Today's Boneyard...

[engie]

Steve is heavily insinuating, if not outright stating, that Mars has found another ace in the hole on burner-gate. No idea what that might be, just found it interesting. Seems as though he keeps baiting the hook, and they keep biting exactly how he hopes to continue throwing their credibility to the wind. He also all but outright stated that the signed affidavit Mars has is from a former staff member... and that part of the affidavit claims the staff knew it was happening and agreed with it(assuming this meant others on the staff outside of the ones with the burners -- because those people's agreement is implicit).

Going to be an interesting refiling when it finally comes.

 

[aTotal360]

I think a smoking gun has been found. Mars wouldn't have gotten the issue to this point if it wasn't. There are probably phone records that have lead him down this path.

 

[57stratdawg]

I'm guessing the sworn affidavit is at the center of that. Anyone else find it weird that Bjork is talking to the Wall Street Journal now? Wonder what the connection there is.

 

[missouridawg]

How does burner phone gate tie into Nutts defamation? Seems like these would be two separate issues.

Is Mars essentially using NCAA related information as collateral for the defamation suit?

 

[patdog]

Of all the stupid ways UMiss has handled this whole scandal, the dumbest was to not apologize to Houston Nutt and write him a check.

 

[engie]

Seems he is getting outside of his geographical area, where he hopes someone will interview/hire him off his interpersonal skills(which are absolutely top notch) without dotting I's and crossing T's on the background check. He will obviously never hold another similar position in the southeast.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

How does burner phone gate tie into Nutts defamation? Seems like these would be two separate issues.

Is Mars essentially using NCAA related information as collateral for the defamation suit?

Maybe showing a pattern of illegal/unethical behavior to counter all the claims of how morally superior everyone in the red and blue claim to be. Mars may be setting the angle if they'll break all these rules and regulations and call hookers why is it so hard to believe they broke the contract clause about defaming Nutt.

 

[coach66]

Yuma was the beginning of the trail.

nm

 

[Xenomorph]

But that would've been admitting to another Level 1 infraction... Lying to prospective student athletes.

 

[engie]

How does burner phone gate tie into Nutts defamation? Seems like these would be two separate issues.

Is Mars essentially using NCAA related information as collateral for the defamation suit?

Good question.

Just guessing that it doesn't do all that much, but given the nature of the original suit, I bet he can tie it together with a nice little bowtie. He is publicly destroying the character of all that will likely be named in the new suit. From what I've heard from the OM side, the non-disparagement language in the original contract wasn't without it's loopholes(to help their cause). Not that they've been right about much.

Regardless, they are idiots for not just giving him a million to go away when he first approached them.

 

[coach66]

Or maybe it's just gotten personal which is easy to believe with the way Ole

Miss has handled this.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

That us exactly how I heard it.

 

[patdog]

No it wouldn't. They've never even been charged with that, so they wouldn't be admitting to anything. I'm not even sure that's an enforceable violation anyway. Even if it is, they could easily word the apology to make it generic enough to get around that. Of course, the smarter thing would have been to not try to throw Nutt under the bus in the first place.

 

[Mechanicaldawg]

Good question.

Just guessing that it doesn't do all that much, but given the nature of the original suit, I bet he can tie it together with a nice little bowtie. He is publicly destroying the character of all that will likely be named in the new suit. From what I've heard from the OM side, the non-disparagement language in the original contract wasn't without it's loopholes(to help their cause). Not that they've been right about much.

Regardless, they are idiots for not just giving him a million to go away when he first approached them.

"I bet he can tie it together with a nice little bowtie", wonder if it can be wrapped in Maroon and White.

 

[Lettucexxxx]

How does burner phone gate tie into Nutts defamation? Seems like these would be two separate issues.

Is Mars essentially using NCAA related information as collateral for the defamation suit?

Adding to what has already been discussed here, I believe the burner phones were the avenues being used to communicate the smear campaign after the original news of allegations. Maybe Mars has a direct "tie" to the pro bear media smear.

 

[missouridawg]

Adding to what has already been discussed here, I believe the burner phones were the avenues being used to communicate the smear campaign after the original news of allegations. Maybe Mars has a direct "tie" to the pro bear media smear.

Thats not correct. The calls to media were found in the call logs requested by Mars through FOIA, right? Which would've detailed company paid for phones.... not burners. The call logs would, however, show calls to burner phones... which is how, I assume, Mars is connecting the dots.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

That would be my guess too.

 

[aTotal360]

Mars is about to make them cry "uncle". I predict an apology and a scholarship or task force (whatever Nutt was wanting) to be announced within a couple weeks.

 

[Shamoan]

out of idiocy/convenience, were they using burner phones to contact media members to defame nutt to secure their '15 class? hmm...

 

[Lettucexxxx]

Thats not correct. The calls to media were found in the call logs requested by Mars through FOIA, right? Which would've detailed company paid for phones.... not burners. The call logs would, however, show calls to burner phones... which is how, I assume, Mars is connecting the dots.

I'm just assuming he uncovered another non redacted gem. I must admit, the whole, personal phone records vs public property phones vs private foundation burner phones gets a little confusing.

 

[57stratdawg]

That’s how I see it as well. In Mars’ eyes, if Freeze was willing to call Yahoo from his OM phone, he might have called someone else from his burner.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I knew it. Freeze got dysentery from a brothel on the recruiting trail in Oregon.

 

[RocketDawg]

Seems he is getting outside of his geographical area, where he hopes someone will interview/hire him off his interpersonal skills(which are absolutely top notch) without dotting I's and crossing T's on the background check. He will obviously never hold another similar position in the southeast.

Can't blame him for that, assuming he really was kept in the dark about all the shenanigans going on. Of course, he'd have to be blind as a bat not to think the same thing everybody else did when they came up with that 2013 class. At any rate, I don't blame him for looking around. As you implied, he does indeed come across well.

 

[West Tn Dawg]

How does burner phone gate tie into Nutts defamation? Seems like these would be two separate issues.

Is Mars essentially using NCAA related information as collateral for the defamation suit?

I think it is pretty simple. It's all about the timing if he proves the burner phones started after Nutt left, he has another piece of evidence that kills their narrative that it all happened during the previous staff's time there.
To bad if it adds more to the fire that is burning the Grove to the ground!

 

[coach66]

Geography fail*

Arizona

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I was making a punny Oregon Trail joke. Clearly, my jokes are far too intellectual for you.