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@RTRWLT @thomast1908 Well, actually, there are more direct ways to get order but universities don’t want to go that route. This route just pushes more issues before courts. Not the smartest way to run a business.

@RodGilmore @thomast1908 It is. But there needs to be some order. And this is one of the things needed to get at least some order.

What are we doing? Oregon suing one of its former players over $10,000 for transferring? The president and Board of Trustees at Oregon think this makes sense? 🙄 Lost.

@RTRWLT @thomast1908 We’ll see. You know how cut throat recruiting is.

@RodGilmore @thomast1908 Well if they break a contract they alienated themselves. Welcome to adulting. If every school holds them accountable, there’s nothing the players can say.

@thomast1908 @RTRWLT It’s a different animal in recruiting world. It might alienate players, their families and agents. It also acknowledges that it is no longer a student-university relationship as the universities want (i.e., now employee-employer). risky. Could win this battle and lose the war.

Rod, you've signed many performance contracts I'm sure. If you quit mid season and paid for entire season does espn just say ok Rod thanks for quitting mid year here's your check in full!! Unlikely. This will set a standard across the country though surely other schools prob doing same just keeping it quiet.

@RTRWLT @thomast1908 Beg to differ. We’ll see.

@RodGilmore @thomast1908 Oh, it will. A contract is a contract. Coaches have to pay if they leave. Players should too.

@thomast1908 @RTRWLT Not gonna play well with players or their families. And other programs will use it against Oregon. But appreciate your opinion.

@RodGilmore @RTRWLT I think it plays fine. These young men understand commitment and when $ involved they need to complete the contract they signed. Gets them ready for the next journey!! Young man has a obligation and he will pay it one way or another

@RTRWLT @thomast1908 🤦🏾‍♂️ that’s not gonna play well.

@thomast1908 @RodGilmore Exactly. Time to start holding them accountable

@CollegeFBPortal @oregonfootball @BarstoolDucks @DuckFBNews 🙄 silly. This is the message you want to send? 🤦🏾‍♂️

NEW: Oregon is SUING former DB Dakoda Fields for breach of contract… Fields transferred to Oklahoma and owed $39,882.30 for his release. He paid most of it but still owes $10,000 plus interest and legal fees 😳

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@greendragonhq @SundownRising Forgot to add the Supreme Court.

Only in America can one party control the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, win the popular vote, and hold the majority of governorships—and still blame the other party for everything wrong with the country.

The pattern is unmistakable and repulsive. If you keep calling Black leaders "low IQ," you aren't expressing a political disagreement. You are using a racist dog whistle to undermine their humanity. Every single time Donald Trump uses this slur, he shows the country that his politics are built entirely on grievance and bigotry. It’s a disgrace to the office and a stain on this country.

@AmyTrask @stanfballupdate @UCBerkeley @Stanford @GaryTyrrell @jphilcole @AndrewBrandt @DebbieSpander @AmyTrask that deserves 🍦🍨. To be paid in person eventually.

@stanfballupdate @UCBerkeley @Stanford @GaryTyrrell @jphilcole @AndrewBrandt @RodGilmore @DebbieSpander Thank you very much, I appreciate that more than you may imagine - and I was quite sincere as to "game knows game," so while I root against Stanford when our schools compete, I root and cheer for both of our tremendous schools in all other respects - thank you again.

We may root against one another on game day, but @UCBerkeley and @Stanford students recognize that both are tremendous universities - one Stanford fan in particular - @GaryTyrrell - exemplifies good sportsmanship - and hi Gary @jphilcole @AndrewBrandt @RodGilmore @DebbieSpander.

@AmyTrask @BradJamesRadio @UCBerkeley @Stanford @GaryTyrrell @jphilcole @AndrewBrandt @DebbieSpander And we secretly like one another. 😉 and hi @AmyTrask

@BradJamesRadio @UCBerkeley @Stanford @GaryTyrrell @jphilcole @AndrewBrandt @RodGilmore @DebbieSpander Hi Brad.

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@heitner Capitalism for me but not for thee.

Good for Kalen DeBoer! That’s market forces at work. He’s getting $12.5 million per year because Alabama believes that’s his worth. The school is the arbiter of fair market value and there’s no third party that can reject the deal. Yet, athletes must submit deals to a College Sports Commission so that it, which has no basis for making “fair market value” determinations, can unilaterally and arbitrarily decide whether deals are accepted or rejected. It’s such a perverse system.

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