Tee Shepard saying the truth needs to come out

[Coach34]

https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655814109712269312


Tee Shepard ‏@TeeShepard2 (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2) 15m15 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655814109712269312)
@CherylGoodwin (https://twitter.com/CherylGoodwin) no frustration, God has a plan for me. Just think the truth need to be told. Can't live a lie.

[Coach34]

https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655808774603722756

@TeeShepard2 (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2) 38m38 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655808774603722756)
Piece of a puzzle is missing..."15 year of my life time, my hearing never been a problem on the…

[Coach34]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo

[ShotgunDawg]

Sounds like someone who wants to set the record straight

[confucius say]

Ugh hello, cl journalist. He is practically begging for an outlet to drop a big story. How are you not knocking on his door

[Dawg496]

Saved in case of deletion:

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[Really Clark?]

Bet he gets another late night creeper phone call until 4 am trying to flip his statement.

[defiantdog]

I feel for Tee..... the guy is a player on the field.

[starkvegasdawg]

And somewhere Bucky's butthole just clamped up even tighter. Bet he couldn't pass a toothpick right now.

[Coursesuper]

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https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655814109712269312


Tee Shepard ‏@TeeShepard2 (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2) 15m15 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/TeeShepard2/status/655814109712269312)
@CherylGoodwin (https://twitter.com/CherylGoodwin) no frustration, God has a plan for me. Just think the truth need to be told. Can't live a lie.
This could get very interesting, someone needs to contact media from La or Al they might print a story about it.

[CadaverDawg]

Ole Miss already has the check in the mail to shut him up. They'll force him to never release his story, which is sad.

[32 Dive]

Ole Miss already has the check in the mail to shut him up. They'll force him to never release his story, which is sad.

Bingo!

#ExtraMaintenancePayment

[confucius say]

It's amazing this story hasn't been followed up on. It's obvious from his remarks that the kid didn't just lose his passion for football. And to blame it on the kids disability, if that is not what really happened (and according to him it isn't), is just low.

[DownwardDawg]

How about somebody get this to an Alabama journalist? Or Louisiana?

[starkvegasdawg]

Ole Miss already has the check in the mail to shut him up. They'll force him to never release his story, which is sad.

Sounds like a check may not shut him up. He sounds mad and bitter. Seems like he really enjoys the game and is not happy having his disability being the scapegoat.

[DownwardDawg]

I really wish he would have come to State. I hate it for him and us.

[HoopsDawg]

when you make a hundred promises to 25 different kids every year in recruiting and don't follow through once they get on campus, you are going to have locker room problems.

[archdog]

How in the world would a check quiet him. Cash it, then talk. No big deal.

[maroonwhitedawg3ddd]

I hope he comes clean on them arrogant 17in assholes up north!!! His hearing had no bearing on them offering him a scholarship to play for them!!!!!

[starkvegasdawg]

I would think his disability is a serious matter to him. I'm sure he's been taught his whole life not to make that an excuse and to overcome it, which he appears to have done. Now his coach just kicked him off the team and used the one thing that was the most personal to him. Hell yeah I bet he's five kinds of pissed.

[PSYCHO(thesis)DEFENSE]

https://twitter.com/RebelSportsTalk/status/655832264476094464

[DownwardDawg]

I would think his disability is a serious matter to him. I'm sure he's been taught his whole life not to make that an excuse and to overcome it, which he appears to have done. Now his coach just kicked him off the team and used the one thing that was the most personal to him. Hell yeah I bet he's five kinds of pissed.

I guess we'll see soon enough just how pissed or not he is.

[thunderclap]

Hell yeah I bet he's five kinds of pissed.

Kinda like our coaches probably were when he screwed us at the 11th hour? When you sleep with dogs you get fleas.

[starkvegasdawg]

https://twitter.com/RebelSportsTalk/status/655832264476094464

"I truly believe they never want me. ole miss recruited me at the last min when they found out I was going to State."

Wow. The real Freeze starting to be exposed.

[BeardoMSU]

https://twitter.com/RebelSportsTalk/status/655832264476094464

"I truly believe they never want me. ole miss recruited me at the last min when they found out I was going to State."

Yikes. If those are indeed Tee's messages, it doesn't look good. He claims he was only recruited the last minute; I wonder what it was that Freeze used to flip him....?

[confucius say]

https://twitter.com/RebelSportsTalk/status/655832264476094464

"I truly believe they never want me. ole miss recruited me at the last min when they found out I was going to State."

With whom is he texting here? Talk about a pr disaster. You recruit a kid whom you know has a disability, and then tell him he is no longer needed bc of said disability? GTFO with that crap.

[Dawg61]

Yikes. If those are indeed Tee's messages, it doesn't look good. He claims he was only recruited the last minute; I wonder what it was that Freeze used to flip him....?

We all know what it is. Ole Miss only wanted to flip a recruit from MSU to Ole Miss and Tee was their perfect pawn. If he has any eligibility left I say we sign him. Let him play in the Egg Bowl. Bet he gets a pick vs them if they are dumb enough to throw at him. I used to be pissed at Tee but not anymore after seeing those tweets.

[confucius say]

How likely is it that om needed to get rid of him bc the ncaa was snooping and this was there way to do it? Purely black helicopters and tin foil hat, but wouldn't surprise me.

[msstate7]

How likely is it that om needed to get rid of him bc the ncaa was snooping and this was there way to do it? Purely black helicopters and tin foil hat, but wouldn't surprise me.

He passed a huge course load over the spring, summer, or both to get eligible if I'm not mistaken

[ShotgunDawg]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?

Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?

These are the consequences for incredibly poor judgement. No Sympathy here

[DownwardDawg]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?


Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?

These are the consequences for incredibly poor judgement. No Sympathy here

Please delete this. We need Tee right now.

[Todd4State]

Ole Miss already has the check in the mail to shut him up. They'll force him to never release his story, which is sad.

Depends on how pissed off he is. Especially since he already feels used by them.

I bet he would make a lot more money off of a book deal if he has the sense to pursue it.

[tireddawg]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?

Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?

These are the consequences for incredibly poor judgement. No Sympathy here

I'm sure you never made any poor decision at 17/18 years old...

[ScottH]

Please tech savvy folks get screenshots and more screenshots

[Dawg496]

Everything saved:

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[starkvegasdawg]

Some Bears already trying to say this isn't real and that he never posted this to Twitter. They're bad scared.

[Really Clark?]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?

Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?

These are the consequences for incredibly poor judgement. No Sympathy here

Nothing for nothing and we know some of what happened that lead to a delayed signing day controversy with another UNM signee (how many signing day controversies have they had), but he had unofficially visited them and actually named them his leader that fall before signing day.

[HoopsDawg]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?

Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?



the offer was probably too big to turn down. can't blame the kid.

[Statecoachingblows**]

I have no sympathy for Tee and want him nowhere near our program.

It's true that OM probably only recruited him because he was committed to MSU, but he was dumb enough to fall for it and needs to accept the consequences of decommiting from a better program to go play for that dumpster fire.

Why did you decommit from MSU Tee?

Why did you feel like just because OM recruited you, you had to go there without ever taking a visit?

These are the consequences for incredibly poor judgement. No Sympathy here

I agree.
Sucks for him but you have to deal with consequences whether you were screwed over or not. This will be a DVR worthy 30 for 30 in a few years.

[ScottH]

Some Bears already trying to say this isn't real and that he never posted this to Twitter. They're bad scared.

Of course they are.

Their attempted spin control has become predictable, stale and even boring.

I'd suggest they earmark a few recruiting fund dollars for up to date PR strategies.

[defiantdog]

Everything saved:

Tee seems like a good person that OM simply took advantage of..... Bucky sold him an NFL inspiring pitch, yet gave him zero opportunities. You can't blame Tee for his decision. This situation proves yet another point that Bucky isn't the saint a lot of people portray him as.

[Jack Lambert]

the one thing that might keep him quiet is the fact he wants to get back into football somewhere. He is going to have to sit one year to transfer and if he took gifts he could have to sit another year from the NCAA. If I was him I would work out a deal with the NCAA to spill the beans on Ole Miss.

[Gen. Grant]

More evidence of the two-faced blatant hypocrisy of Hugh Freeze.

Also, Im not sure if it has been discussed here, but there could be a potential ADA lawsuit here. I feel like if his disability was used to remove him or as an excuse to remove him, his case might have grounds. He should seek an attorney and explore his options against UM and the false prophet Hugh Freeze.

[BeardoMSU]

More evidence of the two-faced blatant hypocrisy of Hugh Freeze.

Also, Im not sure if it has been discussed here, but there could be a potential ADA lawsuit here. I feel like if his disability was used to remove him or as an excuse to remove him, his case might have grounds. He should seek an attorney and explore his options against UM and the false prophet Hugh Freeze.

Sir, you need to post more. We've got lots of privates and corporals around here, but very few generals.

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-65966-dwight-schrute-salute-gif-imgu-e3QP.gif

[Todd4State]

More evidence of the two-faced blatant hypocrisy of Hugh Freeze.

Also, Im not sure if it has been discussed here, but there could be a potential ADA lawsuit here. I feel like if his disability was used to remove him or as an excuse to remove him, his case might have grounds. He should seek an attorney and explore his options against UM and the false prophet Hugh Freeze.

Potentially yes. You can not openly discriminate like that.

[Gen. Grant]

Sir, you need to post more. We've got lots of privates and corporals around here, but very few generals.

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-65966-dwight-schrute-salute-gif-imgu-e3QP.gif

Ha, thanks I do what I can. Work keeps me busy but Im a constant reader.

I do love to pursue rebel scum every now and then. My favorite pastime.

[ScottH]

He is going to have to sit one year to transfer

Gifts notwithstanding.

Maybe not sit for a transfer. He is reportedly on schedule to graduate in the spring.

If so, he should be able to do the "5th year free agent" thing.

[KB21]

Remember when Chad Bumphis tweeted out that you shouldn't go to a program because they give you things....you will ultimately be unhappy.

Had Tee come to MSU, he'd be another corner in the line of NFL corners Dan's staff has developed. Banks, Slay, soon to be Redmond and Calhoun. Shepherd would have been in that mix.

He took whatever it was that OM offered though, and this is the result. He made a career altering move, and it cost him.

[Gen. Grant]

Also, if he does have grounds for a lawsuit against UM and Hugh, could the NCAA not waive that one year rule. Ultimately, he would have been discriminated against and pushed out. Not his fault.

[defiantdog]

Also, if he does have grounds for a lawsuit against UM and Hugh, could the NCAA not waive that one year rule. Ultimately, he would have been discriminated against and pushed out. Not his fault.

He should definitely lawyer up since OM gave him an active football scholarship, but they revoked his position as a player because of his disability. By OM acknowledging his disability, and the fact that they would not play him because of his disability allows Tee to pursue a lawsuit.

[Schultzy]

To me, this proves Hugh will last minute recruit someone for the sole purpose of trying to screw MSU, and to the detriment of the player as well.
Freeze has recruiting skills but it is really hard to get douchier than that.

[BrunswickDawg]

Ha, thanks I do what I can. Work keeps me busy but Im a constant reader.

I do love to pursue rebel scum every now and then. My favorite pastime.
Who could ever guess that Gen. Grant loves to pursue Rebels??**

[Liverpooldawg]

The ADA law does allow for physical disability sometimes rendering you actually unable to preform a job. If it didn't you could have people with no arms suing to get jobs that require very heavy lifting. That being said since hand signals are used all the time in loud football stadiums I think UM would be screwed here if they took that line.

[starkvegasdawg]

Who could ever guess that Gen. Grant loves to pursue Rebels??**

Getting ready to march on Oxford and burn it down.

[PSYCHO(thesis)DEFENSE]

Some Bears already trying to say this isn't real and that he never posted this to Twitter. They're bad scared.

the tweet and pictures of direct messages came from @rebelsportstalk so I find it hard to come up with a motive for their own fans to falsify direct messages disparaging their own coach and program


Of course they are.

Their attempted spin control has become predictable, stale and even boring.

I'd suggest they earmark a few recruiting fund dollars for up to date PR strategies.

when discrediting the source doesn't work because you can't kill your own messenger, obviously the next spin move is blaming the victim. Which has already begun w/ Tee being hung out to dry and labeled as a quitter and a locker room cancer by fans.

Some species of bears and sharks are known to eat their own young when resources are scarce - new evidence from the wild kingdom of twitter shows bearsharks actively engaged in eating their own in order to protect the pack leader's righteous image.

[defiantdog]

The ADA law does allow for physical disability sometimes rendering you actually unable to preform a job. If it didn't you could have people with no arms suing to get jobs that require very heavy lifting. That being said since hand signals are used all the time in loud football stadiums I think UM would be screwed here if they took that line.

The analogy doesn't work in this situation since OM offered Tee an athletic scholarship. The scholarship should not have been offered if they believed the disability would hinder his performance.

[archdog]

Not to mention the away game crowd noise when Tee was on d. Which is the dumbest excuse I have ever heard. In the football system we have, Tee needs to sue for immediate freedom to pursue any team he wishes. I believe his dismissal has more to do with the ncaa than his hearing.

[BeardoMSU]

Who could ever guess that Gen. Grant loves to pursue Rebels??**

I know right. The ass-whipping he handed down at Shiloh was a thing of beauty.

[Dawgbite]

The key to any of this speculation is, was he dismissed or did he quit out of frustration. If he quit, all Freeze had to do is keep his mouth shut and let him walk away and this would be old news. Freeze is like a bitter ex wife, he just had to get the last word in and it's coming back to bite him in the ass. Somebody needs to tweet Bonner and get him on it since UNM doesn't have a beat writer anymore. He could use the fact that Tee was going to State as an angle since he is the State beat writer.

[confucius say]

More evidence of the two-faced blatant hypocrisy of Hugh Freeze.

Also, Im not sure if it has been discussed here, but there could be a potential ADA lawsuit here. I feel like if his disability was used to remove him or as an excuse to remove him, his case might have grounds. He should seek an attorney and explore his options against UM and the false prophet Hugh Freeze.

Ada applies to employment. And to a lesser degree, state and local governments. A football player is not an employee and I doubt the section pertaining to state govt would apply here.

[Gen. Grant]

I know right. The ass-whipping he handed down at Shiloh was a thing of beauty.

Vicksburg too!

[Schultzy]

That whole program has just become bizarre, even for them. No matter how weird it gets they keep seeming to be able to trump themselves.

[Gen. Grant]

Ada applies to employment. And to a lesser degree, state and local governments. A football player is not an employee and I doubt the section pertaining to state govt would apply here.

Surely there is still some avenue he could pursue. I mean, every accommodation is provided in the classroom. I seriously doubt that there is 0 protection in the football environment. Again, if true, this smells like discrimination.

[Dawgcentral]

Just a few things:

Why wait until now to make these remarks? Why not a week or so ago when Freeze said T was having difficulties with his hearing loss?

Sure OM is not as well coached as other teams with similar talent (star) levels. But why are we seeing blow out losses to teams in which they are favored?

Just speculation, but could it be since the NCAA came sniffing around Tunsil, that the perks have become limited? Did T's disappointment come from unkept promises?

I get a sense of discontent, almost throughout the roster. And while Tunsil might not have been sitting on the couch munching on bowls of fruit loops for the last year, it's no easy trick to face either of the A&M defensive ends in his first game back.

The fan base is going to explode if OM loses 3 of the last 4 games.

I'm loading up on popcorn.

[defiantdog]

Ada applies to employment. And to a lesser degree, state and local governments. A football player is not an employee and I doubt the section pertaining to state govt would apply here.

ADA could be applied in this situation. Yes, it would be an original case. But it could still be applied here. ADA is simply a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination to individuals with disabilities. OM offered Tee a scholarship knowing about his disability. Now, OM admits the disability hinders Tee's performance. OM is a public university, and I believe this could be a title II situation. By offering the scholarship, OM should have taken the steps necessary to communicate properly with Tee. They did not. His seclusion from the team for being disabled doesn't really allow him the same opportunity as every one else.

[IMissJack]

Vicksburg too!

Unfortunately Gen. Stephen D. Lee was in charge at Vicksburg, later becoming the first President of MSU. Hopefully you two reconciled...*

[confucius say]

ADA could be applied in this situation. Yes, it would be an original case. But it could still be applied here. ADA is simply a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination to individuals with disabilities. OM offered Tee a scholarship knowing about his disability. Now, OM admits the disability hinders Tee's performance. OM is a public university, and I believe this could be a title II situation. By offering the scholarship, OM should have taken the steps necessary to communicate properly with Tee. They did not. His seclusion from the team for being disabled doesn't really allow him the same opportunity as every one else.

It's possible but not a given by any means. Like you said, it would be an original case, meaning no precedent. As you seem to know, Ada is a civil rights law that only applies if certain prerequisites are met, it doesn't bar all discrimination based on disability. Would have to be a title 2 case and would be an interesting analysis, and I'm sure om knew it was possible and that's why they framed tee departure as mutual.

[messageboardsuperhero]

And crickets from whoever covers UM for clarion ledger these days. You know good and damn well that if this was one of our former players, Bonner would have been ALL OVER this story... We get a scathing story when Rufus Warren tweeted he was against gay marriage- but you don't hear anything about it when UM has a player who openly says that Freeze and co. are lying and covering up the true reasons why he was pushed out.

It's this kind of shit that just pisses me off to no end about that paper. **** the clarion ledger. They shipped off the only writer who dared not follow the party line and actually reported the truth about what was going on up there. Bunch of pussies.

[defiantdog]

And crickets from the whoever covers UM from clarion ledger these days. You know good and damn well that if this was one of our former players, Bonner would have been ALL OVER this story... We get a scathing story when Rufus Warren tweeting he was against gay marriage- but you don't hear anything about it when UM has a player who openly says that Freeze and co. are lying and covering up why he was pushed out.

It's this kind of shit that just pisses me off to no end about that paper. **** the clarion ledger. They shipped off the only writer who dared not follow the party line and actually reported the truth about what was going on up there. Bunch of pussies.

I'm amazed that furlough ledger is still around

[Liverpooldawg]

Unfortunately Gen. Stephen D. Lee was in charge at Vicksburg, later becoming the first President of MSU. Hopefully you two reconciled...*

S.D. Lee was at Vicksburg, but he wasn't in charge.

[TUSK]

I'm refreshing my memory on Tee Shepard...

What was his connection to Mississippi before he went to Holmes CC?

[TUSK]

ADA could be applied in this situation. Yes, it would be an original case. But it could still be applied here. ADA is simply a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination to individuals with disabilities. OM offered Tee a scholarship knowing about his disability. Now, OM admits the disability hinders Tee's performance. OM is a public university, and I believe this could be a title II situation. By offering the scholarship, OM should have taken the steps necessary to communicate properly with Tee. They did not. His seclusion from the team for being disabled doesn't really allow him the same opportunity as every one else.

That's a really slippery slope there Defiant....

[Bocephus]

Ada applies to employment. And to a lesser degree, state and local governments. A football player is not an employee and I doubt the section pertaining to state govt would apply here.

Could you include the lack of possible future pro earnings?

[Coach007]

The best case for ole miss is that it hurts recruiting. Any player on the fence between us and them, tee is the go to name... Tweets a d post are all talked about

[turkish]

So these were private text messages or tweets?

[Thompson92]

So these were private text messages or tweets?

Private messages over Twitter between Tee and someone else (possibly Rebel Sports Talk). Unless it was photoshopped or someone snuck onto Tee's Twitter account, it's the real deal.

[Political Hack]

Kid needs to get back on the field. I'd love to see him in maroon and white.

[mic]

F
Kid needs to get back on the field. I'd love to see him in maroon and white.

Needs to get out of Oxord , get a good agent, and get picked up as free agent next year...

It's a shame CHF just killed this kids shot at a possible NFL future...

[MetEdDawg]

I know some on here blame Tee and say screw Tee. To me that's nuts. These are kids that one don't know any better, and two, sometimes have adults in their lives not telling them the things that would be best for them.

How in the world someone can blame a teenager for this kind of stuff is beyond me. The purpose of college is to put practical use the skills learned at home and throughout your educational life. Well if you've never been taught in either of those mediums, you are going to make bad decisions. If kids knew how to make decisions that were in their best interest, there wouldn't be cheating in college football and kids would rat out cheaters without thinking twice about it. But that's not how it works because in the end, the kid is the one that suffers for the mistakes that the majority of times can be pinned on the adults around them.

So don't blame the kids people. Blame the adults. There is no way in hell Tee Shepherd just all of a sudden in a late night phone call decided to change his mind from us to OM. There had to be influence from those around him. The adults that help him make decisions didn't help him. And that's the real shame here. Not that Tee chose OM, but that the people around him didn't have the sense enough to tell him NOT to chose OM.

[Mutt the Hoople]

Ha, thanks I do what I can. Work keeps me busy but Im a constant reader.

I do love to pursue rebel scum every now and then. My favorite pastime.

Love what you did at Petersburg. They wanted to get cute and try to outflank you, but you just surrounded and pounded them into the dust.

[RougeDawg]

Wow. The real Freeze starting to be exposed.

What do you mean starting to be exposed? He has been exposed since Archie was announced as head of hiring committee. They were going to hire a snake come hell or high water.

[starkvegasdawg]

What do you mean starting to be exposed? He has been exposed since Archie was announced as head of hiring committee. They were going to hire a snake come hell or high water.

Allow me to clarify. Starting to be exposed to where even bear fans are seeing it and having to admit it.

[Dawg61]

I agree.
Sucks for him but you have to deal with consequences whether you were screwed over or not. This will be a DVR worthy 30 for 30 in a few years.

Good idea but I'd want the 30 for 30 to include all the players that there was this "inside" recruiting battle between MSU and Ole Miss not just Tee.

[Westdawg]

I am talking to one of my former bosses tomorrow about the whole tee situation who is a renowned professor and author concerning disabled students and legal rights - from the POV concerning tee s removal from playing and ultimately his departure from the team due to his OFFICIALLY recognized disability. As a student (/athlete) the university made a binding decision in signing him to play a sport knowing full well his disability, and then forcing him out after publicly stating that his disability was the main reason.
With my memory foggy, I can't remember all the federal education and disability rights they violated, but I can tell you that since Hugh made a public comment on it, he opened a big box of bad juju for the athletic department. I will check back in in a couple days or less

[Todd4State]

I am talking to one of my former bosses tomorrow about the whole tee situation who is a renowned professor and author concerning disabled students and legal rights - from the POV concerning tee s removal from playing and ultimately his departure from the team due to his OFFICIALLY recognized disability. As a student (/athlete) the university made a binding decision in signing him to play a sport knowing full well his disability, and then forcing him out after publicly stating that his disability was the main reason.
With my memory foggy, I can't remember all the federal education and disability rights they violated, but I can tell you that since Hugh made a public comment on it, he opened a big box of bad juju for the athletic department. I will check back in in a couple days or less

I think that's the real sticking point here is the fact that Ole Miss/Freeze publically stated that they cut him because of his disability. They would have been a LOT better off just saying he was no longer part of the team and leaving it at that.

[RougeDawg]

Some Bears already trying to say this isn't real and that he never posted this to Twitter. They're bad scared.

They are in ultra, never seen spin cycle. Holy shit its hilarious to listen to them squirm and spin.

But I'll give them one thing, their entire battalion has the same marching orders and they will not budge.

[RougeDawg]

Ada applies to employment. And to a lesser degree, state and local governments. A football player is not an employee and I doubt the section pertaining to state govt would apply here.

Depends on what you and the NCAA findings qualify as an "Employee". He
Clearly received benefits, and therefore was employed by some institution.

[RougeDawg]

Getting ready to march on Oxford and burn it down.

The Klan already has this covered.

[MadDawg]

To me, this proves Hugh will last minute recruit someone for the sole purpose of trying to screw MSU, and to the detriment of the player as well.
Freeze has recruiting skills but it is really hard to get douchier than that.

And yet some numbskulls fans still don't get why I don't pull for the bearsharks in anything. Why the hell would I ever pull for those bastards when they run their program with the intention of hurting MSU at every opportunity? 17 them. I hope the NCAA doesn't even use lubrication.

[AlSwearengen]

Was tee cut or did he quit? I thought he was upset at a lack of playing time and quit the team.

[starkvegasdawg]

Was tee cut or did he quit? I thought he was upset at a lack of playing time and quit the team.

I think it's one of those things like a head coach. He officially resigned but if he didn't he would be shown the door. They probably told him he would never see the field again because he was deaf so he just left the team after realizing he had been sold a bunch of lies from Mr. Mission Trip.

[AlSwearengen]

I think it's one of those things like a head coach. He officially resigned but if he didn't he would be shown the door. They probably told him he would never see the field again because he was deaf so he just left the team after realizing he had been sold a bunch of lies from Mr. Mission Trip.

Damn. If that is what happened, those sons of bitches out-do themselves every day. And if he was as good as everyone talked like he was, I would think the coaches would find a way to get him on the field in some capacity.

[BossDawg]

And yet some numbskulls fans still don't get why I don't pull for the bearsharks in anything. Why the hell would I ever pull for those bastards when they run their program with the intention of hurting MSU at every opportunity? 17 them. I hope the NCAA doesn't even use lubrication.

Yup. Their hypocrisy is one of the main reason I hate them. They will preach about how they don't care about State, how State is below them, and how State doesn't matter until they are (pardon the pun) red and blue in the face. However, they will attack State any way they can and as much as possible.

[confucius say]

Depends on what you and the NCAA findings qualify as an "Employee". He
Clearly received benefits, and therefore was employed by some institution.

Federal court has already said ncaa athletes are not employees. If they were, they would have to pay taxes on their benefits.

[HSVDawg]

I feel for Tee..... the guy is a player on the field.

What is this based on? Freeze is definitely a sleeze ball, but he is still a sleeze ball that wants to win football games. Regardless of the reason for him not playing Tee, whether it is a hearing disability or otherwise, its hard to assume he could come in and play well for another SEC program. Ole Miss's secondary is straight garbage right now and he still didn't see the field. That ought to tell you something.

[Really Clark?]

What is this based on? Freeze is definitely a sleeze ball, but he is still a sleeze ball that wants to win football games. Regardless of the reason for him not playing Tee, whether it is a hearing disability or otherwise, its hard to assume he could come in and play well for another SEC program. Ole Miss's secondary is straight garbage right now and he still didn't see the field. That ought to tell you something.

Just depends on the something. Is it, contrary to that fanbase in preseason, he is not that good or does it have to do with the investigation? Or both? Cutting...I mean having even a below average player quit midseason still doesn't make sense. He could talk him into flipping over one, albeit really really long phone call, but couldn't or wouldn't talk him into playing our the season? Fishy

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Interesting....1572

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Sounds like a family that wants a check in order to go away peacefully.

[Political Hack]

Sounds like a family that wants a check in order to go away peacefully.

Funny. Sounds like to me a university owes someone a check because they couldn't make them go away peacefully.

[Tbonewannabe]

Federal court has already said ncaa athletes are not employees. If they were, they would have to pay taxes on their benefits.

I am not a tax lawyer but what benefits would they have to pay taxes on? I know living expenses and insurance is not taxable. Would the cost of tuition and books be taxable even though it is a tax deduction?

[defiantdog]

I am not a tax lawyer but what benefits would they have to pay taxes on? I know living expenses and insurance is not taxable. Would the cost of tuition and books be taxable even though it is a tax deduction?

No..... tuition, books and food allowance can all be claimed to adjust your income. So there wouldn't be any taxes there. I think the benefits would be more on the lines of gas allowance, additional non-athletic clothing allowance, recreational payments, and miscellaneous payments. All of these benefits were included in the case that was brought to federal court where universities wanted to offer students an additional $5,000 per year in compensation. Of course, the court did not allow the benefits and said that NCAA athletes were not employees. Somehow this entire case got referred to the Sherman Act, Section 1 where the federal government had the right govern the situation since some universities (pretty much every Div 1 school) began to sway from the amateurism honor code the NCAA demanded. Too bad this "honor code" they are so proud of is abused by nearly every school (some more than others).