Taggert may not be a rich analyst after all....
November 26th, 2019 at 6:46 AM ^
Linky no worky
November 26th, 2019 at 7:23 AM ^
November 26th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
Why so snarky this early in the morning???
November 26th, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^
Doesn’t matter the time of day there.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:32 AM ^
Australian snark spins in the other direction
November 26th, 2019 at 9:38 AM ^
I added this dude to the troll cave right when it came out for that extension. I have it say “g’day mate!” for any comment. I highly recommend.
November 26th, 2019 at 10:59 AM ^
Could you please hook up the link for the extension? I wanted to try it when it dropped but never did and now people talking about it make me really regret not getting on board
November 26th, 2019 at 11:02 AM ^
Australia is perpetually in the top five of world quality of life rankings but you’d never know it from this guy.
November 26th, 2019 at 7:16 AM ^
Like the comment under the tweet said, who would willingly not sign a contract that guarantees you $17M just for signing your name.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:09 AM ^
Dumb tweet by Rovell. It is MORE important that FSU did not sign it. If Taggert didn't sign it, he could have just signed it himself today.
In the comments Rovell says that FSU likely accepted by performance, but his initial tweet seems to claim it is better for Taggart that only he signed and not the school. That is false.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
No, FSU cut checks in the amount of the contract, showing they obviously agreed to the contract. Also this is bad PR for any coach they want to get, no one will want to sign if they believe FSU is going to pull a fast one.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:25 AM ^
This is more the issue. How are they going to attract a serious candidate if they show they’re willing to screw their last coach?
November 26th, 2019 at 8:39 AM ^
Yeah, see my post below. FSU could still argue they only agreed to some terms, not the buyout clause and that is why they never signed. I also mentioned that FSU will pay because of the bad publicity.
But, as a word of warning to those in non-public positions - get the other side to sign a contract if you ever want to be able to enforce it against THEM. You can always sign your own name whenever you want.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:00 AM ^
Did Taggert print up a contract on his Inkjet at home, sign it, and mail it to FSU? Didn't FSU put the terms of the buyout on their contract and have him sign it?
November 26th, 2019 at 9:19 AM ^
....no dot-matrix printer.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:53 AM ^
there are very, very few instances where "dumb tweet by rovell" needs to be followed by a single additional word. dude is an idiot turd.
November 26th, 2019 at 6:54 AM ^
This seems highly unlikely to be true. This was not his first head coaching job and I imagine he has an agent, or at least did at the time.
But it does seem like the kind of bullcrap a slimy program like FSU would try to pull to get out of paying him.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:33 AM ^
I don't think FSU was being slimy. Rather, it's more evidence of their incompetence. Trying to use that to get out of paying Taggert would have 0% chance of working, 100% chance of making things worse.
November 26th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
Since it's public money FSU can't just give it away. At least in theory.
November 26th, 2019 at 7:45 AM ^
Speller - no worky, either.
I guess I wouldn't sign a contract if they spelled my name wrong.
Taggert - Taggart.
November 26th, 2019 at 11:37 AM ^
Taggart.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:00 AM ^
If this is all true and FSU doesn’t give in, who is going to want to coach there now?
November 26th, 2019 at 9:27 AM ^
Someone who's smart enough to sign a contract which can easily be enforced in court without dispute.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:38 AM ^
I'll do it.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:04 AM ^
It would only matter if FSU didn't sign it. It doesn't matter if Taggert didn't sign it.
Generally, if a party wants to enforce a right under the contract (e.g., Taggert suing to get buyout), then he has to show the party who made the promise signed the contract.
Of course he may show the university accepted by paying him in the past and performing. But, he would be open to the claim by the university that they only agreed to some, not all terms, and that is why they didn't sign it.
Not likely to win the day for FSU, but Taggert should have gotten a signed contract. If this were a more private deal FSU would have some leverage.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:56 AM ^
I thought they both had to sign?
If FSU signed the contract, but Taggart didnt, i would think that the contract is null and void until Taggart accepted and agreed to the terms (signed it).
Don't both parties have to sign to make it a binding contract?
November 26th, 2019 at 9:03 AM ^
Somewhere there is a Stormy Daniels joke in here.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
Taggert can sign anytime. He can also say he agreed to all terms.
The only signature that is really important is the one for the party trying to avoid the terms of the contract.
So, yes, both parties have to agree, but the signature is really only important for the party that may be trying to avoid their obligations.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:25 AM ^
Don't both parties have to sign to make it a binding contract?
The issue is “performance” — when a party, with reasonable knowledge of the agreed upon duties under the contract, performs those duties. Once performance has occurred the contract becomes enforceable whether they signed the contract or not. Basically, the contract stated “If WT coaches football at FSU then FSU will pay WT X amount of money for X amount of time ...” WT coached football at FSU, and FSU paid him the agreed amount. If it’s true that WT never signed the contract FSU cannot now, after all these years of both parties performing their duties, claim the contract is unenforceable.
If this is true it reads like an L1 Contracts class hypothetical fact pattern.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:15 AM ^
If I were a lawyer I would be licking my chops on this one, sounds like a mess
November 26th, 2019 at 8:40 AM ^
This is what happens when a school is trying to negotiate a buyout from a contract. Throw a bunch of shit out there and see if it sticks. See Jim McElwain after Florida fired him. I am waiting for personal attacks and some bogus NCAA violation that FSU will cop to to try to fire him with cause and get out of paying Taggart.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:43 AM ^
Pay him. Pay that man his money..
November 26th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
Remember the climactic scene in The Hunt for Red October where the Russian sub commander sank himself with his own torpedo?
Have fun with that, FSU....
November 26th, 2019 at 1:51 PM ^
You arrogant ass, you’ve killed us.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:04 AM ^
I think one key detail has been left out of this story; Darren Rovell is a douche.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
I don't believe that.
November 26th, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
I saw this yesterday. Insane to think an organization with 30 million on the line didn't have a single person whose job was to cross the t and dot the i. No auditors? Nothing?
November 26th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
Which decent coach will want to coach at FSU after Jimbo had beef with them and they do Taggert dirty (fire him mid 2nd year and find a legal way to not even pay him).
Besides, Rovell said
“Source says Willie Taggart actually signed his contract, Florida State didn’t,” Rovell tweeted. “It’s over. He’s getting his money.”
November 26th, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
The old Tallahassee Two-Step!
November 26th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
That’s old news, he’s getting his money.