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A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 9:37:35

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Sorry Sorsby

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2026, 12:38:10, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL.

A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision. pic.twitter.com/xN3lcCqyR8
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 23, 2026

“Seat’s taken. Cayn’t sit here”*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2026, 13:06:52, in reply to "Sorry Sorsby"

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Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL.

A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision. pic.twitter.com/xN3lcCqyR8 — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 23, 2026 .

I bet Sorsby's going to be pissed*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2026, 13:02:28, in reply to "Sorry Sorsby"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Well, maybe he'll start a gambling advice website to hold him over until Fall 2027.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2026, 16:32:06, in reply to "I bet Sorsby's going to be pissed*"

I think he might be able to parlay that into a bigger enterprise *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 23, 2026, 16:39:38, in reply to "Well, maybe he'll start a gambling advice website to hold him over until Fall 2027."

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Perfect. No notes...

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:35:43, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

https://x.com/flatland_sports/status/2066733615342305300?s=46&t=c1uvjlw2OcyJqWPec5M4vQ

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:34:47, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

The internet tells me they need 8000 liters to reach a concentration that can kill algae*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:46:11, in reply to "lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

We live in the stupidest timeline*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:53:05, in reply to "The internet tells me they need 8000 liters to reach a concentration that can kill algae*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

I thought tRump favored bleach?*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:47:21, in reply to "lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

light passing through the body*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:25:17, in reply to "I thought tRump favored bleach?*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

If there’s ever been a time for ivermectin, this is it.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:28:04, in reply to "light passing through the body*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Seems like an overreaction, their backup QB is good and they’ll probably still win the Big 12*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:46:05, in reply to "lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

lol, perfect. *

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:14:59, in reply to "Seems like an overreaction, their backup QB is good and they’ll probably still win the Big 12*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

lol*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:47:15, in reply to "Seems like an overreaction, their backup QB is good and they’ll probably still win the Big 12*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Trump’s gonna make the national mall a superfund site.

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:45:48, in reply to "lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now*"

Which I’m sure is actually very good, and what he meant to do all along.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

lol. Paxton’s letter may have fucked TTU

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 11:52:58, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

Natali Wyson, a partner at the firm, "provided the legal guidance and executed the Big 12's strategy," Yormark said, in filing a complaint against Texas Tech, its school officials and the Texas attorney general's office.

In fact, it was Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's letter last week that, oddly enough, paved the way for the school's filing Monday, according to legal experts who spoke to Yahoo Sports. Paxton's letter threatened legal action against the Big 12 if it were to sanction Texas Tech.

It opened a lane for the Big 12's suit. The league's filing on Monday asked a federal judge to bar Paxton's office from preventing the conference from exercising its right under the bylaws to sanction Tech. The conference sought no damages in the filing and did not challenge a state court ruling that deemed Sorsby eligible, but instead requested a judge to permit it to take action in light of Paxton's legal threats — a lawsuit that many within the legal community expected the Big 12 to win.

"In 40 years as a lawyer, I've never seen such a devastating legal filing come out of left field," said Tom Mars, a noted attorney in recent college sports cases, most of them against the NCAA, conferences and schools. "It was as creative as anything I've ever seen."

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/brendan-sorsby-saga-ends-after-big-12s-devastating-legal-complaint-in-the-middle-of-the-night-042618638.html?guccounter=1

Don't take offense, better make amends
Rip it all to shreds and let it go

Any chance this affects Paxton's Senate bid? *

Posted by MojoJojo <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MojoJojo' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:41:58, in reply to "lol. Paxton’s letter may have fucked TTU"

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Morality is non-existent in TX*

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:40:39, in reply to "Any chance this affects Paxton's Senate bid? *"

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the guy that tried to give a child rapist a 1 day prison sentence? probably not*

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 13:17:26, in reply to "Any chance this affects Paxton's Senate bid? *"

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more

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:17:52, in reply to "lol. Paxton’s letter may have fucked TTU"

The Big 12 should win this, and it should win because the law is not actually close: a private association enforcing its own bylaws against a member who bet on his own games is ordinary self-governance. The Texas AG has managed the rare feat of threatening a lawsuit so weak that he walked his adversary into court, drew a public rebuke from a fellow attorney general within 24 hours, and turned a meeting the Big 12 might never have held into a federal complaint with his own letter stapled to the back as an Exhibit. Crazy times.

https://x.com/mckenzielaw/status/2066584973516091675?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

Don't take offense, better make amends
Rip it all to shreds and let it go

Awesome*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:46:44, in reply to "more"

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I'll wait for Ari to weigh in. *

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 11:55:31, in reply to "lol. Paxton’s letter may have fucked TTU"

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.”

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 15, 2026, 19:48:48, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

He’s entering the NFL supplemental draft.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

He get to keep his NIL money

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 15, 2026, 20:32:03, in reply to "There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.”"

Or at least whatever he’s been paid this far:

In a statement, Tech Board Chair Cody Campbell said that Tech will not "seek the return" of any money paid to Brendan Sorsby through his NIL agreements with the University.

https://x.com/petethamel/status/2066692994112069760?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

Don't take offense, better make amends
Rip it all to shreds and let it go

So he's betting on himself?*

Posted by RVA <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RVA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 15, 2026, 20:06:07, in reply to "There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.”"

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He’s entering the NFL supplemental draft.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

The trail blazed by Art Schlichter*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 15, 2026, 20:03:58, in reply to "There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.”"

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He’s entering the NFL supplemental draft.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Will Leatherneck be correct?!?*

Posted by KCWildcat <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KCWildcat' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 15, 2026, 20:02:05, in reply to "There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.”"

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He’s entering the NFL supplemental draft.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Looks like it lol*

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2026, 12:08:18, in reply to "Will Leatherneck be correct?!?*"

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He’s entering the NFL supplemental draft.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

lol at TT AD statement…

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2026, 12:51:19, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

Ain’t gonna fly my fwiend.

https://x.com/kirbyhocutt/status/2064761685097726086?s=20

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

My guess is TTX ends up paying Sorsby 2-500k to go away. They aren’t winning this*

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 19:02:24, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

They, and specifically Cody Campbell, don't care

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2026, 14:32:55, in reply to "My guess is TTX ends up paying Sorsby 2-500k to go away. They aren’t winning this*"

Hilarious that Campbell is pretending to fix this

UGA is boycotting TTU

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 18:22:48, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sec-team-refuses-to-play-texas-tech-after-brendan-sorsby-ruling-134357971.html

Georgia Refuses to Play Texas Tech

While there has been a lot of talk about the possibility of refusing to play against Texas Tech, the University of Georgia already sent an internal memo indicating that it will no longer schedule any contests against Texas Tech.

"Based on recent developments, Georgia Athletics will not schedule future contests against Texas Tech until further notice," the email read via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. "Please review your sport's current schedules and future scheduling plans. If you have any contests currently scheduled against Texas Tech, or are actively engaged in scheduling discussions with Texas Tech, please notify your sport administrator as soon as possible so we can evaluate the situation and determine next steps.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Duplicate *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 18:22:41, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Tx Techs 247 guy is the biggest homer that’s ever homer’d

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 8:33:34, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

https://247sports.com/article/texas-tech-the-villain-dont-make-me-laugh-brendan-sorsby-287598272/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

But you know he’s really smart because of all the big words and historical references he made

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 8:38:58, in reply to "Tx Techs 247 guy is the biggest homer that’s ever homer’d "

Also, the answer to this question is obviously ‘yes’:

“Does anybody seriously think any SEC or Big Ten school would drop a player who could make the difference between a national title and missing the playoffs just because he bet on college football?”

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Sounds good to me

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 7:24:16, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

If the NCAA can’t stop Brendan Sorsby from playing, the CFP — the only college sports championship not governed or sanctioned by the NCAA — should.

And end judge shopping once and for all. https://t.co/r1r04dkYEE
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) June 9, 2026

It's time for the Big 12 to lay the hammer, too.*

Posted by KCWildcat <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KCWildcat' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 7:36:59, in reply to "Sounds good to me"

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If the NCAA can’t stop Brendan Sorsby from playing, the CFP — the only college sports championship not governed or sanctioned by the NCAA — should.

And end judge shopping once and for all. https://t.co/r1r04dkYEE — Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) June 9, 2026 .

IIRC, the TX legislature was going to get involved when UT/tAMu were taking off for the SEC.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 8:24:52, in reply to "It's time for the Big 12 to lay the hammer, too.*"

I forget what the hammer was at that time: make UTexas and tAMu play Baylor, TTech, Houston etc a la the old Southwest Conference on the threat of losing state funding??

Really never got off the ground IIRC for the legislature, but plenty of people in Texas were hopping mad.

In Illini FB news, three commits from the weekend, two from the State of Iowa

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:09:58, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

and one flip from Iowa State

https://247sports.com/player/gavin-ericson-staton-46159091/

https://247sports.com/player/cade-newman-46167249/

https://247sports.com/player/ryan-paulsen-46165229/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

The commits seem 'fine'. This is going to be a very 'fine' class. But, also not the type of class

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:29:20, in reply to "In Illini FB news, three commits from the weekend, two from the State of Iowa"

a team with 19 wins in the prior 2 years would typically land. Maybe we are, in fact, becoming Iowa

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and one flip from Iowa State

https://247sports.com/player/gavin-ericson-staton-46159091/

https://247sports.com/player/cade-newman-46167249/

https://247sports.com/player/ryan-paulsen-46165229/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

I can live with 8-10 wins per year. I think Bert can accomplish that or very close to it.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 8, 2026, 15:17:13, in reply to "The commits seem 'fine'. This is going to be a very 'fine' class. But, also not the type of class"

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a team with 19 wins in the prior 2 years would typically land. Maybe we are, in fact, becoming Iowa

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and one flip from Iowa State

https://247sports.com/player/gavin-ericson-staton-46159091/

https://247sports.com/player/cade-newman-46167249/

https://247sports.com/player/ryan-paulsen-46165229/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

8-10 wins/year living in 3-star territory would be a miracle.

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 18:49:03, in reply to "I can live with 8-10 wins per year. I think Bert can accomplish that or very close to it.*"

It's time for us to exploit whatever the next market inefficiency is... because going toe to toe on dollars ain't it.

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

Build a statue for that*

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 19:01:17, in reply to "8-10 wins/year living in 3-star territory would be a miracle."

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It's time for us to exploit whatever the next market inefficiency is... because going toe to toe on dollars ain't it.

In Bertie-Bert we trust !!!

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 16:17:15, in reply to "I can live with 8-10 wins per year. I think Bert can accomplish that or very close to it.*"

This year, 6 wins will be a fantastic outcome*

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:31:45, in reply to "I can live with 8-10 wins per year. I think Bert can accomplish that or very close to it.*"

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a team with 19 wins in the prior 2 years would typically land. Maybe we are, in fact, becoming Iowa

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and one flip from Iowa State

https://247sports.com/player/gavin-ericson-staton-46159091/

https://247sports.com/player/cade-newman-46167249/

https://247sports.com/player/ryan-paulsen-46165229/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

It's hard to say because I don't know how the QB will produce, but it seemed like

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 8, 2026, 15:42:27, in reply to "This year, 6 wins will be a fantastic outcome*"

he was highly sought in the portal.

6 wins would be pretty disappointing IMO. We have a good schedule and plenty of returning experience.

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a team with 19 wins in the prior 2 years would typically land. Maybe we are, in fact, becoming Iowa

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and one flip from Iowa State

https://247sports.com/player/gavin-ericson-staton-46159091/

https://247sports.com/player/cade-newman-46167249/

https://247sports.com/player/ryan-paulsen-46165229/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

I'm not worried at all about the QB or the offense.

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:52:13, in reply to "It's hard to say because I don't know how the QB will produce, but it seemed like "

I think there is a pretty good chance the D will be terrible. I think the system switch is code for we know the DL/LB are awful, not because we needed to change things

The offense might suck out loud if the OL stinks for the first month like it has the last few years*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 18:49:33, in reply to "I'm not worried at all about the QB or the offense. "

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I think there is a pretty good chance the D will be terrible. I think the system switch is code for we know the DL/LB are awful, not because we needed to change things

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

Agree. I think the D will be pretty bad

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:56:23, in reply to "I'm not worried at all about the QB or the offense. "

lots of talent in the secondary but i have no faith that we will generate much of a pass rush consistently. Can't cover guys forever.

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I think there is a pretty good chance the D will be terrible. I think the system switch is code for we know the DL/LB are awful.

Hopefully Bert and our new DC will earn their money. Have to build some trench monsters.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 8, 2026, 16:02:16, in reply to "Agree. I think the D will be pretty bad"

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lots of talent in the secondary but i have no faith that we will generate much of a pass rush consistently. Can't cover guys forever.

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I think there is a pretty good chance the D will be terrible. I think the system switch is code for we know the DL/LB are awful.

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

The secondary will be wasted as I don't know that opponents will even need to throw the ball

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:58:21, in reply to "Agree. I think the D will be pretty bad"

and as you said, if/when they do, who is a threat to pressure the QB?

I'm hopeful maybe Daniel Brown can step up.

we're sitting at about 11/18 in the Big Ten on average rating

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:46:10, in reply to "The commits seem 'fine'. This is going to be a very 'fine' class. But, also not the type of class"

given that this is just going to be a small class, I think it's we've recovered somewhat...

I think it makes more sense to focus on transfers and jucos this winter once we figure out some of the underclassmen who aren't gonna hack it

Hopefully we are saving some powder, but if it's like the last portal class...

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:57:17, in reply to "we're sitting at about 11/18 in the Big Ten on average rating"

We seemed to have loose change when we needed a $20 cover

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i think everything with the sport has spun out of control

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:59:51, in reply to "Hopefully we are saving some powder, but if it's like the last portal class..."

so playing the game smartly is less of an option.

I think we did OK overall but 90% of our view on the portal this year is going to be how we got pantsed on the D-Line, and we absolutely had our lunch stolen. there's no other way to spin it

a mass boycott of Texas Tech would be funny

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:48:10, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/brendan-sorsby-ruling-college-sports-brass-enraged-by-texas-judges-decision--its-f-bulls-182458876.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJT8SZOBHhDJtvL-Z3I4jpr-aTkNlMjDeVM3IJjyJ5yO46tpOEQzZPsst8ntFEWv9ndxY4xsXe5khRxdEAKlXPbyEGCqnVzhqjurBC26_rzFpDptSnXGlOZUQjwh8GoUATWjFL1QxEdr6CeGkvdnW1u0QsmY5sqAzMOV2MrGTBue

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Will Josh try to buy out our hoops game?

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 18:31:02, in reply to "a mass boycott of Texas Tech would be funny"

Athletic officials from Nebraska and Georgia sent department-wide memos today instructing their coaches and sport deputies not to schedule Texas Tech. If games are already scheduled, the schools may work to cancel the matchups.

Here's Georgia's message: https://t.co/W3Me241rIh pic.twitter.com/HcSTnmf7kc
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 8, 2026

The articles I have read has said that might just happen... poor Dra *

Posted by aimlessillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=aimlessillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 9, 2026, 8:37:00, in reply to "Will Josh try to buy out our hoops game?"

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Athletic officials from Nebraska and Georgia sent department-wide memos today instructing their coaches and sport deputies not to schedule Texas Tech. If games are already scheduled, the schools may work to cancel the matchups.

Here's Georgia's message: https://t.co/W3Me241rIh pic.twitter.com/HcSTnmf7kc — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 8, 2026 .

All 4 justices for their appellate court are….

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:39:11, in reply to "a mass boycott of Texas Tech would be funny"

Red Raiders! Lolololololol.

https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

He placed the bets while at IU so they should be stripped of their wins for the last two years*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:53:18, in reply to "a mass boycott of Texas Tech would be funny"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Just realized he was betting on Indiana the year the refs stole the touchdown from Hightower*

Posted by RVA <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RVA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 18:48:26, in reply to "He placed the bets while at IU so they should be stripped of their wins for the last two years*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

the dreaded Lack of Institutional Control*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:10:59, in reply to "He placed the bets while at IU so they should be stripped of their wins for the last two years*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Illinois is now National Champs by default*

Posted by DanSaint <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DanSaint' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:56:33, in reply to "He placed the bets while at IU so they should be stripped of their wins for the last two years*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Same IU*

Posted by KCWildcat <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KCWildcat' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 14:06:00, in reply to "Illinois is now National Champs by default*"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

that's absolutely ridiculous*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:15:59, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

Enjoy what's left of this while it lasts... the implosion continues to get closer by the day*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:04:47, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

I do wonder how long until the big schools just start their own league

Posted by DanSaint <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DanSaint' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:17:08, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

Especially with this governmental board that is overseeing the NCAA.

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

All the big schools agreed with the settlement and creation of the CSC to enforce it

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:52:12, in reply to "I do wonder how long until the big schools just start their own league"

And then many of them immediately went to finding ways to circumvent those enforcement rules.

In a shocking turn of events.*

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And then many of them immediately went to finding ways to circumvent those enforcement rules.

Supposedly the judges on the appeals court are all TTU grads*

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:06:15, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Don't take offense, better make amends
Rip it all to shreds and let it go

Texas Tech University is ranked No. 85 (tie) out of 194 in Best Law Schools.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:23:55, in reply to "Supposedly the judges on the appeals court are all TTU grads*"

That's off the USNWR website.

Wouldn't have bet that they even had a law school, but there it is. Ye olde Lubbock, TX needs a lotta lawyers I guess.

FWLIW: UIUC is currently 48.

How has Illinois' law school gone down so far? I always thought it was in the upper 20s/low 30s?*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:51:44, in reply to "Texas Tech University is ranked No. 85 (tie) out of 194 in Best Law Schools. "

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That's off the USNWR website.

Wouldn't have bet that they even had a law school, but there it is. Ye olde Lubbock, TX needs a lotta lawyers I guess.

FWLIW: UIUC is currently 48.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Ahead of us from traditional B1G schools: NU, Michigan, tOSU, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisco...

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 10, 2026, 9:25:33, in reply to "How has Illinois' law school gone down so far? I always thought it was in the upper 20s/low 30s?*"

Maybe others (plus some West Coast schools now in our conference).

We're kinda stuck in this position for Illinois students. If you're top of the line coming out of undergrad, you're choosing Northwestern or U of Chicago. If you're going to go to night school and plan to stay in Chicago: plenty of those in the Loop already. :-/

Like for a lot of undergrads; UIUC is kinda a safety school. Wanna go party?? Go out of state, UIUC is too close/demanding. Consider yourself an egghead?? Try for UChicago or Northwestern.

But... here we are. :-/

Was in the teens from the 90’s until the early aughts, until that asshole fudged the admissions data

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 23:35:40, in reply to "How has Illinois' law school gone down so far? I always thought it was in the upper 20s/low 30s?*"

and it’s never recovered.

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That's off the USNWR website.

Wouldn't have bet that they even had a law school, but there it is. Ye olde Lubbock, TX needs a lotta lawyers I guess.

FWLIW: UIUC is currently 48.

Speaking of Illinois and law schools ...

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 15:10:50, in reply to "How has Illinois' law school gone down so far? I always thought it was in the upper 20s/low 30s?*"

I understand why Eric Holder is helping law professor Melissa Murray pitch her new book, but why is Stephen Bardo there?

Poor guy. I wish we could all suffer so much

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:06:10, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

when an NFL future beckons regardless.

“ Per court: "This court finds that applicant has demonstrated that he will suffer a probable, imminent, and irreparable injury if this court does not issue this temporary injunction because he will be unable to participate as a member of Texas Tech University's 2026 football team." “

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

That’s basically the same language that got TSJ reinstated in the midst of the

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:35:15, in reply to "Poor guy. I wish we could all suffer so much"

KS legal shenanigans / charges he was facing wasn’t it?

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

He was also innocent and did not commit the cardinal sin of competitive athletics*

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 12:57:56, in reply to "That’s basically the same language that got TSJ reinstated in the midst of the"

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KS legal shenanigans / charges he was facing wasn’t it?

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Yeah, that was kind of my point. The same basic logic / rationale being applied to markedly

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 13:18:00, in reply to "He was also innocent and did not commit the cardinal sin of competitive athletics*"

different scenarios / situations.

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KS legal shenanigans / charges he was facing wasn’t it?

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

how did the judge decide to suspend him two games?

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 11:53:54, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

"I'm the NCAA now"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

This is 100% snowballing to all areas of life, if it hasn't already. Free Luigi!*

Posted by KCWildcat <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KCWildcat' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 11:31:55, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

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Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby granted eligibility.

There are no rules anymore if local fanboy judges have the authority to make all these decisions.

nothing matters. just shut it all down

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 10:48:02, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

big news for convicts

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 8, 2026, 9:52:41, in reply to "A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport"

some of them have been suffering irreparable injury for quite a while now

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

If the Estate of Pete Rose hasn't already enjoined the NBHF, it needs new lawyers.

Although I'm a little surprised there hasn't already been an Executive Order directing Pete's immediate enshrinement.

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