Substance like that Leach was fired a day or two before he was due a large chunk of money on his contract, or that he was fired after a one day “investigation” that I am sure was extremely thorough? It is pretty obvious to me why he was fired and I do not think it is because of how he treated James. BTW, both places James was kept in for an hour or two are nicer (bigger, better amenities) than many of the places military guys and gals his age live in for a year at a time. The military folks get concussions and are usually kept in their living quarters which are much smaller with fewer amenities all of the time and they do not have medical pros checking on them every 15 minutes. The spaces James was in are nicer than many of the places I have lived in as a military contractor. I guess I just do not get it, staying for an hour or two in a nice, large, well ventilated space with water available while being monitored by medical personnel just does not seem overly cruel to me. Was the kid physically hurt in some way that is not being reported or was it only his feelings that were hurt? Does the offense of hurting a player’s feelings rise to the level of firing Coach Leach during bowl week? I don’t think it does. Perhaps it is simply because I am not as sissified as some folks are but I fail to see anything to feel sorry for James about in this whole mess, he just comes off as such a spoiled jerk now.
Tech will lose a lot more than $800k from this deal. From the initial reports of his contract, he might well be owed that amount even though he was fired before the bonus was technically due. They didn't fire him over $800k. They fired him because he appears to be absolutely unable to admit fault in almost anything, which led him to gross insubordination and an inability to apologize.
Your rambling about the conditions of a life in the military are irrelevant. And I have never requested that anyone feel sorry for Adam James.