mighty hornet
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didn't the SWAC already issue it's "punishment" in the form of a fine and a makeup game? Requiring Gram to play in Jackson 4 years in a row is excessive.
JSU Seeks Legal Action Against Grambling, SWAC...
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didn't the SWAC already issue it's "punishment" in the form of a fine and a makeup game? Requiring Gram to play in Jackson 4 years in a row is excessive.
Won't get there without the keys (AG approval).
Blacknbengal
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I'll give you a few to think on that. Just think of you standing in a traffic court with that defense excuse in front of a judge after being caught speeding.
Blacknbengal
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It's coming. Believe.
Hey, I have no problem being educated by an attorney on matters such as these. And unlike some, it's not my intent to be "cute". I've said that I understand J-State's position in wanting a resolution to this. I understand why you all would want to take legal action. I'm simply forming my opinion based on the actions (or non actions) that have taken place thus far according to that report in the CL. It's been agreed that the AG has been reluctant to move on this. You say it's because he didn't know that a contract existed. I'm saying that regardless, if he wanted to make this a priority he would.
Should this somehow go to court, I'm simply saying that Grambling has a defense it can use.
JAG89
THE NEW AMERICA'S TEAM
$200 million, but they would settle for $75 million......:emlaugh:
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It was a simple question. That you refuse to answer. But that's cool.
JR
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I am sure MS republicans do not want to ruffle the feathers of their LA republican buddies over two HBCUs. If this was Ole Miss and LSU going at it. It would be different. LOL. But I am sure they are like damn, we really got to get involved with this isht. It will be settled out of court somehow. I can't see both Attorney Generals going to battle over this.
southsuburbs
What I Live By...
N.E.G.R.O.E.S :smh:
Just let anybody walk all over them and won't even try to put up a fight. The same folks that will yell and cry, bytch and moan about how Alumni don't support our schools and how our schools are financially strapped are the same ones in here making excuses as to why JSU should be okay with losing $500,000+.
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JAG89
THE NEW AMERICA'S TEAM
If the fine is GSU's punishment and the money was given to JSU, then make GSU play JSU in Jackson 2 years in a row (2014 & 2015), which would give JSU one extra game (2014). The 2016 game would be played in Grambling and the 2017 game would be played in Jackson per the current normal schedule. As of now, the 2016 game would be played in Jackson and the 2017 game would be played in Grambling, which makes no sense per the current normal schedule. Basically Duer swapped the two games (2016 & 2017) and changed the schedule to even years in Jackson and odd years in Grambling instead of the other way around.
You're talking about Jackson State right? Because NOBODY in the this thread has said anything about it being OK to lose $500K. What WE are suggesting is that YOU folks be SMART in understanding that your OWN AG is NOT your friend in this matter as much as you all WANT him to be. It's easy for people to play the "Negro" card when things don't go their way.
J-State2DaPoint
"Eye Of The Tiger"
Them crazy fools (gram & SWAC) didn't give a 24 hour notice. That's the least they could've done.
They kept telling us the game is still on when they knew damn well them babies were not going to get on that bus without their milk & diapers.
Yet they waited to the last minute to tell us that the buses departed w/o their football team :lol:
It's Friday afternoon & We still selling tickets only to find out from "Social Media" first.
Not Grambling. Not The SWAC but social media.
That's unprofessional and unacceptable.
Get that money JSU. Go for it. Sue their asses :tup:
If we can sue them; I support it 100%
And get our 2017 home game back.
Brings up an issue (among others) I've had with this situation since it happened. Why did so many fans ask for refunds? Why didn't the school charge for folks to tailgate/park in the stadium parking lot and on campus like they normally do? Why didn't the $25K donors show up anyway? How did 11-12K refunded tickets add up to $475K refunded? Did the Lyfe Jennings concert get cancelled?
mighty hornet
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keep it real. In this day and age where everybody has instant access, you always find out stuff on social media before you get an official statement.
The Founder
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This thread is hilarious.....
I blame this on Duer Sharp, the GSU Administration, and Doug Williams.
I would have told my coaches to go ahead and play with 22 guys. Then flip this entire issue on Bobby Jindal for not assisting with the funding of Louisiana Colleges and Universities like he should. Jackson State would have blown us out and it would have made ESPN. Dr. Pogue could have utilized that moment to put our elected officials on blast for their lack integrity and belief in the higher education system. I then would have called JSU's president and asked her to write a letter in support of GSU and their dedication to a fellow HBCU given the circumstances.
Hell what does Dr. Pogue have to lose...his job? Hell he has retired already and is just working at GSU for fun per se....
I blame this on Duer Sharp, the GSU Administration, and Doug Williams.
I would have told my coaches to go ahead and play with 22 guys. Then flip this entire issue on Bobby Jindal for not assisting with the funding of Louisiana Colleges and Universities like he should. Jackson State would have blown us out and it would have made ESPN. Dr. Pogue could have utilized that moment to put our elected officials on blast for their lack integrity and belief in the higher education system. I then would have called JSU's president and asked her to write a letter in support of GSU and their dedication to a fellow HBCU given the circumstances.
Hell what does Dr. Pogue have to lose...his job? Hell he has retired already and is just working at GSU for fun per se....
In_The_662
Deeeeep In The Delta.....
I found out on Twitter before this board did and the SWAC. A lot of times Twitter will break a story 1-2 hours before ESPN will...
BRAVEHEART123
The Clown Prince of Crime
If JSU really wanted to win a lawsuit against Grambling, they would not have released their 2014 Schedule. Think in terms of the Ben Wilson case. The guy who said to sign Michael Jordan was able to give an estimate of Ben's net worth had he lived. Same in this case if Grambling would have played this past season.
Bleedbluefan
Ripbayless
But twitter was not responsible for letting us know gram would be at the crib on gameday....we were told that we would still have a game so now the prez looks like a liar.
Bleedbluefan
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Bruh...what?
BRAVEHEART123
The Clown Prince of Crime
You are suing me now when you are estimated to make up what you lost this upcoming season and then some. FAMU and SU coming to town. Grambling coming to town. Heck, Comegy and Valley coming to town. Cases have been dismissed in instances like this.
JSU/99
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Because they'd paid in advance for an event that was cancelled at the last minute. No different than a concert really. A lot of the tickets were purchased by casual fans who just wanted to attend JSU's homecoming.
Because you can't charge parking for a non-event. The concert and scrimmage was nice for the fans and a way to salvage something for homecoming, but it didn't make up for the game. So it wouldn't have made sense to charge for that.
Again, because there was no game to attend. The donor event was a great bonus but the game was the main thing.
Good question. That 475K number must be based on both advance sales and the estimated game-day sales. Keep in mind with our ticket prices ($30 and up on game day), 20K paid attendance equals gross revenue in excess of 20k. As this goes further I expect Grambling to challenge our numbers, but its not hard to see 30K plus showing up for the game.
No, he was the homecoming concert entertainer. That figure listed was the extra money he was paid to perform a free concert. Money that probably can't be recouped from Grambling.
GR8APE06
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I usually don't chime in on these topics because folks are extra sensitive but in this case folks on here need to quit lying like they wouldn't be pissed at Gram. We are talking about homecoming...A huge money game where you had to refund tickets. I talk to SU folks all of the time here in BR and they admit they would have been through with Gram if they pulled this during Bayou Classic but all of these folks want to act like it’s not that big of a deal. I attended JSU's 2012 homecoming game against Valley and that game was packed from the middle of the horseshoe around to the home side of the stadium so the SWAC office should have at least required Gram to refund JSU the money they refunded to fans at minimum.
As far as the 2017 game, it screws JSU because it requires them to travel to LA twice which is not the way the schedule is set up. They would have to incur more cost to travel to Gram and SU in the same year and lose a home game which was scheduled in Jackson so if you are going to say JSU shouldn't be crying about the weak infractions set on Gram, then put yourself in their shoes. They should make Gram pay out the tickets refunded as well as add an additional home game so that the year it returns to Gram is an even number year as it should be 2018.
As far as the 2017 game, it screws JSU because it requires them to travel to LA twice which is not the way the schedule is set up. They would have to incur more cost to travel to Gram and SU in the same year and lose a home game which was scheduled in Jackson so if you are going to say JSU shouldn't be crying about the weak infractions set on Gram, then put yourself in their shoes. They should make Gram pay out the tickets refunded as well as add an additional home game so that the year it returns to Gram is an even number year as it should be 2018.
JSU/99
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None of which has anything to do with last year. Grambling coming to us was punishment by the SWAC for forfeiting a conference game. If they intended for it to be in lieu of JSU pursuing litigation, they would've had both parties sign an agreement stating such.
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