Jason Busby

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College football keeps trying to regulate NIL without the one mechanism that actually makes regulation legal: collective bargaining.

As long as athletes aren’t part of a negotiated labor framework, caps on pay, transfer limits, and recruiting restrictions will keep running into antitrust problems.

Revenue sharing + a players union negotiating contracts, transfer rules, and NIL oversight feels like the most realistic path to stability. Curious how others think this evolves over the next decade.

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@AriWasserman Based on what evidence?

The only bar we have is the Oregon game and Montana State played Oregon more competitively.

James Madison hung 34 on Oregon the week before Oregon completely shut out TTU's offense entirely.

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@BarstoolB1G @BarstoolOSU @BarstoolUofM @BarstoolSC @BarstoolDucks @BarstoolUIowa @barstoolUMD @BarstoolHusker @Barstoolhuskies @StoolWestwood @IUBarstool I think the guy with the most impact will be Savion Hiter at Michigan. They'll feed him a lot. If he can play, we'll know early on. Chris Henry at OSU will get some recognition too. But, he's likely a slot guy and won't be a primary target. So, I'll go with Hiter.

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@Reddog641 @On3 @RossDellenger When was Texas Tech's?

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@ZeroContextVols That Ohio State team was really good and you guys were outside your element up there. It's no shame to lose to a great team. Bama rolled everyone up for years, includion TN and OSU. There was no shame losing to them the same way.

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@CoachKnowsBall NCAA is legally bound and can do nothing. The kid went around them and got a judge to overrule them. They tried to enforce his penalties. Tech allowing him to participate is why people are pointing at Tech and it’s justified.

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It's not about Sorsby. It's about the precedent.

No conference or governing body can afford to support players betting on games they participate in.

The integrity of the competition is the foundation of all sports. It's the one thing that can't be compromised. That's a line that can't be crossed.

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@HeavensFX LOL

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There's already negotiations happening about the future of the sport. Super league talk, new governance structures, federal legislation, etc.

Texas Tech picked a terrible time to become the face of fighting a gambling-related NCAA ruling. The Big Ten and SEC aren't going to forget this when future decisions are being made.

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@Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @AlabamaFTBL @SSN_Alabama @TimWatts_BOL @BOL_On3 @AndrewJBone @NigelNewkirk2 @K2simon2 @TrentSeaborn @elijahhaven05 Runs a 4.32? Jeez.

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@PeteThamel Texas Tech: "We want a seat at the table if there's ever a super league."

Also Texas Tech: "Let's fight to reinstate a player ruled ineligible for betting on games involving his own team."

That's certainly one approach.

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@JoshPateCFB https://t.co/ENnYABpdIb

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Brendan Sorsby to the rest of college football in the 2026 season.

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@AriWasserman This set the precedent. "Bet on your own sport, hire lawyers, sue, and you'll still get to play."

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Brendan Sorsby to the rest of college football in the 2026 season.

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The Brendan Sorsby ruling is one of the craziest things we've saw in modern college football. This ended the NCAA.

He bet on games he participated in and got caught.

That directly impacts the integrity of the game, period. Full stop.

I'm all for 2nd chances. But, this will set the precedent going forward. Book mark this.

This ruling showed the NCAA can't touch anyone anywhere for anything.

This essentially said: "Players go bet on games, throw them. It doesn't matter. Get a local judge to file an injunction and keep you eligible until the draft."

The NCAA no longer exists.

His comments below.

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@AndrewJBone Notre Dames was the #1 for me for years. Though, they can actually compete for titles now.

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@CFBKings Not gonna lie. That’d be pretty cool to do at home for the Michigan game.

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@DispatchAlerts Then go earn it. Captain is awarded by the team, not the media or even the coaches. Caleb Downs walked in and took over the team as a leader and a great one in one season. Leadership is displayed. Not assigned. And talent isn’t the requirement. Earn that spot. Lead.

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@TheBuckeyeNut James Smith being in this list is odd considering he got ran over in the SEC all of last season. Bama's DL couldn't stop anything. I'd go with Kenyatta Jackson.

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A lot of people are dismissing Nick Saban's concerns simply because they don't like him or what he accomplished in college football.

That's fine. You're entitled to that opinion.

But whether you like Nick Saban or not has nothing to do with whether he's right. Attacking the messenger doesn't change the message, and many of the issues he's warning about are already happening.