Kiffin fined

[UTK]

He does have the right; as do they have the right to fine him.

What is that right to fine him though? Because hes stating the obvious? It's flawed and courrpet and too many people just accept it. Beyond stupid.

 

[tnutater]

Don’t know if this is usual, but the visual is crazy.

"Coach Saban doesn't give a **** what you thought you saw...Put one second back on the clock "

 

[LouderVol]

What is that right to fine him though? Because hes stating the obvious? It's flawed and courrpet and too many people just accept it. Beyond stupid.

He is part of a group by free will. That group has certain rules. That group has established that participants who break the rules shall be fined. Kiffin signed into that group of his own free will. Kiffin broke the rules of his own free will. The group that he is a part of is thus justified to fine him.

 

[UTK]

He is part of a group by free will. That group has certain rules. That group has established that participants who break the rules shall be fined. Kiffin signed into that group of his own free will. Kiffin broke the rules of his own free will. The group that he is a part of is thus justified to fine him.

Sometimes common sense just needs to prevail.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

What is that right to fine him though? Because hes stating the obvious? It's flawed and courrpet and too many people just accept it. Beyond stupid.

It's called the contract he signed; which means he agreed to the terms of employment. If he thinks it's unfair, he can try to take the SEC to court, where he would fail miserably.

If you went on social media and blasted your employer, and your employee handbook specifically says you can't do that, do they have the right to discipline you?

Sometimes common sense just needs to prevail.

Lol, it's "common sense" that if you're going to get paid millions to coach a game, there will be string attached. The coaches and member instituations all agreed to this stipulation, you can't then whine about after it's enforced. If they don't like the rule (which BTW is pretty much standard in every conference and pro league), then the coaches and member instituations need to petition the league to change it. And good luck with that.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Sometimes common sense just needs to prevail.

Not in the SEC

 

[05_never_again]

I agree with that, but in this case Kiffin said or did nothing wrong.

Define "wrong."

The SEC has a rule that says you can't publicly criticize officials. Kiffin coaches a team in the SEC, making him subject to those rules. He doesn't have to be there; if he doesn't like that rule, he could leave the conference. By signing a contract and being Ole Miss' coach, he agreed to follow the rules, and if he breaks them he's subject to the punishments as listed.

If you went on social media and critiqued your boss, the company you work for, etc., and that broke a company rule (or even if it didn't break some explicit rule), you could get slapped on the wrist.

 

[rjd970]

I agree with that, but in this case Kiffin said or did nothing wrong.

Per his contract he was absolutely wrong to say something. So per his contract he got fined. Legally his free speech wasn’t infringed one bit.

The substance of what he said was 100% accurate.

 

[LouderVol]

Sometimes common sense just needs to prevail.

Like not signing a contract for millions of dollars because of some temporary superficial limitations to your freedoms?