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Bama is in over FSU because..,,

selmaborntidefan said:
The most interesting aspect to me is GEORGIA's loss to the SEC champ by 3 hurt them with a HUGE DROP far worse than TCU's loss did last year.

I "get" TCU "had" to get into the playoff...but really? Georgia drops five spots on a close loss to the SEC champs, TCU doesn't move AT ALL?
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I think that has more to do with them falling below the five P5 champs than anything else.
 
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davefrat said:
I'm guessing neither of those guys has the slightest clue how lawsuits actually work.
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Correct. People have been conditioned by movies and TV to think that whenever someone irks them in the slightest, they can bring a lawsuit. Well, technically, they can. But in the real world, most attorneys are out for the quick slam dunk, where they can send a single threatening letter, get a big settlement, and live happily ever after. If there's work involved and they take the case, it's usually because they're milking the client for money.

In a case like this, they would not only have to prove wrongdoing, but would have to prove that a subjective opinion was incorrect. Imagine that.

"Your honor, I call to the stand Mr. Gavin Ledbetter, a lifelong football fan, who will attest that Florida State looked like a high school in their conference championship game."
 
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BigAlinKnoxville said:
Correct. People have been conditioned by movies and TV to think that whenever someone irks them in the slightest, they can bring a lawsuit. Well, technically, they can. But in the real world, most attorneys are out for the quick slam dunk, where they can send a single threatening letter, get a big settlement, and live happily ever after. If there's work involved and they take the case, it's usually because they're milking the client for money.

In a case like this, they would not only have to prove wrongdoing, but would have to prove that a subjective opinion was incorrect. Imagine that.

"Your honor, I call to the stand Mr. Gavin Ledbetter, a lifelong football fan, who will attest that Florida State looked like a high school in their conference championship game."
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Funny you mention this because yesterday someone was complaining on the travel tech lab line about how in October she had left a Furnished Finder place and the woman hadn't given her $1,000 deposit back. Most of the Karens gave her the standard "take her to small claims court" and showed, for the most part, they don't have a damned clue about anything. There was also the, "call a lawyer."

I made the mistake of being the rational one. I told her it stunk, but it was going to cost her more money to get that $1,000 back than it would be worth, just cut your losses and go. But what was even funnier was I waited a bit until others responded and two of them stuck out:

1) I took one to small claims court, got a judgment against person, still hasn't paid me (DUH!)
2) our hearing is next month

I had one attorney tell me on one issue, "Look, you can pay me $2500 you don't have to get an injunction against X, but that will only last until V happens, and you'd be better doing Y."


But wouldn't it be nice to see a "My Cousin Vinny" Alabama lawyer having fun?

"Everything that Florida State guy just said is......"
 
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selmaborntidefan said:
Funny you mention this because yesterday someone was complaining on the travel tech lab line about how in October she had left a Furnished Finder place and the woman hadn't given her $1,000 deposit back. Most of the Karens gave her the standard "take her to small claims court" and showed, for the most part, they don't have a damned clue about anything. There was also the, "call a lawyer."

I made the mistake of being the rational one. I told her it stunk, but it was going to cost her more money to get that $1,000 back than it would be worth, just cut your losses and go. But what was even funnier was I waited a bit until others responded and two of them stuck out:

1) I took one to small claims court, got a judgment against person, still hasn't paid me (DUH!)
2) our hearing is next month

I had one attorney tell me on one issue, "Look, you can pay me $2500 you don't have to get an injunction against X, but that will only last until V happens, and you'd be better doing Y."


But wouldn't it be nice to see a "My Cousin Vinny" Alabama lawyer having fun?

"Everything that Florida State guy just said is......"
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Yep. Even when someone "wins" their case, the courts don't enforce payment. So the losing party can simply refuse to pay the judgment.
 
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