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Started by grayhawg, July 12, 2017, 09:59:48 pm

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Boy there's some juicy stuff in here, it wouldn't surprise if Freeze is history.

https://www.seccountry.com/mississippi/internet-goes-nuts-houston-nutt-drops-major-allegations-hugh-freeze-lawsuit

Missed the other thread delete or combine .

The Hawg Marshal

Wow they used my tweet in the article.

 

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Houston Nutt takes a big swing at Hugh Freeze in lawsuit against Ole Miss

Quote"Coach Freeze had knowingly lied to the journalists and recruiting prospects by saying that the NCAA's investigation had little, if anything, to do with him or his coaching staff and was instead focused on alleged rules violations by Coach Nutt's staff," the complaint says, per Yahoo! Sports. "Coach Freeze falsely stated that most, if not all, of the NCAA's allegations involved 'Houston Nutt' and his staff. At the time Coach Freeze made these statements, he was fully aware that they were patently false, yet he continued to make such statements, severely damaging Coach Nutt's reputation. ... The protection of Coach Freeze became the University's Number One priority in dealing with the NCAA investigation."
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 Neal McCready‏ @NealMcCready 17h17 hours ago

From Lee Tyner, General Counsel of UM: "We have not yet been served with the lawsuit, but we are aware it has been filed. We were provided a copy a short time ago. We will carefully review Coach Nutt's claims and respond in due course."



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 Neal McCready‏ @NealMcCready 17h17 hours ago

One of Nutt's freshmen told him I was Journalist No. 3. He did not read my stuff.
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https://twitter.com/AntonioCMorales/status/885202383491477505

QuoteNutt, who coached at Ole Miss from 2008-11 and currently is a CBS television analyst, signed a separation agreement in November 2011 that he alleges the school violated.

"Coach Freeze had knowingly lied to the journalists and recruiting prospects by saying that the NCAA's investigation had little, if anything, to do with him or his coaching staff and was instead focused on alleged rules violations by Coach Nutt's staff," the complaint says. "Coach Freeze falsely stated that most, if not all, of the NCAA's allegations involved 'Houston Nutt' and his staff. At the time Coach Freeze made these statements, he was fully aware that they were patently false, yet he continued to make such statements, severely damaging Coach Nutt's reputation. ... The protection of Coach Freeze became the University's Number One priority in dealing with the NCAA investigation."

"Standing on their own, each false, misleading and defamatory statement made by Coach Freeze and other members of the Athletics Department from 2014 through 2017 harmed Coach Nutt's reputation as a football coach and is a clear and deliberate breach of Section 8 of the Severance Agreement," the complaint says. "Collectively, the Defendants' deliberately false and misleading statements also constitute a blatant violation of SEC Bylaw 10.2 (prohibiting recruiting using false statements or false pretenses), and an equally egregious violation of the Ole Miss Code of Ethics ..."

SEC spokesman Herb Vincent declined comment on the suit on Wednesday.
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The Houston Nutt Lawsuit




3 Coach Nutt's undersigned counsel that, with respect to the Severance Agreement, the Control Group included: 1.

The Chancellor of the University of Mississippi; 2.

The Director of Athletics; 3.

The Senior Executive Athletics Director; 4.

The Executive Associate Athletics Director; 5.

The General Counsel for the University of Mississippi; 6.

The Executive Director of the OMAF; and 7.

The members of the OMAF Board of Governors.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
6.

This Court has subject matter jurisdiction of this civil action as there is complete diversity of citizenship between the Plaintiff and the Defendants, and the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of $75,000.00 exclusive of interest and costs, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (b). 7.

Pursuant to the contractual agreement of the parties, and because this case also meets the criteria set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1) and (2), venue is proper in the Oxford Division of the Northern District of Mississippi.
FACTS BACKGROUND
8.

As stated on the Ole Miss website, "Houston Nutt, who was introduced as the school's 36th head coach on Nov. 28, 2007, served as Ole Miss' head coach from 2008-2011 and guided the Rebels to back-to-back Cotton Bowl wins in 2009 and 10. After guiding Arkansas to three SEC Western Division titles and eight bowl berths in his decade in Fayetteville, Nutt..."
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Homerific:

https://twitter.com/SpiritBen/status/885195806738919425

https://twitter.com/SpiritBen/status/885199255731941388

Ben Garrett‏ @SpiritBen 18h18 hours ago

It's as if Houston Nutt has conveniently forgotten he was the head coach when all the academic stuff listed in the NOA went down.

https://twitter.com/SpiritBen/status/885204467611815940


Chuck Rounsaville‏ @SpiritChuck 14h14 hours ago

He leaves a program in behavior-academic-talent shambles, gets $6 mil for two years of nothing and wants more? Blank stare. Sweet insanity.
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Quote from: grayhawg on July 12, 2017, 09:59:48 pm
Boy there's some juicy stuff in here, it wouldn't surprise if Freeze is history.

https://www.seccountry.com/mississippi/internet-goes-nuts-houston-nutt-drops-major-allegations-hugh-freeze-lawsuit

Missed the other thread delete or combine .

This suit will never make it to court.

A lawsuit opens the door for the NCAA to get info that they previously couldn't...  8)

See what it did to USC a few years back?

 

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https://twitter.com/SECcountry/status/885525011741769728

Freeze mentioned bringing in a team of Navy SEALS to help the team with working through adversity
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https://twitter.com/Michael_Carvell/status/885648399420329986

QuoteLoser: Hugh Freeze

We jump from lighthearted fun to ... Ole Miss. Freeze, also a loser on Wednesday because of Houston Nutt's interestingly-timed lawsuit, spent more than half of his appearance at the podium discussing everything but the NCAA scandal that has enveloped his program for many months.

As chronicled by just about every reporter in attendance, Freeze made his opening statement last a whopping 17 minutes. He addressed Nutt's allegations by insisting he couldn't comment upon them, and generally giving the same half-apologetic answers he's given throughout the whole ordeal.

A couple of the Rebels coach's answers were particularly laughable. Asked about how he prevents corruption in his football program, Freeze responded in part that he was "open to suggestions by our chancellor and our A.D. and our compliance people, our legal team always as to how we can do that."

Then there was this gem: "Integrity is not always doing the right thing, but it is when something is done that is not right, you acknowledge it, you own it, and you move on from it," said Freeze, who hasn't exactly owned it, but who certainly would like to move on from it.

This is, as my colleague Alex Smith so aptly put it, a doomed PR campaign for Freeze, who can merely point to his upcoming date with the Committee on Infractions, cross his fingers and pray the NCAA doesn't suspend him —

Winner: Will Muschamp
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 DJournalnow‏ @DJournalnow July

Freeze cautious in addressing Nutt lawsuit http://ow.ly/FMz130dD55A  | Says he's "not at liberty" to comment.
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 Dan Wolken‏Verified account @DanWolken 31m31 minutes ago

If Ole Miss had just apologized to Houston Nutt, I don't think any of this happens.
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