Curtis Blackwell Lawyers Want to Depose Harbaugh
October 8th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^
A deposition unknown to mankind.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:42 PM ^
No nervous chicken is he.
October 8th, 2019 at 9:46 PM ^
Amazing
October 8th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^
Maybe to see what info they had received on Austin Robertson that caused them to not recruit him?
October 8th, 2019 at 3:46 PM ^
Cue the guy here that will argue there is no proof UM stopped recruiting him.
Edit: now using the correct (quorrect?) word - cue
October 8th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
Now there may actually be
October 8th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
BAH GAWD THAT'S MAIZEN'S MUSIC
October 8th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
Cue or Queue?
October 8th, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
¿Que?
October 8th, 2019 at 5:58 PM ^
¿Qué?
October 8th, 2019 at 4:01 PM ^
kyew
October 8th, 2019 at 5:45 PM ^
Queue. Reminds me of Churchill's description of socialism as queuetopia.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
Probably the most logical thing.
But even then, I doubt Harbaugh gets deposed. Robertson was separate to the thing he got arrested/fired for.
October 8th, 2019 at 6:00 PM ^
He's made Robertson a central part of his case against MSU and Dantonio. Remember Dantonio said he didn't fire Blackwell because of the issue that got him suspended and arrested. He claimed it was a philosophical difference that started earlier. Reading between the lines, one might think he was blaming Blackwell for recruiting Robertson and company. I'm guessing he regrets that now.
October 9th, 2019 at 8:38 AM ^
Mork didn't fire Blackwell. He waited 5 months for Blackwell's contract to expire and then MSU simply didn't renew it. That's why I really don't understand the lawsuit.....and a Harbaugh deposition request is bizarre.
October 8th, 2019 at 11:01 PM ^
UM will not let Harbaugh be deposed, period. It will never happen. Nothing good can come out of that and the risk under oath is too great to allow any chance of that happening.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
LOL. A Harbaugh deposition would be...…. interesting. Have they not seen his answers to questions in press conferences? They would end up knowing less than they did when the deposition started.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
I hope he slips in that the offense is hitting it stride
October 8th, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
I hope he hires Judge Judy to represent him!
October 8th, 2019 at 4:54 PM ^
Eh. He'd be under oath. Probably best to avoid perjury.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:06 PM ^
Lolololol. Perfect.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:58 PM ^
It's really hard for lawyers to know less than they already do.
October 8th, 2019 at 4:09 PM ^
As a law student, I can tell you that I feel like I know less and less every single day.
October 8th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
Thats true till the day you graduate....
/s
October 8th, 2019 at 6:15 PM ^
It doesn't stop at graduation.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
EQ, i resemble that remark
October 9th, 2019 at 2:17 PM ^
Oh man this had me in tears, This whole "scenario" has SNL Skit written all over it where they start it then "fast forward" 3 hours later and everyone including the judge is asleep and Harbaugh is Umm ummm ummmmm stammering around about a recent dog that wondered into his yard
October 10th, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
I’d but it on pay per view if it ever happened. Definitely be the most bizarre thing in court history.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
He wants Harbaugh to speak to Blackwell’s great character. There is some idea out there that Harbaugh tried to double his salary to get him to leave MSU.
if he did that, it would support blackwell’s case for why MSU should not have let him go.
October 8th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
Also the Publicity. Anything Harbaugh does is widely publicized. Right now very few sports fans know anything about Blackwells case
October 8th, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
If that's all they want just send some interrogatories or something. Just be sure to pass the list around Mgoblog first. I think we have a few questions to add.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:52 PM ^
I'm wondering what the angle is here. Is Harbaugh supposed to be an expert witness of how not to wrongfully terminate a staffer? I can't imagine he would have any special insight into the facts of the lawsuit. Maybe it goes back to the recruitment of the one bad kid who started this whole thing.
The longer this goes on and further away from the central issue, the more I think Blackwell's legal team is reaching here. MSU has every reason to settle, but they're not so either Blackwell is being ridiculous in his demands, or MSU truly believes it's not worth settling. Of course, MSU has done plenty of things in the last few years that most reasonable people would consider head-scratching, and that's being very generous.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
Harbaugh could potentially be considered an expert witness in the whole recruitment of said recruit. Why did Michigan stop going after the player? What information did you receive about his character that popped up the red flags? It's actually somewhat of an interesting take.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
The questions you just described wouldn't be answered by an expert witness, that would be a fact witness. He would almost certainly not be allowed as a expert witness because it'd be near impossible to separate his "expert witness" opinions from his "fact witness" opinions.
I'm not super familiar with Blackwell's case, but I'd have a hard time understanding why Harbaugh would potentially have compelling evidence (that supports Blackwell's positions) that couldn't be obtained from more direct sources. Beyond that, I'm pretty sure Harbaugh would have to agree testify (would never happen, especially during the season) unless ordered by the court.
But as to whether it'd be interesting? Yeah, if he ever had to testify on anything I'm sure it'd be interesting.
October 8th, 2019 at 3:57 PM ^
In the article it says the whole case may get thrown out from the actions of the legal team.
Trying to depose Harbaugh makes me think they really don't have a great case
October 8th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
Reaching is what lawyers do. Straight for your billfold.
October 8th, 2019 at 4:50 PM ^
Lawyers can be horrible. Almost as bad as clients.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Blackwell alleges that Michigan made him an offer nearly double what Michigan State was paying him. Blackwell is obviously no longer employed by Michigan State or any football program at this point in time, which begs the question, why hasn't Michigan hired him if they were willing to pay nearly double what Michigan State was paying?
Blackwell is suing Michigan State for a number of things including damage to his reputation and loss of profits. The point of deposing Harbaugh is to find evidence that tends to prove that Blackwell would be gainfully employed but-for Michigan State's actions.
Also, a word of caution to anybody posting here. Blackwell's attorney is an MgoBlogger.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:30 PM ^
What caution should we take?
October 8th, 2019 at 5:57 PM ^
IDK, whatever caution you feel is necessary if you don't want to anonymously trash a fellow Michigan grad purely because of your sports fandom.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:33 PM ^
If Blackwell's attorney is an MGoBlogger, maybe he wants to ask Harbaugh under oath why he can't develop QBs anymore?
October 8th, 2019 at 5:54 PM ^
I have heard Blackwell is a man of great character and really wish that Michigan had hired him. He would be a great asset to the program as well as the university.
October 8th, 2019 at 6:12 PM ^
Hello, Blackwell's Attorney
October 8th, 2019 at 6:47 PM ^
I’m guessing it’s that guy who doesn’t post much, but when he does, he uses a lot of big words. What’s his name? I think it’s Blackwell_Attorney2019, but I could be mistaken.
October 8th, 2019 at 7:58 PM ^
October 10th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
PREPOSTEROUS....OUTRAGEOUS!
October 9th, 2019 at 6:09 PM ^
That is a pretty bold claim that Blackwell's attorney is a poster on mgoblog especially coming from a Sparty fan posing as a Michigan fan here. Do you have any proof of that to back it up?
October 9th, 2019 at 10:38 PM ^
Drew is well-known in the Washtenaw County bar and Ann Arbor legal community. Instead of asking me, who you're pretty clearly going to completely disregard anyway, maybe you should ask any of your Ann Arbor lawyer friends. Surely a person as intelligent and pleasant as you has at least one.