College Football Thread

[Brass Cannon]

12 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

What can the conference do? Won't they be going directly against the courts?

There’s off the books incentives. It can’t be official 

[Pagoda]

lol.  Huge eyeroll.

[Lebowski]

The real question is did Sorsby place a $100k bet on Polymarket and another $100k on Kalshi that he'd win the injunction?

[AKHoosier]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Currently toothless to make that happen. That's the current situation.

Toothless. That's the current standard.

Yes. That's why there needs to be legislation that courts can cite as the justification for prohibiting certain acts. Courts rely on precedence, statutes, laws, and ordinances. Once there are legislated rules in place and players lose in court, the confeences will have the ability to enforce because they can have confidence they will win on appeal.

I was including everyone at Texas Tech and their lawyers in the "adults" group. But yes I know that would be unrealistic.

[Hovadipo]

Hope this guy’s wrong. Maybe some of the more litigious of our posters can pick this apart. 

[Brass Cannon]

8 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Hope this guy’s wrong. Maybe some of the more litigious of our posters can pick this apart. 

I’d be interested though if the governor has any power?   Conceivably could state level legislation solve this and maybe provide a framework for federal level?  

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Hope this guy’s wrong. Maybe some of the more litigious of our posters can pick this apart. 

Hence the need for legislation.

Also? The timing of investigating Sorsby and not releasing the matter to the public until within the period that legal maneuvering can allow him to get an effective victory is... unfortunate. In retrospect? They probably should have banned him the second they had one item of hard evidence, and then superceded with additional evidence.

Sometimes an anecdotal episode is the price that needs to be paid to effect change.

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

I’d be interested though if the governor has any power?   Conceivably could state level legislation solve this and maybe provide a framework for federal level?  

In Texas? Not a chance; that's one of the 'weakest' governorships in the nation (not commenting on the individual - the scope of gubenetorial powers).

[American HoosierX]

Big 12 ADs Reportedly Discuss Boycotting Texas Tech Game After Brendan Sorsby Decision

[Hovadipo]

25 minutes ago, American HoosierX said:

Big 12 ADs Reportedly Discuss Boycotting Texas Tech Game After Brendan Sorsby Decision

I wondered if this is where things would eventually lead. The threat at least. I can’t imagine anyone actually doing it. 

[Hovadipo]

Perfect quote. No notes.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The Big 12 refuses to play TTU.  A judge rules they forfeited; TTU wins its non-con games; declared undefeated and ranked #1; awarded the national championship title by default by the same judge.  Paul BaldTrollDumb@$$ is ecstatic that we didn't have the chance to go back-to-back.

[Brass Cannon]

So the the most hilarious way this ends is with sorsby betting on tech to lose and throwing the game right?   Everybody gets what they deserve?

[Stuhoo]

Tie the newly authorized gambling hall pass into the NIL program?

just a thought.

[Stuhoo]

49 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I wondered if this is where things would eventually lead. The threat at least. I can’t imagine anyone actually doing it. 

If it’s not an empty threat, that tactic would probably do the trick to rectify this particular episode.

[Pagoda]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Tie the newly authorized gambling hall pass into the NIL program?

just a thought.

A nice aspect is gambling proceeds don’t need clearinghouse approval.  The $ is all yours free and clear Mr. College [Student] Athlete.

[Hovadipo]

47 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If it’s not an empty threat, that tactic would probably do the trick to rectify this particular episode.

So far the only guy to put his name on a boycotting quote is an AD (KState) who doesn’t play Tech this year. 

[Stuhoo]

10 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

So far the only guy to put his name on a boycotting quote is an AD (KState) who doesn’t play Tech this year. 

For the coming season Purdue is also considering boycotting Texas Tech.

And Indiana.

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Perfect quote. No notes.

Have been pretty amazed at the number of people who have already moved on to the, “What’s wrong with betting on your team to WIN?” position. Putting aside that Sorsby apparently bet against IU a couple of times, because who wouldn’t have, I’ve been throwing out there the scenario that if   TTU is -10 and Sorsby takes the points, whips a couple of touchdown throws over his guys heads and they win by 6 why would that not be cool with them since he didn’t throw the game?
Crickets

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.on3.com/news/georgia-nebraska-coaches-told-to-not-schedule-texas-tech-following-brendan-sorsby-eligibility-ruling/