Ben Plotnicki

Hardcore and avid CrossFitter, strength coach and nutrition progressional, CrossFit Coach, I have a love for life, family, Texas and my Tennessee Vols!

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

Almost that time

[K Naga @knaga82]

@AdamSchefter Wait the TTU fans made me believe that this whole thing was just for show because we were afraid of him playing for the powerhouse TTU team and them winning the natty??

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@iAmNickWize You realize had the NFL gone through with the supplemental draft he would’ve faced a suspension by the league regardless.

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@BrooksAustinBA I’m normally 100% in agreement with you and love your takes. But actions have consequences

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@BrennanBaxt 🤡

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@CodyC64 You are now part of the problem

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@TreyWallace So he’s admitting that his Texas Tech team has DUI offenders, women abusers and an admitted gambler.

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

News: Cody Campbell says Texas Tech would take legal action if schools or conferences decide not to play the Red Raiders.

"Guess what? That’s collusion. That’s an antitrust violation. So have fun with that one, guys" he told @DanDakich.

More: https://t.co/KMB8m99KyD

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@kirbyhocutt @Clowfb @kirbyhocutt you are delusional.

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

@AndrewPDoak All of these comments are so true and what about his age when he was making these bets?

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

Smooth

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

Bahahahahahahahaha

[Ryan Schumpert @ryanschumpert00]

Rick Barnes on Ethan Burg: "I’ll tell you a great story with Ethan. He was really struggling, and I actually asked him one day, I said, are you about ready to quit? Because he was down, about as low as you could be.

He said to me, Coach, I will never, ever quit on these guys. He said, this is the first real team I’ve ever been a part of. He says if I never play another minute, I will never quit on these guys. I promise you. He said I love them. There’s a brotherhood with us. I would never quit on them.

And he hasn’t. The last couple games, we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. He has maturity, and he went through a tough time.

You’ve got to realize, his family has been in and out of bunkers in Tel Aviv for months now. It’s been tough on him, but he’s handled it really, really well.

That was one of the greatest things that any player’s ever said to me. He said, I would never quit on these guys. And he wasn’t playing. He just kept grinding and good things happen to people that do that.”

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

How much of this is inflated because of facilities upgrade?

[Jayson Swain @SwainEvent]

Some real big money is being spent on baseball at Tennessee.

[Ben Plotnicki @bapIII]

Still a heat rock

[Hits Junkie @hitsjunkie]

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