Brett

Former fantasy sports writer for various sites. Currently trying to never tweet. Carlos Alcaraz/Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg fan account. Nico Harrison sucks.

[Mountain Mama Living @MountMamaLiving]

I can't stand Texas Tech... but that started way before Sorsby 🤣. But I think I am on Tech's side with this situation. Why? Sorsby is the Villian here and Cincinnati is the enabler. UC knew about the gambling in 2024 and didn't report it to the NCAA. Read the court docs if you haven't. There is also no evidence that says TTU or IU knew anything about the gambling until March when the world found out. At that point he was already at Tech.

Now, should they play him? No. The game is bigger than one, above average but not quite elite QB that they'll have for only one year. Will they play him? Yes. Can I blame them? No.

Why is it their responsibilty to not play him, regardless of if it is the right thing to do for the collective sport or not, when the courts have said he cannot be impeded from playing until the temporary injunction is over in February? In case no one has been paying attention, amatuerism is over in college athletics. It's been over for years. Especially since 2021 when NIL started. Every college has been essentially forced to become extremely selfish if they ever want to win, and that is what Texas Tech is trying to do.

So who is the villian behind the villian? Who is the real enemy? The NCAA. They have refused to update their governance since NIL (which they also screwed up mind you) which is why they continue to lose court case after court case. They are still trying to enforce an amatuer model in a NIL world. They can't have their cake and eat it too. That is the message the judicial system has been send to them for years. College and Pro-levels are basically the same now, except for one MAJOR issue... Pros have structured rules through collective bargaining (which is exactly what college athletics needs), and Pro Organizations have shields that the NCAA does not have. The NCAA has to change their governance soon or they will become obsolete and left in the dust. Also, the "Protect College Sports Act" is not going to do it, in case anyone is wondering.

So, it's easy to be mad at Texas Tech right now. But ask yourself; Big picture, where should our anger really be directed?

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

@corbydavidson @Eddie_Rado

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

How does Fox not bring that ball back out? Maybe the dumbest basketball player I’ve ever seen.

[Adam Pfeifer @APfeifer24]

De’Aaron Fox can’t be serious….

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

If this is an accurate representation of what happened, this is as simple as the NCAA having bad lawyers. Courtrooms are like middle school math homework. You have to show your work. You can’t just give the conclusion and expect a Judge to infer the reasoning.

[Flatland Sports🌵♠️ @flatland_sports]

I go back to the initial hearing.
Kessler spoke for 45 minutes. Cited cases that supported Sorsby’s position. Spoke about how the NCAA is inconsistent in it's enforcement and messaging and made a case for why Sorsby’s mental health couldn't be used against him.

The NCAA walked up,
did not challenge anything that Kessler cited and agreed to the facts of the case as portrayed by Kessler.
Claimed that they think Sorsby is faking his gambling addiction with no evidence to support their claim and then sat down.

If you don't like the outcome, blame the freaking NCAA. If they were even a little bit competent, they would have won the injunction.

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

Did you watch Behren Morton against Oregon?

[Cole Banker @colebankertv]

#TexasTech fans:

Is all of this worth it to let Brendan Sorsby play one season?

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

The only thing I know for sure about the Sorsby ordeal is that Baylor people have to sit this one out.

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@NH4NU @timeforjeffrey

[Jeff Cavanaugh @timeforjeffrey]

I gotta say I am genuinely confused at the massive outrage from other schools like every one of you wouldn't pray for the same result if it was your QB.

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

@homer78749 @river_is_nice Pro tip: just don’t show up if you don’t want to do it. Absolutely zero consequences.

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@HawkEmDownChris Grady Sizemore

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How do the Habs have 12 SOG with 7:45 left in OT?

[The Sietch of Sci-Fi | @TSoS_]

#TheMandalorianAndGrogu is the most meaningless project Star Wars has ever seen; a movie corporately engineered not to ruffle anyone's feathers. Wholly inconsequential, its persistent commitment to being inoffensive has become its greatest offense. It evades being a complete narrative failure by having no narrative at all and unlike Season 3 of this once beloved series, the movie sidesteps mischaracterising beloved characters by not characterising them in any way.

As Mando and Grogu tediously drag themselves from Point A to Point B and occasionally find out they should actually head to Point C instead, we learn nothing new about them. Din Djarin's journey towards becoming a walking action figure has finally been completed. I have never seen a lead character this fundamentally boring and utterly charmless. He barely speaks and even when he does, he never has anything important to say. He goes through no character arc, we learn nothing new about him and at the end of the story, he remains wholly unchanged.

The few conversations we get between our "characters" - most of whom are puppets or CGI creatures - showcase Jon Favreau's dialogue, which is so bad, it makes even George Lucas most hated Prequel scenes sound like they were written by Tony Gilroy. With almost no story to tell and characters who have nothing to say - the most insight into their psyche is Rotta telling you how hard it is to make a name for himself as Jabba the Hutt's Nepo baby - the movie instead pivots to heavy use of action sequences.

A few of them have genuinely entertaining moments, but most of them are far too long and utterly boring. Many of the fights feel completely weightless and oddly stilted; I have never witnessed an action movie with this little sense of momentum, which is strange, considering Favreau once shot Iron Man.

There is a single sequence in this movie that actually evoked the magical feeling of watching a Star Wars movie. For roughly 20 minutes, Grogu has to do things on his own and the puppetry, cinematography, music as well as the visual storytelling and gags go hand in hand to create a memorable, incredibly beautiful sequence. Had the entire movie been like it, I would be singing its praises. Alas, all good things have to end, as the movie plods forward to its boring finale where nothing remotely interesting happens. The focus on Mando and Grogu's father-son relationship feels strangely secondary to this movie; even after Grogu saves his father's life in a way that shows how much the child has learned, it is barely acknowledged in favour of quickly throwing our heroes back into action.

Everyone is really just...there. Embo is there, as is Garazeb Orellios. Colonel Ward - played by a bored looking Sigourney Weaver who completely phones it in here - gets roughly five minutes as the questmaster of Mando's story and has little influence on the plot. The villains are boring, one dimensional and unmemorable and disappear from the story for long stretches of time. Their motivations are either boring or nonexistent, but its no surprise in a story that really has nothing to say. If you're hoping for any insight into the New Republic and Imperial Remnant, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

Though the cinematography sometimes evokes the feeling of being in a galaxy far, far away with, a few great establishing shots and a few interesting places (Nal Hutta was gorgeous!), this film still looks like a TV production far too often; utterly baffling considering the rumoured 166 million dollar budget. (Denis Villeneuve made Dune: Part One for the same price!)

There is a crowd of unequivocally positive people who are already defending this as "a fun summer blockbuster" that you should not care to dissect. Afterall, "Star Wars is just for kids!" These poor excuses for an inherently bad movie are especially funny, considering this kids' franchise started with movies so well made, they became the gold-standard for blockbusters.
3.5/10

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

Do not go see #TheMandalorianAndGrogu. Literally not one plot point or character arc is developed in any way whatsoever. Maybe if the movie doesn’t make bajillions of dollars they’ll stop making money-grabbing slop. Admittedly, Baby Yoda is amusing.

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@JustinHerzig I play the course I’m playing next or replay one of my favorites I’ve travelled to so I don’t forget it.

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@homer78749 Man, this is about as lib of a take as I’ve ever seen on this account. I obviously agree.

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@SaraLDu_Bois @kelly_english Things that didn’t happen for a thousand, Alex.

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

Zero mention on the broadcast that McDaniels hit him in the face before that.

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@mikelikessports @machinesports Whatever reports I read about his knee were fake news, right? I assume so if you’re pleased.

[Brett @TheRealTAL]

Mikko loses the play along the boards and then does absolutely nothing as a Wild D man walks into the slot and scores.