Spinning the spin

If you’re FSU, it seems it’s not enough to justify a ginormous settlement by claiming it was done out of a concern to be fiscally prudent.

Nah, you’ve got to puff that up further by conjuring the amount you’re paying in plaintiff’s attorney’s fee out of thin air.

In announcing its settlement with Erica Kinsman, a former student who alleged quarterback Jameis Winston raped her in 2012, Florida State gave a breakdown of the total financial amount.

Of the $950,000 sum, $250,000 would go to Kinsman and $700,000 to her attorneys. But that’s in dispute.

According to Kinsman’s attorneys, that breakdown represents public relations spin.

“If they’re saying, and I think they are, that the lawyers are going to get $700,000, that’s simply false,” said Baine Kerr, who represents Kinsman.

According to the settlement agreement, that breakdown of the $950,000 sum is based upon FSU’s assessment of what the amount represents.

The next line in the agreement states, “The Parties understand and agree that the foregoing representation does not necessarily reflect the actual allocation between Kinsman and her counsel.”

That is all sorts of awesome.  Anyway, why should any of us believe it’s bullshit?  After all, FSU’s been totally above board throughout this, right?

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UPDATE:  And just when I think there’s nothing left to mock, comes this:

Florida State University’s booster organization will pay most of the defense fees from a lawsuit brought by a former student who said the school failed to adequately investigate allegations that she was raped by quarterback Jameis Winston.

Seminole Boosters Chairman David Rancourt said in an email to members that the organization will pay about $1.3 million of the university’s $1.7 million legal fees. The state’s Risk Management Fund will pay the remainder and the $950,000 settlement to Erica Kinsman and her attorneys.

Sweet!