Duke QB to Miami? Resolution reached

[FrancoPizza]

So he can sign with Miami?

IF so, Duke screwed up a big opportunity.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Miami Herald:



From the article:

Mensah intends to sign with UM this week and enroll in classes immediately, a source said. Duke will face Mensah when the Canes and Blue Devils meet on Nov. 14 at Hard Rock Stadium.

As part of the settlement, Duke withdrew its lawsuit against Mensah, a matter that was to be addressed by a Durham (N.C.) judge on Thursday.

Financial terms of the settlement were not revealed, so it’s not immediately clear how much UM will pay Mensah. The Hurricanes were not involved in the settlement, a source said.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Why would Duke settle? Possibilities include:

- Risk of litigation and now they get some monetary settlement.
- Risk of a court ruling players are employees.
- Risk of exposure of their actions when they signed him from Tulane last year, including possible tampering.
- He wasn't going to play for Duke even if they won and they no longer wanted him to play for them.

Other thoughts anyone?

There's been speculation online that Miami is going to pay Mensah $10 million, $4 million of which he would repay to Duke. If any of this is true, how much of the Miami payment would be counted toward their revenue sharing cap for 2026? Will there be a revenue sharing cap for 2026 (some schools are pushing for no cap)? If there is a cap can it be enforeced?

 

[richmondcuse03]

Why would Duke settle? Possibilities include:

- Risk of litigation and now they get some monetary settlement.
- Risk of a court ruling players are employees.
- Risk of exposure of their actions when they signed him from Tulane last year, including possible tampering.
- He wasn't going to play for Duke even if they won and they no longer wanted him to play for them.

Other thoughts anyone?

my guess is they got the number they were probably going to get in a protracted court battle that would be messy for lots.

Have to imagine they got his salary / comp for next year plus some kind of cherry on top.

 

[djorange1989]

So I guess the San Jose State transfer will be their starting QB.

 

[Newhouser]

my guess is they got the number they were probably going to get in a protracted court battle that would be messy for lots.

Have to imagine they got his salary / comp for next year plus some kind of cherry on top.

This was going to leave egg on everyone's face if it went to court.

It was always about money not the process.

 

[2B20Again]

This was going to leave egg on everyone's face if it went to court.

It was always about money not the process.

. Next step in the soap opera that has become college sports will be trades between schools. Stop the world I want to get off.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Full tweet:

Glad the parties settled. Everyone was in an awkward position. I have no idea if the settlement will see the light of day. One can only glean so much from dueling press releases, but I do think there are some subtexts in Duke's statement.

"We expect the same in return." That's not conciliatory language. That's Duke saying publicly: we honor our commitments, and we will hold you to yours.

"Enforcing those agreements is a necessary element of ensuring predictability and structure for athletic programs." Duke is broadcasting to every athlete and, more importantly, agent in the country that NIL contracts at Duke are not suggestions.

What's missing from this statement? Any suggestion that Duke overreached. Any apology for suing a student-athlete. Any hint that Duke's contract was unenforceable or unfair.

 

[HtownOrange]

Full tweet:

Glad the parties settled. Everyone was in an awkward position. I have no idea if the settlement will see the light of day. One can only glean so much from dueling press releases, but I do think there are some subtexts in Duke's statement.

"We expect the same in return." That's not conciliatory language. That's Duke saying publicly: we honor our commitments, and we will hold you to yours.

"Enforcing those agreements is a necessary element of ensuring predictability and structure for athletic programs." Duke is broadcasting to every athlete and, more importantly, agent in the country that NIL contracts at Duke are not suggestions.

What's missing from this statement? Any suggestion that Duke overreached. Any apology for suing a student-athlete. Any hint that Duke's contract was unenforceable or unfair.

Settling is the best outcome as long as Duke did not cave to Mensah and Miami. The details will come out and then people can weigh in on whether it was a good deal.

My guess is that Mensah had to agree to pay Duke no less than they paid him, probably a bity more. Miami should have to kick in a couple million for tortious interference and the problems they caused as well as the new guy's deal. But that is my opinion, not fact, not inside info, opinion only.

 

[Willy75]

Another nail in the coffin for the ACC. UM, FSU and Clemson (to a somewhat lesser degree so long as Dabo is around) will abuse the system and then bolt. The more valuable other franchises (UNC, UVa, Duke and GaTech) now realize this in spades and will explore their exit options seriously.

 

[cuse62]

I wonder if now Duke can/will go after Miami in court? My guess would be for tampering. I am not a lawyer; and I don’t know if there is a way. It just seems they settled with the player, now settle with the other team.

 

[FloridaCuse]

I wonder if now Duke can/will go after Miami in court? My guess would be for tampering. I am not a lawyer; and I don’t know if there is a way. It just seems they settled with the player, now settle with the other team.

The question is whether they'd want to report Miami as tampering to the NCAA. While there may have been back channel contacts through his agent, whether it even comes close to the apparent blatant tampering that Old Miss did with the Clemson player is another question. Also, Duke may not have clean hands with their contacts with Mensah when he left Tulane to go to Duke.

 

[Archbold44]

I wonder if now Duke can/will go after Miami in court? My guess would be for tampering. I am not a lawyer; and I don’t know if there is a way. It just seems they settled with the player, now settle with the other team.

I doubt Miami is funding a settlement without the terms including a release of Duke's claims against Miami.

 

[Cusefan69]

As part of the settlement Duke better have included the precedent Miami set when they restricted their transfer RB from transfering to any team in the ACC. Force the player to a different league.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Another nail in the coffin for the ACC. UM, FSU and Clemson (to a somewhat lesser degree so long as Dabo is around) will abuse the system and then bolt. The more valuable other franchises (UNC, UVa, Duke and GaTech) now realize this in spades and will explore their exit options seriously.

Yup the ACC is over I hope we get a Big Ten invite

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[HtownOrange]

Withe the agreement being confidential, both schools being private schools, and Mensah a private individual, details are likely to be hard to come by, rumors and speculation will run wild.

 

[javadoc]

Withe the agreement being confidential, both schools being private schools, and Mensah a private individual, details are likely to be hard to come by, rumors and speculation will run wild.

Let it run wild, because in this matter, all parties not named "Duke" deserve to be smeared.