Some of this Sorsby conversation confuses me.
Parts I understand:
1. Sorsby is clearly severely addicted to gambling. I get how that should be against NCAA rules and should result in him being banned.
2. A federal judge ruled that the NCAA can't ban him. The NCAA is appealing.
3. The NCAA (and most people) fear a slippery slope problem if athletes were allowed to bet on games. Leads to all sort of potential tampering and game throwing problems.
Parts I don't understand:
1. I don't get why Sorsby (the addict who needs help) is a villain here. He simply asked if he could play still and a judge said yes.
2. I don't get how TTU is a villain here. They haven't played him yet and if it ends up being legal (which I doubt it will) why would they not stand by their guy?
I'm pretty confident the ruling will be overturned. I think the slippery slope argument has merit and the NCAA should be able to suspend and ban athletes who bet on games. It just seems like people are losing the plot a bit with this if they want to blame TTU here.
NEWS: A judge in district court in Lubbock County, Texas, has granted the injunction requested by Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby. He’s set to be eligible for the 2026 season.
This century, teams were 0-640 when trailing by 8+ runs in an NCAA softball tourney game.
It's now 1-640. Texas Tech was down 8 runs WITH ONLY ONE OUT LEFT and somehow became the first 🤯
Brendan Sorsby called Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and top booster Cody Campbell to deliver the news.
Campbell: "He just called me and Patrick Mahomes to tell us he’s coming to win a natty!"
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NEWS: The College Football Hall of Fame will lower its win percentage from 60% to 59.5%, making Mike Leach eligible to join🙌
(via @Brett_McMurphy)
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