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By thepostman
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He is a lawyer. Nothing will be easy. For the good of the University he needs to just go quietly but I'm sure in his mind he is what is best for the University.
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By Just John
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rhezick wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:20 pm
thepostman wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:15 pm Buy out stipulations. It sucks but that is what we are at.
Again why?? maybe I don't understand the privileged life of a millionaire but isn't for cause enough to kick him out?
He could fight it in court. He could make it worse by going to the media. What does he have to lose? His good name?
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By jinxy
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He will be gone. Its conjecture now. Sadly. I had hoped he would step down and trust the school and board to handle the issues at stake but that is not the case.

Compensation/severance, what happens to the family, what can be said publicly. Those are the holdups.
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Option A. Outright fire Jr(yay) and have this drag out in court for years to come(boo). Jr might still get paid and court costs money.

Option B. Pay Jerry severance (boo) and make the break cleaner(yay).

Liberty can oust Jr and win the court case but option B looks mighty attractive if the BoT goes on a crusade to clean house.
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By LUAlum1215
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Class of 20Something wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:24 pm Option A. Outright fire Jr(yay) and have this drag out in court for years to come(boo). Jr might still get paid and court costs money.

Option B. Pay Jerry severance (boo) and make the break cleaner(yay).

Liberty can oust Jr and win the court case but option B looks mighty attractive if the BoT goes on a crusade to clean house.
Which logically means it's one monster of a severance number. If not the BoT wouldn't be worried but you have to think they're keeping the best interest of the school in mind including financially.
By LUconn
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He's not a Sunday school teacher, we want a hell of a businessman running things, right? Eat your medicine
#607313
I can't just get past how, despite all that he has done to hurt the reputation of Liberty, he still refuses to leave without severance pay; he is definitely a lawyer... Who knows how much his actions actually have cost LU over the years.
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By rhezick
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LUAlum1215 wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:33 pm
Class of 20Something wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:24 pm Option A. Outright fire Jr(yay) and have this drag out in court for years to come(boo). Jr might still get paid and court costs money.

Option B. Pay Jerry severance (boo) and make the break cleaner(yay).

Liberty can oust Jr and win the court case but option B looks mighty attractive if the BoT goes on a crusade to clean house.
Which logically means it's one monster of a severance number. If not the BoT wouldn't be worried but you have to think they're keeping the best interest of the school in mind including financially.
Again I guess I just don't understand. The university itself has more money than Falwell (right?). So if it came down to firing for cause (which they have) then fine, let him ruin himself financially to defend himself. The university has billions. He has millions.

Unless....he has something on the board. Which would explain why they've let this behavior go on for so long.
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By gerb
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chris leedlelee wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:36 pm I can't just get past how, despite all that he has done to hurt the reputation of Liberty, he still refuses to leave without severance pay; he is definitely a lawyer... Who knows how much his actions actually have cost LU over the years.
Guaranteed he is negotiating for non-disparagement and $$. To heck with standing behind them and supporting them. The damage done is incalculable. And their behavior is nauseating (literally).

Says everything we need to know about his remorse and repentance. Flush the turd and fumigate the premises.
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By Just John
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rhezick wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:42 pm
LUAlum1215 wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:33 pm
Class of 20Something wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:24 pm Option A. Outright fire Jr(yay) and have this drag out in court for years to come(boo). Jr might still get paid and court costs money.

Option B. Pay Jerry severance (boo) and make the break cleaner(yay).

Liberty can oust Jr and win the court case but option B looks mighty attractive if the BoT goes on a crusade to clean house.
Which logically means it's one monster of a severance number. If not the BoT wouldn't be worried but you have to think they're keeping the best interest of the school in mind including financially.
Again I guess I just don't understand. The university itself has more money than Falwell (right?). So if it came down to firing for cause (which they have) then fine, let him ruin himself financially to defend himself. The university has billions. He has millions.

Unless....he has something on the board. Which would explain why they've let this behavior go on for so long.
I don't think it's a matter of having anything on the board. He does have a contract though. I'm sure his payout if he leaves "quietly" is peanuts compared to the bigger circus that this could be. It's not unusual in a large corporation.
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By gerb
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#607331
thepostman wrote: August 24th, 2020, 8:22 pm He is a lawyer. Nothing will be easy. For the good of the University he needs to just go quietly but I'm sure in his mind he is what is best for the University.
The irony he is using the education/opportunity his father provided him for this.
By rogers3
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#607333
Just saying...
rogers3 wrote: September 23rd, 2017, 7:38 am
Purple Haize wrote:
Graciousness v Entitlement. It's an overall tone. That was the Tweet of someone who took their ball and went home to pout. It's sort of the tone of all his Tweets. But that's fine. It's his school. He can do what he wants
Until God, SACS, or the IRS- maybe all three- step in and remind us that it isn't his school. I am often amazed at the defense some of you put up for actions that are not defensible. You know, at the end of his leadership, questions as to Oral Roberts "ownership" of ORU were raised. Some of the parallels are interesting; political involment, involvement of family members, sense of invincibility, etc. All it took for ORU was a few profs who sued when they were terminated.
This has been coming for a long time. Someone mentioned this a few pages ago, but the parallels with ORU are interesting. Jerry needs some help.. he is unhinged and seems content to damage the institution on his way out. You guys who have been defending him despite his crass and unchristian treatment of his employees and the greater institution should, at some point, acknowledge what many have been saying for the last few years. Liberty might now be poised to actually become the Notre Dame or BYU of Chrstianity... Institutions that despite their faith, are well respected.
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By rhezick
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#607334
So lemme get this straight. He claims the dude who was having relations with his wife is extorting him...while he extorts the university?? Par for the course for corner burger over there.
By rogers3
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#607346
I like Jonathon, but I think TRBC has a similar mentality when it comes to the double standards in upper level leadership. I had a business partner who maneuvered around in the upper echelons of the church and he always had great stories to tell. When people are paid way more than they deserve, they'll jump through all kinds of hoops to maintain their image.
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By Purple Haize
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#607349
House on fire wrote: August 24th, 2020, 9:44 pm That there isn't some kind of morals clause in his contract that would have ended this mess cleanly tells you everything you need to know about their culpability.
Morals clauses aren’t always cut and dry
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