The Jerry Baldwin Saga: 1998-2020

[IHateLaState]

You know the biggest issue in the firing was not the lack of "W"'s but rather the state of the program and the way the team was being run at the time... We have shown we are MORE than willing to put up with lack of W's.... But my recollection of the JB era is one of mass confusion on the sidelines.... sometimes 10 men on the field... sometimes 13... the lack of organization was not something that you could put in front of a jury but if they had seen it , they would have known the reason for the dismissal... JB was a fish out of water and had no clue how to run a team


anyone know what he is doing these days?? i.e. the days before the jury made him a millionaire?

[Jason]

_ You know the biggest issue in the firing was not the lack of "W"'s but rather the state of the program and the way the team was being run at the time... We have shown we are MORE than willing to put up with lack of W's.... But my recollection of the JB era is one of mass confusion on the sidelines.... sometimes 10 men on the field... sometimes 13... the lack of organization was not something that you could put in front of a jury but if they had seen it , they would have known the reason for the dismissal... JB was a fish out of water and had no clue how to run a team


anyone know what he is doing these days?? i.e. the days before the jury made him a millionaire? _

He is a rich preacher. Jay said he drove to court in a $95,000 car... Can I get an AMEN???

[BirdofParadise]

_ He is a rich preacher in Texas. Jay said he drove to court in a $95,000 car... Can I get an AMEN??? _

Actually, he is in Ruston.....which is almost Arkansas.

[MissingMandy]

_ If the decision is upheld, NS is personally at risk.

The University's assets are immune from seizure because it is a state agency. In other words, the typical debt collection tactics that you would employ to enforce a judgment are useless against the State.

There is little Baldwin can do to compel the university to pay up. _

That's good to know...thanks for helping us understand.

[geo_cajun]

If we fire Bustle after this year would it be because he is white? Clearly we have a track record of racism at UL, as one of the first Universities in the south to integrate, letting talented minority players play their position (read: Brian Mitchell at QB when LSU wouldn't let him play QB b/c he is black), and of course we do have several black head coaches on staff now. This ruling slanders the university's good name as a respectable university who does not discriminate, but rather tries its best to as indiscriminate as possible. This whole thing makes me sick.
Also, do we have the worst lawyers in the world?? How are they letting these things go on? Let's grow some damn balls and be proactive rather than reactive!

[Rebel02]

It's his fault we didn't go to games when he was the Head Coach! I want my money for missing out on some good tailgating, watching Cajun football!

SOMEONE NEEDS TO SUE BALDWIN FOR THAT!!!



GEAUX CAJUNS!!!

[CajunNation]

Thank You Doc!

[srevere51]

_ If we fire Bustle after this year would it be because he is white? Clearly we have a track record of racism at UL, as one of the first Universities in the south to integrate, letting talented minority players play their position (read: Brian Mitchell at QB when LSU wouldn't let him play QB b/c he is black), and of course we do have several black head coaches on staff now. This ruling slanders the university's good name as a respectable university who does not discriminate, but rather tries its best to as indiscriminate as possible. This whole thing makes me sick.
Also, do we have the worst lawyers in the world?? How are they letting these things go on? Let's grow some damn balls and be proactive rather than reactive! _

its easy, the rest of country has common law(I think), we have Napoleonic Code....

[AstroCajun]

It's his fault we didn't go to games when he was the Head Coach! I want my money for missing out on some good tailgating, watching Cajun football!

SOMEONE NEEDS TO SUE BALDWIN FOR THAT!!!



GEAUX CAJUNS!!!

I'm with you.

If HE'S entitled damages for emotional distress think of how much emotional distress he's caused US!!

[Just1More]

I cannot make excuses for our horrible administration of athletics thru the years... but this lawsuit is just stupid. Baldwin was black when we hired him. How in the world can being black be the grounds for firing him? I completely agree that he was not given the tools to succeed... but what coach at UL ever has? Every coach we have ever had has succeeded, limited as it was, thru spite or personal pride.

I doubt any significant money will change hands. I am far less upset about that than the press this has garnered our university. We, the alumni, friends and family, and students just do not deserve this.

As for Baldwin's arguments of breach of contract... can you imagine some of the coaches that have had contracts or breached the contracts themselves... in comparison to this case? What a joke. What a complete joke. $2 million on breach of contract? Did his lawyer extrapolate his income out for a 15-year contract extension, or the lost opportunity for the "numerous" head coaching positions he passed on in taking the UL job?

This is a testament to the failure of our current jury system. We need to revamp and go to a professional jury system. The "judged by your peers" just ain't cutting it. I fear the day I might get judged by these "peers". The average person on the street now is so stupid about almost anything of substance, other than who is on American Idol, that we cannot possibly expect anything better than "Jury awards losingest Coach in UL History $2 million".

Most hard working people won't gross $2 million in a lifetime. We are setting examples in our society that being a victim is the most monetarily profitable profession one can aspire to achieve. Anyone want to write a book or develop marketable CD series for the "top 10 ways to become a victim and achieve your financial dreams"?