That means the big weasel is askeert which means that he knows that there is merit to this whole lawsuit. I LIKE IT!
Roll Tide Roll! Beat the wiggles! >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Pat Smoot >Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:11 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [RollTideFan] The big weasel thinks he should not be >heldaccountable > > >Yeager asks out of Cottrell's NCAA suit > >By Dana Beyerle >Montgomery Bureau Chief >November 22, 2003 > >MONTGOMERY | One of the NCAA officials who ruled on the University of >Alabama's football probation is asking the state Supreme Court to >remove him >from a $60 million lawsuit because he believes a Tuscaloosa judge has no >jurisdiction over him. > >Thomas E. Yeager of Virginia, who is chairman of the NCAA's infractions >committee, said in a motion that he never set foot in Alabama. Yeager said >he was merely a judge in a fact-finding hearing in Indianapolis that issued >a report on UA's NCAA rules violations in February 2002. > >The rules violations and near-death penalty sanctions against the school's >football program are being blamed partly for the departure of >former Alabama >head football Coach Dennis Franchione last year and the Crimson Tide's >subpar football season this year following head coaching turmoil. > >The motion filed this week said Yeager is being forced to respond to the >Tuscaloosa County court case because of facts outlined in the NCAA >Committee >on Infraction's report. > >Yeager's lawyers said an Alabama court's jurisdiction over him would have a >"chilling effect" on other similar NCAA volunteers. Yeager is commissioner >of the Colonial Athletic Association. > >His lawyers want the Supreme Court to reverse Tuscaloosa County Circuit >Judge Steve Wilson's Oct. 6 ruling that Yeager was under his >jurisdiction in >the suit filed by former UA coaches Ronnie Cottrell and Ivy Williams. > >An attorney for Cottrell and Williams, Delaine Mountain of Tuscaloosa, said >he had not read the brief. > >"It's an issue which we will respond to. We believe (Yeager had) sufficient >contacts for the court to have jurisdiction," Mountain said. "The fact that >he made the broadcast we think is sufficient." > >Mountain is referring to broadcast coverage of the NCAA announcing >sanctions >against Alabama. > >Wilson ruled he had jurisdiction over Yeager because there is a "conspiracy >claim" against him. > >"The court, however, ignored Alabama's requirement that a conspiracy claim >must be based on more than bald speculation or conclusory statements," >Yeager's brief said. > >The $60 million lawsuit claims Cottrell and Williams were defamed, libeled >and slandered in the aftermath of an NCAA investigation into Alabama's >football program and the illegal recruitment of a Memphis, Tenn., high >school football player. The investigation did not find Cottrell or Williams >guilty of major violations. > >Other defendants include a lawyer, a freelance sports analyst, two Alabama >compliance officers and two NCAA officials. > > > >______________________________________________________ >RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > >"Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > >To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription >visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
