K-State Slate, 7/15/08
by TB
on Jul 15, 2008 7:36 AM CDT
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Not a whole lot of K-State news out there, so this will be more of a grab-bag of K-State Slate.
Scheduling: Over at Dawg Sports, Kyle has responded to my weekend post discussing scheduling. Also, as Kyle notes, the Auburn blog Track 'Em Tigers has weighed in on the issue.
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Jaaaaaaackaaaaaaaasssss! Over at Crimson and Cream Machine, Jubanator (not Matt, sorry) names Nebraska fan James W. Conradt (aka "Darth Husker") his "Jackass of the Summer." (Although it has now been toned down to "Idiot," I will maintain my disdain and keep it as "Jackass") Conradt is the one who lifted the NewsOK template and made up a fake story about Sam Bradford and Landry Jones being coke dealers (little "c" coke, not big "C" Coke).
Conradt's troubles just began with CCM naming him a jackass, because now Conradt faces a lawsuit filed by the Oklahoma Publishing Co. Also, Jones' father said he has "deep enough pockets" to go after Conradt legally, although I should note it generally costs very little to retain a plaintiff's attorney, who then works on a contingency-fee basis. But we're all impressed by your deep pockets, Mr. Jones!
Anyway, my biggest question in this whole situation has yet to be answered. That is, why in the hell does someone who lives in Austin, Texas (in my humble opinion the greatest city on earth) waste so much time in front of a computer?
In the matter of Beaks v. Small-Business USA: Over in Lawrence, KU's lawyers clearly don't have enough to do. So to make summer a little more interesting, they sued (yes, I realize they sued them long ago) a small t-shirt maker in Lawrence on various infringement theories. Yesterday, the crack legal squad for the 'beaks won a massive $127,000 jury verdict, which should just about cover the attorney's fees for however long this case was dragged out. Anything that is left over will surely go to fine cigars for Lew Perkins and exquisite steak dinners for Mark Mangino.
And if one of KU's lawyers really did say that KU owns the color blue in the state of Kansas, well, that goes right to the top of the list of all-time stupid attorney claims. Alas, consider the source on that last link.
Finally, I realize this has happened before, but at least the University of Texas had the decency and intelligence to sue a t-shirt maker for Texas A&M, not their own school.
Recruiting Porn: Nebraska secured a QB commitment from God last week.
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To be fair to Matt
It was me who called Condrat a jackass. Matt asked me to change it so I obliged. The dude is a jackass though.
by Jubanator14 on
Jul 15, 2008 7:43 PM CDT
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Well then I own the color purple in Texas.
Gimme that!
It’s mine!
I want that!
You can’t have that!
Why does this talk not surprise me coming from the ‘beaks? And to think that school couldn’t be anymore full of themselves, they go and pull a stunt like this. AND TOTALLY REDEM THEMSELVES.
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
by mystman995 on
Jul 16, 2008 8:47 AM CDT
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Eh, sort of
I’m not sure I’d say totally redeem themselves. Like I said, $127,000 is a pretty paltry amount of money in litigation. Most of the heavy hitters in the plaintiff’s bar would consider that judgment a severe disappointment. Of course, to Joe-College.com, I’m sure it’s a ton of money, so I guess the ‘beakers got what they wanted.
And, of course, what they wanted was to crush a small company that makes t-shirts supporting their athletic teams and lampooning their opponents. Bravo!
We'll carry the banner high!
by TB on
Jul 16, 2008 10:27 AM CDT
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it's not cool to diss a dumb and dumber quote, just not cool man.
I’m just glad that KU didn’t get awarded the $900k they originally demanded. This could be a blessing in disguise for Joe-College – How many more people now are going to buy shirts? They should be able to double the $127k by opening game.
If they don’t, I say shame on you KU fans.
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
by mystman995 on
Jul 16, 2008 1:11 PM CDT
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