Titans sue Lane Kiffin and USC for hiring Kennedy Pola

[USCChifan]

Folks in Tennessee have been fuming about Lane Kiffin for months. After all, he took over the state's flagship college football program in 2009, stayed for a year, and then jumped to USC as soon as the job came open.

More recently, Kiffin and USC has angered the state's pro football team by hiring running backs coach Kennedy Pola, who was under contract with the Titans.

The Titans, as it turns out, are heeding the sage advice of Doug Llewellyn.

Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports that the Titans have sued Kiffin and the Trojans for "maliciously" interfering with Pola's contract with the Titans. Pola also has been sued for breaching his contract.

Though college football coaches routinely regard contracts as meaningless documents that can be disregarded at will, the reality is that most -- if not all -- American jurisdictions recognize a claim for tortious interference with contractual relations, giving a team like the Titans the ability to sue another team like the Trojans that induces an employee to break an existing contract. (If another NFL team had taken Pola, the remedy would have arisen under the league's tampering rules.)

The lawsuit does not specify an amount of financial damages, and the Titans apparently do not attempt to force Pola to remain employed by the Titans. In cases of this nature, damages would be determined by tabulating the actual losses incurred by the Titans in having to scramble to replace Pola. Punitive damages also could be available, but they would be limited by the actual damages, which could be minimal, frankly.

In most cases, football teams move on after an assistant coach is pilfered by another program. It doesn't mean that teams don't have the ability to pursue legal relief.

To the likely delight of everyone in Tennessee, the Titans have. Given that Titans coach Jeff Fisher played college football at USC, Kiffin and company likely concluded that Fisher would look the other way.

Meanwhile, Jeff Fisher has rocketed to the top of the Al Davis wish list.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/26/titans-sue-lane-kiffin-usc/

Wow, didn't see a lawsuit coming of this

 

[BrntO4Life]

Awesome! I'm loving the collapse of my school's program!

Kiffin sucks and was an idiotic hire by a program claiming to be elite.

 

[Fox1994]

Awesome! I'm loving the collapse of my school's program!

Kiffin sucks and was an idiotic hire by a program claiming to be elite.

...Longhorns?...

Anyway, what a fucking overreaction.

 

[Juggernaut]

Longhorns or USC?

Or whichever one does better that year?

 

[longhornfan]

Brnt is from Texas but goes to school at USC.

 

[Juggernaut]

Brnt is from Texas but goes to school at USC.

Then I'll take my bandwagoning comment away.

My B.

 

[Fox1994]

Then I'll take my bandwagoning comment away.

My B.

I concur.

Brnt, do you tease your compatriots at USC about VY's Rose Bowl?

 

[hoodyallen]

I concur.

Brnt, do you tease your compatriots at USC about VY's Rose Bowl?

Tease? Yes he teases them like a stupid doodie head.

 

[Fox1994]

Tease? Yes he teases them like a stupid doodie head.

lol. Pardon me.

Brnt:
Do you fuck with them?

Do you bug them?

Do you bust their balls?

 

[FirstTimer]

Over/under for Kiffin's tenure as USC head coach?

 

[Senser81]

Over/under for Kiffin's tenure as USC head coach?

He lasts this year, then new AD Pat Haden is given a directive by the new USC President to get rid of Kiffin.

 

[Youk]

Over/under for Kiffin's tenure as USC head coach?

He'll last at least through the end of all of their sanctions.

 

[Rayman]

He'll last at least through the end of all of their sanctions.

A patsy?

 

[Herm]

A patsy?

They couldnt have thought he was a legitimate coach, i was surprised when Tennessee hired him. I was shocked when USC hired him. He has to be a patsy.

 

[BrntO4Life]

I concur.

Brnt, do you tease your compatriots at USC about VY's Rose Bowl?

Nah, most of the kids only care about SC football because it gives them an excuse to get wasted on Saturdays.

Besides, I get more shit than I give for it. But it's all good because, last time I checked, that crystal ball is in Austin.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Longhorns or USC?

Or whichever one does better that year?

I should have multi-quoted, but whatever.

I'll root for SC whenever they don't play Texas. Last year I actually skipped every USC home game to go watch UT games at a Texas Exes bar in Hollywood.

 

[Fox1994]

I should have multi-quoted, but whatever.

I'll root for SC whenever they don't play Texas. Last year I actually skipped every USC home game to go watch UT games at a Texas Exes bar in Hollywood.

:irked: Hmmm... I'm gonna pretend I think that's because you couldn't afford to go to the games and going to the bar was cheaper.

 

[BrntO4Life]

:irked: Hmmm... I'm gonna pretend I think that's because you couldn't afford to go to the games and going to the bar was cheaper.

Going to the bar is actually more expensive overall. Student season tickets for USC are only $150, while eating and drinking at the bar is about $30-40 each time.

:moon:

 

[FirstTimer]

Going to the bar is actually more expensive overall. Student season tickets for USC are only $150, while eating and drinking at the bar is about $30-40 each time.

:moon:

You drink like a bitch.

:smug:

 

[BrntO4Life]

You drink like a bitch.

:smug:

Considering the games are usually pretty early, I dont even drink that much alcohol. I'm too poor to do that with any frequency in Los Angeles.