Paxton siding with the interests of Tech against the direct interests of Baylor, TCU, and UH and against the indirect interests of UT, A&M, and SMU is maybe not the wisest read of how to navigate Texas politics
Texas Tech taking a flamethrower to their reputation as the Big 10 and SEC discuss a super league is really hard to believe.
Twenty years from now the Red Raiders will be playing East Carolina State on Tubi and we’ll be able to trace it back to this moment.
Sorsby's Lawyer:
"In conclusion, Your Honor, was my client betting on his own sport? Yes.
Was my client making bets on his own team, including bets AGAINST his own team? Yes.
Did my client's actions undermine the integrity of college athletics as a whole? Yes.
And would reinstating him jeopardize the future of ALL of college athletics by making the public question whether anything they see in any game going forward is actually legitimate? Yes.
But you should still reinstate him, because if you don't, he'll be reawwy sad 😢."
@pcdebol@rollin_raiders Do you really believe that??? How on earth could Sorsby assemble the legal team that he did, as fast as he did, in Texas! Good gawd, OJ would’ve loved his legal team! Hmmm who’s funding that legal team??? You’re right, not tech, but gee wiz would could do all this for him?
@TechAthletics That kid doesn’t give a damn about tech and will never step foot on that campus after the season! All this for nothing other than relegation to never being included in the big league realignment! #leftbehind
@slmandel No conference wants this kind of, “we don’t care about the rules we agreed to in good faith”, kind of partner! That’s the shortsightedness of tech admin and fans. They’ve dug their heels in like a child but big bad Cody won’t be able to compel conferences to include tech!
@slmandel In 5 years, tech fans won’t even remember this kids name and they’ll wonder why they’ll forever be relegated to the “sisters of the poor” leagues forever! Pounding their chest going undefeated against high school teams wondering why no one takes them seriously. They’re done!
Cody Campbell and Texas Tech desperately want a seat at the big boys table.
They are doing everything possible this week to get permanently banished. https://t.co/Rlhh44Jj4c
@TechAthletics What you guys are ultimately doing to this kid is unconscionable. You think he had mental health issues before??? Just wait till the craziness of all this lands squarely in his shoulders. You can’t hide him forever! He’s gonna end up a broken person all for greed!
"It's crazy...because it's not murder, it's not beating somebody..."
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire defends his QB Brendan Sorsby, who's under fire for gambling on his own team's football games:
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.
@chris_kratovil But we all know Sorsby is likely to just drop his appeal as soon as the season is over and head to the nfl. So ncaa rule will go into affect, vacating wins and awards against tech. Sorsby walks free and tech is black balled for years. Tech getting played!