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it can also be a mental health issue and he should still be suspended. And if it’s a mental health issue then he should be in a treatment facility right?
But again NCAA can do one thing. Any game Sorsby plays will not count. Could do the same with Chambliss at Ole Miss also.
It definitely has gotten out of control. Texas Tech has become a renegade school and while that may seem tough and cool right now picking a fight with everyone is a tough way to go through life.
In no known universe except Texas Tech and local judges is it ok for a player that bets on their own team in games they are the qb for a good thing. This is how we got the world series thrown by a bunch of athletes. We already have issues with gambling and referees.
If this becomes ok, a 2 game suspension for 40 bets on your team, then before you know it Cody Campbell is going to be paying other teams players to fumble the ball or miss a kick, or miss a tackle. It is something that cannot be allowed and Sorsby should be out for the entire year and have to go through a gambling anonymous support organization to prove he is clean before ever playing again.
Apparently it’s easy to miss the issue in play here. This isn’t about the seriousness of wrongdoing by players. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether it makes any sense to allow schools to ignore NCAA rules and rulings by going to a local judge to get an injunction. As a member of the NCAA, schools at least impliedly agree to follow the rules. Ole Miss and Texas Tech have clearly decided to not follow the rules or rulings of the so-called GOVERNING BODY known as the NCAA. This is absurd. More importantly it means the decisions made by the NCAA are meaningless. This results in chaos. Totally unacceptable.
The TT Board member, like some on this site, doesn’t have a clue as to what the issue is. Again, it has absolutely nothing to do with the seriousness of the various foolish things 18 to 22 year olds engage in. The question is who’s in charge, the NCAA or local courts? Personally, as a lawyer. I fail to see how a local court even has jurisdiction over player eligibility questions.
@brvhrt - Thanks for seeing the issue as the first poster. You, and AD Brooks and the UGA President also see the issue.
“You can’t have localized decisions move past NCAA rules.’
That sums the whole problem up in one short sentence. Who’s in charge? The local judge who’s a fan of the local team? Surely not.
NCAA, on behalf of their members, should seek an “expedited hearing” in the appropriate appellate court to request a stay of the lower courts opinion/injunction. Josh Brooks is right about schools - who have agreed to abide by NCAA rules - running to court to seek custom legislation. To underscore the absurdity of his decision, the judge in this case imposed a 2 game suspension for Sorsby against the first two cupcakes on the Texas Tech schedule. Where does he get the authority to impose suspensions on college athletes.? Pretty sure it is not granted to him by Texas or federal law, and there **** sure is no precedent for it. The judge has assumed authority he doesn’t have an appellate court should slap him down and do it quickly.
Cody Campbell has become a legend in his own mind and needs to shut his pie hole! And why in the h-e -l-l is he part of the group recently meeting with congressional committee. He and other deep pockets are the problem, so how can he possibly be part of the solution?