In a shocking upset that stunned the planet and parts of the galaxy, Mercer beat Duke 78-71. After the loss, White refused to make good on the bet, instead offering Hoyt tickets to a Bears game. Cue the social backlash. So heres the question: did White and Hoyt have a binding contract that requires White to pay up? In order to have a binding contract, you need to have a three things: an offer, an acceptance and something called consideration. Its not crazy to say that the first 2 elements are met here. White made an offer, and Hoyt accepted the offer when he can excitedly tweeted "Ill take that offer!". So far so good for Hoyt. On to the third element of consideration. Consideration is an essential element for the formation of a contract. In order to have it, each side has to promise or provide something of value to the other. You give me something and I give you something. Without this exchange, there is no contract. For example, if you express an interest in my banjo and I agree to sell it to you for $50,000, we have the consideration we need to say we have a contract. Im getting $50K and youre getting an awesome instrument that brings people together. This is where things fall apart for Hoyt. This deal didnt have the requisite consideration. The value only flowed in one direction – to Hoyt. There was no value going the other way to White. The deal was one-sided. That means we dont have a binding contract. You might be able to argue consideration if White had tweeted out that if you follow him and Duke loses, he will give away season tickets. In this case, it could be said that White is getting value because when people follow him, his brand becomes more valuable which in turn can translate into sponsor dollars and marketing opportunities. Theres also another problem for Hoyt. Before you can say there is a legally binding contract, you have to show that both sides intended on entering into the contract in the first place. That would be tough to show here. Ultimately, White would say he was just joking. He doesnt know Hoyt and the tickets he offered arent even available. This all went down in the informal environment that is Twitter. A contract was never contemplated. So all this means that there is no binding contract between White and Hoyt, and as a result, Hoyt cant force White to cough up the season tickets. That being said, the next question to answer is whether White should provide Hoyt with season tickets. And thats something I suspect everyone has an opinion on including my banjo teacher. Nike Air Max Plus Tn Ultra Baratas . The 40-year-old midfielder was put in charge on Tuesday when David Moyes reign ended after 10 months with the defending champions in seventh place in the English Premier League. Vapormax Flyknit Baratas . The Broncos quarterback earned the offensive award Wednesday after passing for 374 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-21 win over the Raiders Monday night. Manning completed 32-of-37 passes and had a passer rating of 135. http://www.vapormaxbaratas.com/air-max-t...as-venta.html.C. -- Kurt Busch put his chances at "70 per cent" at running the Indianapolis 500 this year because of recent developments that have pushed a potential program along. Nike Air Max Plus Tn Hombre . Louis still looking for a way out of Tampa Bay, the 38-year-old NHL veteran isnt showing his cards. Zapatillas Nike Just Do It . -- The Minnesota Vikings have signed Jerome Simpson, the former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver recently convicted on a felony drug charge.New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Ottawas Kyle Turris, Bostons Patrice Bergeron and St. Louis T.J. Oshie have been selected as the NHLs top players for the period ending March 30. Turris was named the First Star after leading all players last week with seven points. He notched four goals and three assists with a plus-7 rating to help the Senators post a 3-0-1 mark. Bergeron picked up tthe Second Star after scoring goals in all four of Bostons games last week to extend his goal streak to seven games.dddddddddddd He notched five goals and an assist during the week as the Bruins remained the top team in the NHL. Oshie earned the Third Star with six points in three games. He had four goals, including his first career hat trick in a 5-1 victory over Minnesota on March 27. ' ' '