Aaron Sexton

Co-host of Press Box with @WardWhites1 & House of Football with @StretchWFAA on @1660ESPN. Elite hater. Better at Fantasy Football than you.

[Tom Mars @TomMarsLaw]

Conferences are free to set standards that are higher than those established by the NCAA. For instance, there is nothing in the NCAA rules to prevent a convicted pedophile from playing college football. But a conference would be within its rights to prohibit that from happening in their league. Likewise, a conference could prohibit an athlete for playing in their league if they had admitted to placing bets on their own team.

[Chris Marler @Vern_Funquist]

Lost in all this gaslighting and identifying as the victim from Texas Tech is the fact that these idiots gave a gambling addict $5 million.

Negligence and laziness isn’t an excuse there.

[Tom Mars @TomMarsLaw]

Under Texas law, courts defer to the internal affairs and rules of private associations and will not substitute the court’s judgment for the association's decision (such as membership revocation, rule-making, or expulsion) unless the association failed to follow its own bylaws or acted in bad faith. So how does Texas Tech get around that? ⬇️

[Matt Galatzan @MattGalatzan]

Texas Tech's defense of Sorsby is turning into a PR nightmare, and they deserve it.

McGuire: It's not like he killed anybody...

Campbell: It's not like he beat a woman... They're just scared!

Hocutt: This recovering addict needs to continue to play football.

[Josh Knegendorf @joshk70]

Blah, blah, blah. The kid gives us the best chance to win so we will lower our standards and accept the fact he committed the one unforgivable sin in sports.

[Admiral Bear @AdmiralBear01]

This is absolute crap.

He "sought help" after he got caught, in furtherance of manufacturing a legal defense to avoid consequences.

Abusing recovery narrative like this is a slap in the face to those out there truly suffering from addiction and struggling to better themselves.

[Admiral Bear @AdmiralBear01]

Taking seriously, for a moment, the idea that Sorsby's gambling was symptomatic of an addiction and not simply poor judgment:

The absolute worst thing you can do to an addict is eliminate the natural consequences of their actions. Enablers do not aid recovery - they prevent it.

[Sidelines - Texas Tech 🌵 @SSN_TTU]

While supporting Brendan’s mental health and well-being is obviously important, where is the consequence for what he did?

Is one year of having Brendan really worth it? This has long-term ramifications. I bet if this was UT our fans would not be acting the same way. #GunsUp

[Aaron Sexton @StatsTellAll]

Yeah double down. This will work out great for Tech! 😐

[ESPN @espn]

Big 12 athletic directors held a spirited call Tuesday with commissioner Brett Yormark, making it clear they are united around the notion that Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby should not be eligible for next season. https://t.co/xln3kUusVp

[Brandon Marcello @bmarcello]

Every Big 12 AD but Texas Tech's Kirby Hocutt believes Brendan Sorsby shouldn't play. That was communicated today on the call

There are plenty of ideas to convince/pressure Tech to cut Sorsby loose, but Ads believe it's common sense: He bet on his sport; Tech shouldn't play him

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

NCAA is now the only sports organization on earth that can’t ban a player for betting on his own team.

8.7 billion people on one side … one Texas judge on the other.

Brendan Sorsby won a temporary injunction. The NCAA may have a permanent problem.

Column for @espn

https://t.co/gji5QbnC3c

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Big 12 ADs say “serious” talks have been held about not playing Texas Tech after Brendan Sorsby's ruling, @RossDellenger reports.

https://t.co/OBNvZOacjq

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.”

The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred.

“It’s total f***** bullshit.”
https://t.co/OjjQl7AlhW

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

This is the kind of thing the NCAA can really take to Congress and say "See, this is why we need an exemption to be able to enforce our rules." And it might get more ears.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Reaction from lawyer Tom Mars, a veteran of NCAA cases: "In 40 years as a lawyer, I've never been as shocked and surprised by a court ruling." That sums the reaction on the college sports landscape today.

[NCAA News @NCAA_PR]

NCAA Statement regarding ruling in Sorsby case:

"The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court’s ruling in Sorsby's case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports. The NCAA is committed to supporting student-athlete mental health but must continue to aggressively defend against actions that defraud college athletics and threaten competitive integrity, such as betting on one's own sport."

[Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP]

There really aren’t any rules. You just go to court. If it fails, go to court again until a judge says you’re all set.

Want a 7th year?

Sure

Broke rules?

Ahhhh, it’s fine.

There AREN’T any rules.

[Sam Monson @SamMonsonNFL]

Arguing about Baker Mayfield's NFL ranking is funny because 8 years in to his career and he's rarely played at any single level for more than about 8 games.

Whatever rank you think he is you'll be wrong after 2 more months of play.

[Aaron Sexton @StatsTellAll]

@TorreySmithWR Meanwhile the @Giants signing the best wr room of 2021 😭