The Blind Side scandal

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

They have 200 million dollars, what exactly do they need this man for??? he should be grateful that they took him into his home, instead, he turns around and bites the hand that literally fed him. What kind of a person does this? They should have just left him on the streets, then let’s see what would’ve happened.

I guess $200m wasn’t enough for them.

Or maybe he’s just a greedy, ungrateful person with poor money, management skills, and now he’s looking for another hand out.

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Anonymous wrote:What an ungrateful fat bastard!!

Agreed. Sean Tuohy is a predator.

That doesn't even make any sense. Poor attempt. Try again.

Okay. Sean Tuohy is a FAT predator.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

Please keep up. NCAA required something like this. Makes sense. This was for him to succeed.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

Please keep up. NCAA required something like this. Makes sense. This was for him to succeed.

So why didn’t they end it once he went pro and legally adopt him. They never cared for him to be apart of the family but they made sure they wanted the rights to act on his behalf for a book and movie deal.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why Oher is unhappy and hurt. However, unless the Tuohys settle, I don't think he is getting the money he is seeking. I don't think they acted appropriately, but it seems like he knew this for quite a while.

They are going to have to prove why they put him in a conservatorship and they can’t use we wanted him to be apart of the family when adult adoption was the first option. They wanted to work around NCAA booster rules which is pathetic. That kid should have went to college in Memphis or LSU as intended because the Tuohys only cared about him going to Ole Miss because they are alums and boosters.

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I can see why Oher is unhappy and hurt. However, unless the Tuohys settle, I don't think he is getting the money he is seeking. I don't think they acted appropriately, but it seems like he knew this for quite a while.


They are going to have to prove why they put him in a conservatorship and they can’t use we wanted him to be apart of the family when adult adoption was the first option. They wanted to work around NCAA booster rules which is pathetic. That kid should have went to college in Memphis or LSU as intended because the Tuohys only cared about him going to Ole Miss because they are alums and boosters.

But they are not going to have to if the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. That is my point. Not that they are good people or had his best interests at heart. I don't think they did.

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I am confused why, if they wanted to play up adopting him, they didn't just do it. They could have ensured that their assets only went to their biological children via a will/estate planning, right?

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Anonymous wrote:I am confused why, if they wanted to play up adopting him, they didn't just do it. They could have ensured that their assets only went to their biological children via a will/estate planning, right?

Because they never wanted him apart of the family. He was property to them, like a prize winning horse.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

Please keep up. NCAA required something like this. Makes sense. This was for him to succeed.

So why didn’t they end it once he went pro and legally adopt him. They never cared for him to be apart of the family but they made sure they wanted the rights to act on his behalf for a book and movie deal.

Most likely because they never gave it a thought. You are thinking of the Spears conservatorship that had her money and ran her life. It seems that the Oher one did nothing. It took it no money. It never did anything. It was just a way to get a round the NCAA. They had to leave it until he graduated. But I doubt it ever crossed their minds since it was not used.

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Anonymous wrote:I am confused why, if they wanted to play up adopting him, they didn't just do it. They could have ensured that their assets only went to their biological children via a will/estate planning, right?

They are saying a lawyer told them they could not adopt. No idea if true under Tenn law but also would the NCAA have taken that? In any event this was a lot cheaper and faster than an adoption. That is probably why they went this route.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why Oher is unhappy and hurt. However, unless the Tuohys settle, I don't think he is getting the money he is seeking. I don't think they acted appropriately, but it seems like he knew this for quite a while.

They are going to have to prove why they put him in a conservatorship and they can’t use we wanted him to be apart of the family when adult adoption was the first option. They wanted to work around NCAA booster rules which is pathetic. That kid should have went to college in Memphis or LSU as intended because the Tuohys only cared about him going to Ole Miss because they are alums and boosters.

Why the conservatirship was set up will not be part of this case. This case only asks to end it and to provide an accounting. The family does not oppose ending. And the accounting will be zero because it was never used. He can then try to sue on the movie payments but based on what Lewis has said Oher has no case.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

They have 200 million dollars, what exactly do they need this man for??? he should be grateful that they took him into his home, instead, he turns around and bites the hand that literally fed him. What kind of a person does this? They should have just left him on the streets, then let’s see what would’ve happened.

I guess $200m wasn’t enough for them.

I do not think they got any money from Oher.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so confused about why a family that is so wealthy was taking money from the movie at all - why didn't they ensure it all went to him? I could see if they were average people who might have needed it to get by, but that wasn't the case.

Also, separate from the Tuohys, the more insane issue seems to me to be that a court appointed a conservatorship for a perfectly competent black man, and then allowed it to continue past the age that it was supposed to, with no accounting from the conservators.

Good old boy arrogance, entitlement, ... what else?

Because it was their story too and he has about to be NFL rich.

BS. NFL rich is not $200 Million rich so that’s not an excuse. They weren’t famous and NFL players are almost always more famous than successful business people. Without Michael they have no story whatsoever. Without them he still has a rags to riches story similar to someone like Tiffany Hadish (went from foster care to fame) coincidentally has a bestselling book of her own that doesn’t include or need a random white family who she isn’t legally related to.

Sean was famous already. Ole miss basketball star and he was tv and radio broadcaster for Ike miss and sec basketball.

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Anonymous wrote:This is all you need to know about this family:

"We divided it five ways," the Tuohys wrote in their 2010 book, "In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving."

Um, it should have been divided in HALF. 50 to Michael and 50 to the family. Why are they getting 4/5 of the cut?!!

It’s the entire family’s story and fair that each member was compensated, but I think they should’ve divided it three ways and given a share to each child.

But Oher was/is not part of the family. Are they sharing their $200 million with him?

They certainly shared some of their income with him by providing shelter, food, tutoring and more. We have no idea what’s in their will. Oher also made millions, so it’s not like he’s homeless. They’re all upper class.

Shelter and food definitely. He actually was already academically successful prior to going to that school and not illiterate as the movie portrayed so unless you have a different reason for assuming they paid for tutoring that probably is a little Hollywood magic. I’d imagine if he were in foster care there could have been some money available for his upkeep. But they seemingly did all of this to get him to go to Ole Miss rather than a school with a stronger football program. So not sure that it’s sharing when the goal is to obtain something for your own benefit. More like paying for a certain result.

That is not true. His gpa was too low for D1. They paid for miss sue plus paid for him to take college courses that picked up his gpa.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

Right but what was needed here was something that could be done quickly that would satisfy the NCAA. This is what the lawyers suggested. There is no evidence that it was ever used otherwise. No money went though it. His nfl money did not. And it looks like his film money did not either according to Michael Lewis.