I think we’re well into the weeds on this. I don’t care where the judge went to school or any of that shit. Motherfucker bet on his own team. That is the one cardinal rule of sports at any level. You simply cannot do that. I don’t care what team he’s on. I don’t care how much that team’s fans paid to get him. He bet on his own team. If there is any integrity to college athletics, and I’m beginning to realize that there probably isn’t, this shithead should not play in the NCAA, ever. I cannot believe that people, however partisan they may be, are arguing otherwise.
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I am not arguing otherwise. I said in the beginning that I was surprised and that I, and most Tech fans disagree with the implications of the injunction.
The case will be heard and adjudicated eventually. I am not qualified to asses the legal arguments. I note how many legal experts are “coming out of the woodwork” on this issue, but I question many of their bona fides.
Clearly, there should be legislation or, preferably, a CBA to prevent this situation. I take great issue with you and others here that blame Tech, and solely Tech for this. Tech has been the only transparently honest party in this whole mess:
Indiana had no oversight and allowed a player actively betting on their team to continue playing.
Cincinnati had no oversight but found out a player was gambling, investigated him, and allowed him to continue playing.
Texas Tech deemed Sorsby ineligible after learning of the gambling. Tech turned over all requested information and cooperated with the NCAA’s investigation. Tech helped get Sorsby into addiction treatment. Tech then supported their player
…and now Tech is going to play a player they know was betting on his own team.
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What Indiana did was bad and what Cincinnati did was bad, and both should be addressed. He plays for Tech now. If Tech allows him to play, that will be (very) bad. I would like Tech to support their player by making sure he gets the help he apparently needs while telling him compassionately but clearly You are not going to take the field for this university.
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Why type all of this? To whom are you trying to justify it?
Not justifying anything. Simply stating that Texas Tech, as a program and institution, is blameless however, unfortunate the result.
I also bristle at the accusation of impropriety towards the judge, or any public servant, without any evidence.
Pretty good point. Tech knows, however, he is not currently gambling because of the monitoring regime and continued therapy ordered by the court.
One might expect an ongoing questioning of the integrity of Tech’s athletic department as long as Sorsby is on the squad. That has to be obvious to any rational fan.
The evidence is in a ruling so lacking in any merit.
Here is the three page temporary injunction.
https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/2063988383207076298/photo/1
Paging @NeilT, NeilT please come to the white courtesy phone.
Gimme a Law-Talking-Guy breakdown of this.
You graduated from which law school?
Texas Tech declared Sorsby ineligible for violating NCAA rules. Texas Tech is a member of the NCAA. Sorsby appealed the the NCAA for reinstatement and offered a two game suspension, device monitoring, financial oversight, mandatory counseling and therapy. The NCAA declined the appeal without comment. Sorsby sued the NCAA and won. Curiously, the NCAA never made an “integrity of the game” argument. Texas Tech, as a member of the NCAA, is bound by that ruling. They could bench Sorsby, but he has to participate in practice, meetings and everything else. In other words, the court has mandated, as long as he complies with the terms of the ruling, that he is a member of the team.
One thing is certain, no other team will follow the example of Texas Tech. They will, when faced with similar circumstances, follow the much more successful examples of the Universities of Indiana and Cincinnati. That is lie, obfuscate, coverup, and never ever cooperate. Do not follow Tech’s example by reporting the infraction, do not cooperate and for Christ’s sake, DO NOT offer help to the athlete in question. You’ll get crucified.
What Tech is doing IS NOT helping the athelete in question.
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It’ll be interesting to see what the Big12 does, they have the theoretical ability to do some pretty serious things: Take away postseason games, take away tv games, take away revenue distribution, take away scholarships, etc…
This is for the entire athletic program, not just football.
Because the rules are so black and white, they’re not an opening point for discussions.
For someone who said you don’t agree with the implications of the injunction, you’re sure happy to argue in favor of it.
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“As we have said before, we do not believe that the circumstances of Brendan’s case warranted permanent ineligibility,” [TT AD Kirby] Hocutt said. “As he returns to our football program, we remain committed to supporting Brendan’s recovery and ensuring his compliance with the court’s order.”
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When the school on May 26 revealed the first denial and its intent to appeal, University President Lawrence Schovanec wrote in a letter to the Texas Tech community that the school felt “the NCAA’s ruling should be reversed or modified.”
Nahhhh…Tech didn’t have anything to do with it. Just poor babes stuck in the crazy world of college sports
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To get away with murder you can plead insanity.
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What action did Tech take that they should not have? What did they not do that they should have? Are you demanding Tech violate the court order?
Can you be specific? Or are you just slinging sanctimonious bullshit?
I took your word that Tech didn’t support Sorsby in the suit. My bad. Seems like Tech was just being Tech: by hook or by crook. I know, “everybody would have done it.” Sure, you keep on believing that. Now Tech is threatening to go after those other schools who are actually trying to act with integrity. Fuck em!