Comments on: Gillispie Might Be Making A Big Mistake http://www.mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake Up to the minute SEC football and basketball news Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:04:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BBL: Not so Rosey links to the Memphis mess | MrSEC.com http://www.mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake/comment-page-1#comment-1287 BBL: Not so Rosey links to the Memphis mess | MrSEC.com Fri, 29 May 2009 13:20:47 +0000 http://mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake#comment-1287 [...] Mr. SEC writes that Gillispie might be making a big mistake in suing UK. [...] [...] Mr. SEC writes that Gillispie might be making a big mistake in suing UK. [...]

]]> By: » BBL: Not so Rosey links to the Memphis mess John Clay’s Sidelines http://www.mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake/comment-page-1#comment-1286 » BBL: Not so Rosey links to the Memphis mess John Clay’s Sidelines Fri, 29 May 2009 13:20:24 +0000 http://mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake#comment-1286 [...] Mr. SEC writes that Gillispie might be making a big mistake in suing UK. [...] [...] Mr. SEC writes that Gillispie might be making a big mistake in suing UK. [...]

]]> By: vlb http://www.mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake/comment-page-1#comment-1278 vlb Thu, 28 May 2009 15:31:32 +0000 http://mrsec.com/story/gillispie-might-be-making-a-big-mistake#comment-1278 In my experience, offers that were on the table prior to litigation being brought are still likely to be on the table after it is brought. If anything, the real prospect of litigation tends to lend focus. There are time when pure childishness and pride makes Defendants make foolish decision, but typically when the Defendant is paying its own legal bills and has an attorney looking out for its interests, there isn't too much game playing. Professionals tend to want to resolve issues, not protract them. UK most likely does not want to fight a protracted law suit over this which only will be a distraction. Moreover, I doubt that Gillespie really has anything much to lose as UK has already made insinuations against his character to justify firing him for not winning enough games. Of course, it would be foolish to comment on either sides prospects for victory in the suit without looking at the documents involved. In my experience, offers that were on the table prior to litigation being brought are still likely to be on the table after it is brought. If anything, the real prospect of litigation tends to lend focus.

There are time when pure childishness and pride makes Defendants make foolish decision, but typically when the Defendant is paying its own legal bills and has an attorney looking out for its interests, there isn’t too much game playing. Professionals tend to want to resolve issues, not protract them.

UK most likely does not want to fight a protracted law suit over this which only will be a distraction. Moreover, I doubt that Gillespie really has anything much to lose as UK has already made insinuations against his character to justify firing him for not winning enough games.

Of course, it would be foolish to comment on either sides prospects for victory in the suit without looking at the documents involved.

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