Link: Texas Tech QB Sorsby Entering Treatment for Gambling Addiction

[CB4]

I think the Big 12 will suspend him . Not sure Texas judge can handle that case.

I heard an attorney on Finebaum say the AG’s of the nine other states outside of Texas with Big 12 institutions should let the Texas AG know his authority begins and ends in Texas and carries no weight in their state(s). And their support is with the NCAA and Big 12, not from some TRO in Texas.

The best defense is a good offense, in his opinion. In other words, tell the Texas AG to “go pound sand”.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

The pitiful thing is you've got representatives of Texas Tech saying "He didn't kill anybody or commit domestic violence." LOL! Really guys! LOL! So that's where we are with college sports? I get it, there have been some major injustices over the years but betting on games you play in or coach, is STILL A VIOLATION of the rules. The rule was never repealed you so why shouldn't it be enforced?

 

[dtgreg]

So basically the HC is telling him that I HAVE to have this player...

I don't think the coach runs the team, I don't think the AD runs the athletic department, I don't think the President runs the University. I don't think SACS or whatever accreditation org they use out there that determines whether a degree is legit or on parr with Life College is a real, fiunctioning entity.

We live in a time when billionaires run our country and anything can and will be bought. Nothing is real. There will be a reckoning.

 

[Cruiser]

The pitiful thing is you've got representatives of Texas Tech saying "He didn't kill anybody or commit domestic violence." LOL! Really guys! LOL! So that's where we are with college sports? I get it, there have been some major injustices over the years but betting on games you play in or coach, is STILL A VIOLATION of the rules. The rule was never repealed you so why shouldn't it be enforced?

And; if it had been Brad Sorsby, 3rd string guard he would have been gone without a whimper with the AD proclaiming how they value the integrity of the game.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I don't think the coach runs the team, I don't think the AD runs the athletic department, I don't think the President runs the University. I don't think SACS or whatever accreditation org they use out there that determines whether a degree is legit or on parr with Life College is a real, fiunctioning entity.

We live in a time when billionaires run our country and anything can and will be bought. Nothing is real. There will be a reckoning.

I guess what I meant was that why is kid so special?

 

[dtgreg]

I guess what I meant was that why is kid so special?

I agree. They say "we have to take care of the kids". Well, what about every other kid playing college ball? Can you let one kid who flagrantly flouts the rules destroy everything for everybody else? How is that "Protecting the kids"?

 

[AlexanderFan]

I guess what I meant was that why is kid so special?

The backup has 9 career touchdown passes with 5 interceptions. Thats one reason he’s so special.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

The backup has 9 career touchdown passes with 5 interceptions. Thats one reason he’s so special.

Hence my comment.

WHO thinks this kid is worth all of this?

 

[CrimsonTitles]

I guess what I meant was that why is kid so special?

Because they spent $6 million on him. Let's face it, if he were a regular student, they would've kicked him to the curb without a second thought, so it's definitely nothing to do with the kid. They gotta protect their investment. That's all he is to them.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Because they spent $6 million on him. Let's face it, if he were a regular student, they would've kicked him to the curb without a second thought, so it's definitely nothing to do with the kid. They gotta protect their investment. That's all he is to them.

$6M for those stats?!?

 

[CB4]

Because they spent $6 million on him. Let's face it, if he were a regular student, they would've kicked him to the curb without a second thought, so it's definitely nothing to do with the kid. They gotta protect their investment. That's all he is to them.

Texas Tech and Cody Campbell knew it was a “gamble” but it was a bet they were willing to make.

 

[Elefantman]

Texas Tech and Cody Campbell knew it was a “gamble” but it was a bet they were willing to make.

Not so much a gamble when you have a "sympathetic" judge on the bench.

 

[AlexanderFan]

$6M for those stats?!?

Sorsby has a respectable career, his current back up has a TD/INT ratio of 9/5, that’s why Tech is fighting so hard for Sorsby; imagine all that payroll on that team with an unproven quarterback.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

It will be hilarious when they go 8-4

 

[KrAzY3]

I heard an attorney on Finebaum say the AG’s of the nine other states outside of Texas with Big 12 institutions should let the Texas AG know his authority begins and ends in Texas and carries no weight in their state(s). And their support is with the NCAA and Big 12, not from some TRO in Texas.

The best defense is a good offense, in his opinion. In other words, tell the Texas AG to “go pound sand”.

Well the Kansas AG has joined Oklahoma and it' s become clear the Big 12 will not simply back down to the intimidation attempt. The Big 12 has filed in court so we'll see how it goes...

 

[CB4]

Per Pete Thamel.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2066551278721699908

 

[4Q Basket Case]

The Big 12 has filed a request for confirmation that it can enforce its conference rules without being vulnerable to state-level retaliation.

The Big 12's filing is in the Northern District of Texas, which is a federal court. Far less likely to render a home-cooked ruling than a state court.

If (two big letters) the court confirms, it would essentially tell the Texas AG to pound sand.

Here's what CBS News had to day about it earlier today:

Big 12 pursues legal action against Texas Tech, Texas Attorney General in Brendan Sorsby case

The Big 12 seeks clarity in its authority to enforce bylaws after a previous judge granted the Texas Tech QB an injunction to play in 2026 despite gambling on his team's games

www.cbssports.com

This is in contrast to the NCAA's appeal to the Texas 7th District Court of Appeals, which is a state court.

Still, TT has incoming from all directions.

 

[Joefus]

$6M for those stats?!?

5 and change GUARANTEED from what I’ve read.

It will be hilarious when they go 8-4

unfortunately even without the gambler they could run the table with that schedule. They will struggle to find a ranked team till the big 12 championship and even then….

 

[DzynKingRTR]

5 and change GUARANTEED from what I’ve read.


unfortunately even without the gambler they could run the table with that schedule. They will struggle to find a ranked team till the big 12 championship and even then….

Yeah, I took a look at their schedule. It makes Indiana's schedule look like murders row.

 

[KrAzY3]

Utah's AG and Governor are stating their support for the Big 12 and their right to enforce rules.

Another thing of note is that part of the case the Big 12 is making is that Texas Tech has in the past voted to sanction a member school, so they acknowledge the Big 12's right to do so. They still have the same president and athletic director as they had when they voted to sanction Baylor in 2016.

So to me it would seem things are crumbling around Texas Tech. Their attempt to sue/threaten everyone into compliance doesn't seem to have worked. Also, with two different cases going in, the NCAA's (attempt to expedite an) appeal and the Big 12's, just one needs to succeed to put this madness to an end. But... I never would have thought a judge would allow an injunction against such a basic rule as you can't gamble on your own team's events so what do I know.