Wishful biased thinking of course on my part and I know statements from litigants don’t necessarily mean anything, but I have this feeling from the quick pee12 statement they might be a little nervous that either this will be dismissed or it will be a full court hearing. A full hearing will be their last chance. Could they be getting ready to pony up to a level demanded by the MWC in the mediation as a settlement or will they roll the dice and go for broke if the outcome is not a dismissal. After all, a dismissal can come with an award to the defendant to deter future litigation by a plaintiff.

that the pee12 has to pay in full!

 

[PorkerPoke]

Watching the Monty Show replay (Tuesday September 9). They do present some strong arguments for the weak legal position the pee12 may be in. If they (Monty) read this matter correctly, the prospects for the future pee12 financially may be precarious.

My fervent hope is that the poaching and exit fees lawsuits go strongly against the pee12.

Nothing would be sweeter than to see the traitors suffer miserably in full regret of throwing away the opportunity to be the dominant G5 conference for the pipe dream they would replace the ACC and B12.

The prior legal precedence has been established with the SDSU saga a couple of years ago and the ACC debacle filed by Florida State and Clemson that didn’t do anything more than slightly modify the current contract through 2036.

If this judge (Susan Van Kuelen) somehow finds the pee12 vindicated it will set off a new flurry of unprecedented lawsuits.

My view is that worse case scenario this goes into a protracted trial. There sure seems to be plenty of evidence to suggest that everyone agreed knowingly and willingly to the contracts without duress until the pee2 decided to whore themselves to the gullible MWC traitors that they would be involved in a humongous move towards becoming a P level conference.

Nothing will shock me, but I am looking at this as being favorable to the current MWC voting members.

I can think of nothing more enjoyable than the inroads CS-ewe has made with fundraising to implode along with their cohorts.

 

[PorkerPoke]

Oh my oh my the wizard of pee12 knowledge gave this assessment of the potential outcomes.

Canzano claimed that while the expected outcome of the 9-9 hearing would be a delayed decision, he outlined scenarios such as:

The judge comes back and denies the motion where the pee12 will “celebrate and do a cartwheel” giving them big time leve.

The judge could award the dismissal and then of course the pee12 would automatically appeal.

The judge could grant the dismissal temporarily but order the pee12 to “close holes in their argument” and then resubmit the case.

He downplayed if the case is dismissed the MWC collects $55 million and lives to play another day by immediately interjecteing that if the case goes forward It could lead to a settlement issue to avoid the risk of losing.

He then went on his pee12 tangent and proclaimed if it goes into discovery the pee12 might find some dirt on the MWC that would enable the pee12 to add further damages. He pushed that the MWC is at risk if the case is not dismissed of being subject to additional amendments to the lawsuit where the pee12 could claim being overcharged for the 12 games in 2024 where they could say they paid $1.5 million too much per game and then sue the MWC for triple damages and get $54 million paid to them thereby putting the MWC out of business.

Of course he claims to have spoken with all kinds of legal experts. He as expected kept pushing the narrative the pee12 still has all kinds of options and leverage going forward while implying the MWC is in a precarious position.

It might be a few days before we find out what is up next. IMO - if we start hearing the sides are discussing a settlement it would be the pee12 doesn’t have all the magic powers Canzano claims. The MWC didn’t accept the lowball settlement offers the pee12 made in mediation. That might be indicative of who is in the better legal position. Discovery works both ways and the pee12 may not want to reveal their secrets.