Former Pearl Assistants struggling (split)

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LawVol13 said:
First, it's nice to have a post disagreeing with me from someone that's not an idiot like some of the others in this thread. Now, I'm not assassinating Pearl's character at all; Parrish's article tells everyone what Pearl's about, and it's himself. He destroyed his own character; and, when I learned that initially Pearl was placed in a difficult situation, I said as much and acknowledged I was wrong.

What was reported to VQ is that Pearl was extremely unhappy that he was "only" getting a $1 million in buyout money. I'm just saying if he really cared anything about his assistants, he'd said, "You know, I've made millions and millions of dollars from UT. Just split the buyout." Shockingly, he didn't. I'm not saying he had to or was obligated to; I'm saying it would have been the right thing to do.
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Could he have split his severance? Sure. I just can't buy into the idea that it was the right thing to do. While he did make millions of dollars, they were compensated nicely as well. They were the third highest paid staff in the SEC.

Honestly, it seems like none of this staff had a lick of sense. None of them thought to build a nest egg. If I recall correctly, before he landed the Hackney job, Pearl was going to have to sell his house as well. I know he's better off than they are, but still, it seems they all liked to live high on the hog.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Conjecture? Fired and staring at a 3 year show cause is conjecture? Interesting approach to take that guy and decide to argue about his solid character.
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How about living in poverty? How about Pearl is so unethical because he didn't give his assts some of his own money? How about living in shacks?
 
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Weezer said:
Could he have split his severance? Sure. I just can't buy into the idea that it was the right thing to do. While he did make millions of dollars, they were compensated nicely as well. They were the third highest paid staff in the SEC.

Honestly, it seems like none of this staff had a lick of sense. None of them thought to build a nest egg. If I recall correctly, before he landed the Hackney job, Pearl was going to have to sell his house as well. I know he's better off than they are, but still, it seems they all liked to live high on the hog.
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That's a reasonable position. I just feel like if I was placed in that situation, and I really blamed myself as much as Pearl pretends to, I'd want to take care of the guys that worked hard for me, especially if I was a millionaire like Pearl. Just my take.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
How about living in poverty? How about Pearl is so unethical because he didn't give his assts some of his own money? How about living in shacks?
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He's a slimy cat, but not because of this. The article was trash, but that doesn't change who the guy is.
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BigPapaVol said:
At least you're above all that. Highest road I've ever even seen.
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This place has never been known to take the high road.

Address me in a civil way and you'll get it back. Act like an a**hole and you'll get it back in spades.

Check every single one of my replies to someone. I'm civil with them until they act like an a**hole. LawVol is not civil with anyone. He fires off personal insults and name calling on the first reply because he's an immature kid. Again, if the mods truly upheld their rules, his ass would've been banned a long time ago. I've watched him and others do it for years.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
This place has never been known to take the high road.

Address me in a civil way and you'll get it back. Act like an ******* and you'll get it back in spades.

Check every single one of my replies to someone. I'm civil with them until they act like an *******. LawVol is not civil with anyone. He fires off personal insults and name calling on the first reply because he's an immature kid. Again, if the mods truly upheld their rules, his ass would've been banned a long time ago. I've watched him and others do it for years.
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So hit the 'Report' button and stop contributing to the crapfest. The last thing we're patrolling in late September is a basketball thread.
 
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LawVol13 said:
That's a reasonable position. I just feel like if I was placed in that situation, and I really blamed myself as much as Pearl pretends to, I'd want to take care of the guys that worked hard for me, especially if I was a millionaire like Pearl. Just my take.
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This is some good comedy relief.

"Hey, Tony, Steve and Jason, I know you're healthy and all and can work yourself and I got you a severance that UT didn't want to give, but here's some of my money because well, you deserve every bit of mine. Maybe one day you can just sit back and hope the gov't takes care of you too."
 
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BigPapaVol said:
He's a slimy cat, but not because of this. The article was trash, but that doesn't change who the guy is.
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Who isn't a slimy cat in college basketball? I'd say every single coach that is worth his salt has his detractors. It comes with the territory.

Parrish's article is taken as the Holy Bible, yet Griff's article, because he has his head up Pearl's ass, is to be thrown away. Love how that works.
 
#264
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LawVol13 said:
That's a reasonable position. I just feel like if I was placed in that situation, and I really blamed myself as much as Pearl pretends to, I'd want to take care of the guys that worked hard for me, especially if I was a millionaire like Pearl. Just my take.
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I can see your point. Pearl likes to paint himself as a victim in all of this as well. It's a trait amongst all the staff. None of them truly own up to their actions. That in and of itself speaks to the character of all involved.

I'm the type of person I'd take up for my guys as well. Unless they did me wrong. Not knowing how things really played out between Pearl and his assistants makes it hard to form a definative opinion.
 
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I think the fact still remains that in any other field, we would all find it ridiculous, the notion that a fired employ is entitled to financially compensate his subordinates that were also fired for an offense, of which, they all share equal blame.
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GAVol said:
So hit the 'Report' button and stop contributing to the crapfest. The last thing we're patrolling in late September is a basketball thread.
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Didn't say you weren't, but if you expect others just to turn around when others are doing as they please and continue to do it over and over and over then you won't have many posters around when it's all said and done.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I think the fact still remains that in any other field, we would all find it ridiculous, the notion that a fired employ is entitled to financially compensate his subordinates that were also fired for an offense, of which, they all share equal blame.
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I agree . . . but then again, how many industries can you think of where subordinates' futures are so closely tied to the fortunes of the guy in charge? This is actually a pretty common tale.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
Didn't say you weren't, but if you expect others just to turn around when others are doing as they please and continue to do it over and over and over then you won't have many posters around when it's all said and done.
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Like I said, use the Report button and somebody will handle it.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
Parrish's article is taken as the Holy Bible, yet Griff's article, because he has his head up Pearl's ass, is to be thrown away. Love how that works.
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Griffith wrote a cheerleading article to offset Parrish's. It's not surprising if you ever read him. There's nothing that Griff said that I think it's untrue, it's the serial liar that he got quotes off of that I don't believe.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
This is some good comedy relief.

"Hey, Tony, Steve and Jason, I know you're healthy and all and can work yourself and I got you a severance that UT didn't want to give, but here's some of my money because well, you deserve every bit of mine. Maybe one day you can just sit back and hope the gov't takes care of you too."
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Maybe it's because I was raised a navy brat, but I believe in a leader putting the welfare of those below him before his own. I'm not saying I would have given them a dime, or that they deserved any money from Pearl, but if Pearl truly does blame himself... In that position I'd do what I could for my guys. Loyalty is an important quality. At least to me.
 
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Weezer said:
Maybe it's because I was raised a navy brat, but I believe in a leader putting the welfare of those below him before his own. I'm not saying I would have given them a dime, or that they deserved any money from Pearl, but if Pearl truly does blame himself... In that position I'd do what I could for my guys. Loyalty is an important quality. At least to me.
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Yep, and he got $1,000,000 for himself and got his assistants' salaries paid for 3 months. I just find that sickening.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I think the fact still remains that in any other field, we would all find it ridiculous, the notion that a fired employ is entitled to financially compensate his subordinates that were also fired for an offense, of which, they all share equal blame.
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Exactly.

Shay and Forbes were probably in the top 5% of all wage earners. Again, I can understand their bitterness and their flat out pissed off attitude, but they need to take some blame themselves. Hell, as Jones said, that sounds bitter as hell.

If Pearl was such a bad guy, it's funny that Shay stayed with him for 10 years. You'd think if he was such a slimeball and a horrible boss then Shay would be quick to leave after 1, 2, or even 3 years. Yet, he stayed for 10. That's funny, because whenever I had a boss that I didn't like working for I immediately was looking to work somewhere else. I didn't stay around for 10 years.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
If Pearl was such a bad guy, it's funny that Shay stayed with him for 10 years. You'd think if he was such a slimeball and a horrible boss then Shay would be quick to leave after 1, 2, or even 3 years. Yet, he stayed for 10. That's funny, because whenever I had a boss that I didn't like working for I immediately was looking to work somewhere else. I didn't stay around for 10 years.
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Truth.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
If Pearl was such a bad guy, it's funny that Shay stayed with him for 10 years. You'd think if he was such a slimeball and a horrible boss then Shay would be quick to leave after 1, 2, or even 3 years. Yet, he stayed for 10. That's funny, because whenever I had a boss that I didn't like working for I immediately was looking to work somewhere else. I didn't stay around for 10 years.
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I agree with this for the most part. The only thing I'd add is that maybe the reason he stayed is because he and Pearl weren't so different of character.
 
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