OK, this ices it: between this and his "half-gimp" comments, it's abundantly clear that Red has far more money than sense. Red, the University of Texas Longhorns aren't a team that you can own like your other properties. Take a lesson from your new coach: none of this is about you. If you're...

As was already pointed out, a signed writing would have been required under these circumstances per the Texas Business and Commerce Code. But beyond that, there are all kinds of ways to structure a contract that change when acceptance (and thus formation) occur. For example, the "offer" could...

Takes a half-gimp to know a half-gimp, I suppose. [EDIT: Not that Gruden is a half-gimp! I mean that Red really lost me with his post-Alamo Bowl presser insanity/senility.]

Have to confess that while I was intrigued about the possibility of Saban, I had some vague misgivings as to whether we would be giving up too much for the prospect of immediate gratification. While there's no question Saban has gotten results, I have often wondered about the cost (in terms of...

You're perfectly free to voice your opinion, along with everyone else here. This doesn't immunize you or anyone else from criticism. Count me in with those who find the doomsaying a bit premature.

Agreed that "if you can't afford to pay cash for it you can't afford it," but this goes to the issue of whether you're paying off the card or carrying a balance. If considering the various options as merely being modes of payment, both credit and debit cards are considerably more convenient...

Once an engineer, now a minion of darkness . . . I mean, an attorney.

Grew up watching Tim Green play for Syracuse and still root for the Orange from time to time. Too bad they've pretty much sucked since the McNabb era.

It's really hard for me to look at Mack and not think of him as a classic example of pride/ego/vanity undermining a legacy. Greatness requires not only great achievement but the self-awareness to recognize when one's time has passed, and the humility to put larger interests ahead of one's own...

My original post was responsive to the issue of whom Mack might sue for interference with his contract. If Alabama were to sue for interference with Saban's contract, that's a different set of facts. The question of which state's law controls when the parties live in different states is out of...

Two general points (and this is not specific legal advice, merely general observation): Under Texas law, tortious interference with contract can be established only with respect to a third party who is a "stranger" to the contract. That is, a party to a contract can't be liable for tortious...