Only people in a complete panic is Kentucky knowing their team is ass and they need another ass player to make them just a bit less ass. Hahahaha. Fucking delusional as usual
✅ I AM CONVINCED: courts can prevent leagues from banning players
❌ I’M NOT CONVINCED: courts can prevent leagues from punishing coaches/teams that choose to play those players
What am I missing @TomMarsLaw?
So a Texas Judge thinks he has jurisdiction over the entire Southeastern Conference (SEC), with teams in multiple states, under Texas law. I don't believe he does and expect this TRO will be knocked out by appellate courts in Texas or by federal courts.
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Ryan Ruocco says Caitlin Clark is having the greatest statistical season, by a point guard in WNBA History ( exactly what I've been saying! )
Also says Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell based on pure numbers, are the greatest backcourt the league has ever seen
Who knows if Kentucky will be successful in its bid to gain Mitchell eligibility, but what's clear: The SEC's punishment structure targets the coach and school, as opposed to pinning all on the player. UK can roster Mitchell if it pleases; it'd be subject to *SEC* sanctions if so
The NCAA has no jurisdiction over the rules of the SEC. The NCAA is not "allowing" the SEC to do anything here. We'll see if this amended complaint has any additional traction in Mitchell's case to retain eligibility as an intra-SEC transfer. https://t.co/kPsjovFasf
If the SEC allows Mark Mitchell to transfer to another SEC school this late in the cycle, I guess any SEC player can enter the portal at anytime of the year. What a joke. He should’ve entered the portal like his senior teammates did. Good agents pay off. He’s ineligible.
The @SEC legal strategy seems blindingly obvious. The Conference will take action either in federal court or by appealing and asking the state appeals courts to stay whatever lower court injunctions have been issued in favor of former NFL players - or, more likely, they’ll do both.
Doing so will create enough uncertainty about whether the injunctions will be stayed or overturned to create an enormous risk for any school that puts a player on their roster whose eligibility is barred by the new SEC rule. If a school takes that risk and the courts allow the SEC to enforce its new rule, God help the school administrators who recklessly made that short-sighted decision. 🙏
On that point, if memory serves, Jacob Crews, Shawn Phillips and Jevon Porter all entered the portal during the defined window.
It existed and three senior teammates utilized it.
On that point, if memory serves, Jacob Crews, Shawn Phillips and Jevon Porter all entered the portal during the defined window.
It existed and three senior teammates utilized it.
The SEC doesn’t have a “fight”
The rule is quite clear. Kentucky thought they could skirt it. The SEC clarified to them they can not.
They have 4 options
1 Cut ties
2 play Mitchell and accept the penalties
3 pay him to practice
4 sue the SEC over a rule THEY agreed to (lol)
Honestly, y’all should play him. Because the outrage from BBN when yall have to forfeit the games and the revenue from the SEC will be so much fun to watch.
On that point, if memory serves, Jacob Crews, Shawn Phillips and Jevon Porter all entered the portal during the defined window.
It existed and three senior teammates utilized it.
On that point, if memory serves, Jacob Crews, Shawn Phillips and Jevon Porter all entered the portal during the defined window.
It existed and three senior teammates utilized it.
1. Mark could have put his name in the portal before May 1. Plenty of other graduating guys did.
2. The SEC rule on winter sports athletes transferring before May 1 has been on the books for 5 years.
3. UK’s president and AD literally signed off on giving Sankey this authority.
Mitchell—who previously played at Mizzou—recently received a TRO in Kentucky for an additional fifth season, is believed to fall under the definition of prohibited intra-SEC transfer due to not transferring in the initial portal window. Cont. ...