I just watched video and he is on endzone sideline with only one other person near him. I think if jury sees that video then lawsuit will be tossed. Most likely will get some settlement to go away. Cheaper for insurance to give settlement then go to court.

As a statistician, I sometimes have to take my eyes off the action to write something down or enter data about a play into my iPad.  On at least 3 occasions, I have been absolutely pulverized by players running through the sidelines into me.  It's part of the job.  I know to be light on my feet and not be too stiff in an attempt to avoid the more serious injuries.  At any time, I realize that I could get hurt pretty good if I'm not careful.  I mitigate the risk and I still go out there.  Sometimes, my spotters give me warning.  Many times they are just tongue tied about warning me.  I hit the back of my head on the ground on at least one of those times.  But am I going to sue?  Heck no.  The worst part of it is when the players and coaches laugh at me as I hit the ground (gives me good incentive to get up as quickly as possible)!  I've even had players grab me and put me in front of them as a play is coming in our direction!  What's up with that?  They are the ones wearing the pads, not me!  This whole situation with the reporter is silly.  I also work for an insurance company.  The claimant is building this up enough to make sure that Trinity's insurance company settles it quickly out of court for as large of a sum as possible.

 

Let me say, that I've had the utmost respect for Fred, until today.  Why in the world attack a school that grants you absolute freedom in roaming the sidelines.  Trinity has always had a "congested" sideline.  However, in this example, not even remotely.  You see the other videographer to his right, clearly gets out of the way.  Maybe had other "factors" in play that night.  I have no idea.  But I know Dr. Mullen, and if I were him, I would fight this to the end, on principle alone.

Fred should be embarrassed by this action.  How in the world, he thought this would play out well, I will never know.  I hope that he retires in the very near future.  He has embarrassed our entire local media, and there's no turning back at this point.

He deserves nothing but the shame that he is being for this.

You want to cover our "exceptional athletes" (his words, not mine), then do so at your own risk.

4 hours ago, Tigerpride94 said:

 

If that's legitimately a video of the incident....Cowgill's "crowded sideline" argument is about the most illegitimate bunch of garbage I've come across in a long, long, LONG time.

When I moved to Louisville a decade ago and started watching local sports coverage on the news, Fred Cowgill immediately stuck out as being the cream of the cream, particularly when it came to preps reporting. I'm with you, @RockPride...my utmost respect for Cowgill was brought to an abrupt hault by this.

If you go back to his interview with the CJ after it happened, he talks about how many of those he has avoided in the past. Something to the effect, "that the odds were against him after 36 years."

 

He had to have (somehow) thought there were no good angles of the hit he took. That would be incredibly stupid seeing as the play literally finished at his feet. 

This will permanently tarnish his reputation. I’d like it if no schools granted him access to the field. 

This is a Workman’s Comp claim. 

14 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

He had to have (somehow) thought there were no good angles of the hit he took. That would be incredibly stupid seeing as the play literally finished at his feet. 

This will permanently tarnish his reputation. I’d like it if no schools granted him access to the field. 

Part of me can't help but wonder if Cowgill and his attorneys weren't aware that that footage of the collision existed. I genuinely don't see how anyone could possibly think they'll convince a jury that, "Yeah, it was SO crowded on that sideline that I had no possible avenue of getting out of the way. And it's all Trinity's fault."

16 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

He had to have (somehow) thought there were no good angles of the hit he took. That would be incredibly stupid seeing as the play literally finished at his feet. 

This will permanently tarnish his reputation. I’d like it if no schools granted him access to the field. 

Between the two teams filming (and with multiple angles) and the NFHS network film of it there had to be good footage/angles. Completely agree very stupid to think there aren’t multiple good views of what happened. On top of all of that the film would show the sideline conditions. 

His name may be Cowgill.. but this lawsuit is more like Cowpie if ya ask me.

 

 

My Father-In-Law took a nasty spill on the sideline a few years ago when a sideline tackle forced bodies into him that was unavoidable. Hurt his leg pretty bad. He has been around the game and on the sideline all his life and it was the first time things just lined up perfect enough. 

At no point did he blame anyone. My MIL tried to convince him it was time to move to the press box... he would not have any of it. He was back on the sideline on crutches by the playoffs (though he did stand a good three to four feet further back now).  He said to be scared of a freak occurrence was disrespectful to the game.

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, Jaysie said:

This is a Workman’s Comp claim. 

Not meaning to nay-say at all, because like I said in my first thread in the post, my initial assumption was that this was a step in the process of Cowgill getting his insurance (or as you pointed out, his employer's Workman’s Comp insurance) to pay out for his injury....but do you know that this is ACTUALLY a Workman's Comp claim, or are you speculating?

Reason I ask is because with 20 years in the construction industry, I've known a lot of folks to have filed Workman's Comp claims, and I've never known a single one of those to have been filed with a jury demand like this one was. That's definitely not the norm.

16 minutes ago, Jaysie said:

This is a Workman’s Comp claim. 

 

8 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Not meaning to nay-say at all, because like I said in my first thread in the post, my initial assumption was that this was a step in the process of Cowgill getting his insurance (or as you pointed out, his employer's Workman’s Comp insurance) to pay out for his injury....but do you know that this is ACTUALLY a Workman's Comp claim, or are you speculating?

Reason I ask is because with 20 years in the construction industry, I've known a lot of folks to have filed Workman's Comp claims, and I've never known a single one of those to have been filed with a jury demand like this one was. That's definitely not the norm.

Just saw a story put out online yesterday by WLKY....Cowgill's employer.

"This is a personal legal matter. WLKY is not an involved party."

The way I'm reading that, this definitely isn't a Workman’s Comp claim, and that article is also the beginning of WLKY trying to circumvent any fallout and beginning to distance themselves from Cowgill.

Bad move, Fred. Bad move.

Is there any way Cowgill comes away from this with any semblance of his reputation left intact?

If I'm an AD in the Kentuckiana region, I'm plastering signs all over the stadium about media members entering at their own risk to life and limb. And I'm telling Cowgill that if he wants to report, he can buy a ticket and that his reporting has to be conducted safely from 15 rows back in the stands...and I'd kindly tell him to be extra careful walking up and down the stairs in the stands.

1 hour ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Is there any way Cowgill comes away from this with any semblance of his reputation left intact?

If I'm an AD in the Kentuckiana region, I'm plastering signs all over the stadium about media members entering at their own risk to life and limb. And I'm telling Cowgill that if he wants to report, he can buy a ticket and that his reporting has to be conducted safely from 15 rows back in the stands...and I'd kindly tell him to be extra careful walking up and down the stairs in the stands.

I would make anyone that wants to be on the sideline request access every game, AND sign a waiver every game.

In Cowgirl’s case, he wouldn’t be allowed on the field at all, and he could pay admission to film from OUTSIDE the fence around the field.