Pat Dennis

The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the state. Disagree if you wish, but the job of that office is to defend the legal interests of state entities like Texas Tech University.

@STXAmbassador @ia11stat Did not need to threaten them. They fired everybody involved, paid their fine and the school president and ad were taken to court. Why is this so hard for ttu. 🤦‍♂️

@ia11stat @ptd008 That’s great Where was the AD’s threatening to not schedule Penn state ?

Cody Campbell calls out those threatening to boycott playing Texas Tech because of integrity He said teams have players with DUIs, woman abusers “I mean, nobody boycotted to play Penn State a few years ago when that horrible situation happened there” foxnews.com/outkick-sports…

@davidfloyd1980 @TomMarsLaw Southland conference bound…

@TomMarsLaw Please god kick us out

A super majority of the Big 12 directors (schools) already have almost unlimited discretion to sanction Texas Tech. What’s more, they also have the authority to amend the Big 12 Bylaws at any time to specifically require the immediate suspension or dismissal of any school which knowingly plays an athlete who has admitted to placing bets on his own team.

@MarkLeita @TomMarsLaw Dang Mark. Put the kool aide down my man.

@TomMarsLaw Tom - has the young man played at all? Let’s kick dirt on the kid at the same time blame a program for not breaking a single rule & not doing what the court of public opinion wants.

@sweet_n_tweet @TomMarsLaw TTU going scorched earth will lose the war. Welcome to the Southland conference red raiders.

@TomMarsLaw TT is focused on winning the battle forgetting there’s a whole war after. The injunction will end at some point and the conference will still be standing.

@adamdangeross @TomMarsLaw Nope Adam.

@TomMarsLaw Tech is complying with a valid court order declaring Sorsby eligible (under NCAA rules, which Big 12 members must follow per their own bylaws). Sanctioning them for fielding a court-protected player amounts to retaliation or interference with a lawful judicial ruling.

@mortimoresays @AwvufanJohn @ErikRuby Sniff away dude.

@ptd008 @AwvufanJohn @ErikRuby Well, the lawyers disagree with you lol. But you know more than the attorneys words they have stated, and you know more about the law than the attorneys involved. Nice job! Should put your knowledge of the law to work and become a lawyer. Sounds like it’s your calling!

Just take him off the team and give him the support he needs for his addiction. Acting like you can only take care of him if he is on your roster is disingenuous and, frankly, gross.

@STXAmbassador Two words: Southland Conference. Thats where your headed with this scorched earth strategy. You can’t teach stupid.

If this whole deal happened two years ago the conversation would be from everyone “ all that to go 7-5 “ . It’s not that anymore . This why you seeing all this backlash .

@JoyBoyTheories @dannykanell

The fumble was the judge needed to explain his ruling because most do not understand how it came to be, immediately default to corruption. But at the end of the day Tech's mission is to provide students the best opportunity to succeed. The courts ruled Sorsby eligible, no precedent is set by playing him, and we'd sacrifice our integrity not doing whats best for him and the team 🤷‍♂️

I know Texas Tech is in a spot no school wants to be in but I'm genuinely surprised at how poorly they have handled this. With the money they have this might be the worst PR campaign we have seen

@sportspluggtd Read the room dumb ass. Your school is get pummeled nationwide. Next round of realignment you are screwed. Enjoy your rivalry with Rice . You guys also need to get a new pr firm. You are embarrassing yourselves.

Ion think anything is poor admit it I think college football is looking like a bunch of soccer moms bitchin this shit weak as fuck. Strap up and play these mother fuckers Crack SUMN pause where necessary

@mortimoresays @AwvufanJohn @ErikRuby Put the glue bottle down. This cause he will sue us is complete bullshit. I don’t get a university and fan base that is hell bent on burning down your house over this kid. Its just stupid.

@AwvufanJohn @ptd008 @ErikRuby 😂 sorry for a work obligation, and dinner with family not being able to respond to you quickly enough for your liking. My apologies! Never said he had to play. Many have said Tech needs to suspend or kick him off the team. I simply stated if Tech did that his attorneys would sue

@mrlongshore @coachvint Nate… Are you really this delusional? The ncaa did enforce and you lawyered up. Not to mention the weak ass mental health excuse once he knew he was busted. STFU

@coachvint The question is why is that TT's burden? Why can't the rules and people tasked with enforcing rules do that? Tech should appeal on his behalf and exhaust all options... and lose every time is the point.

I understand why people are uncomfortable with the Brendan Sorsby situation. Betting on sports as a college athlete is serious. Betting connected to your own team creates an obvious integrity concern. Nobody has to minimize that. But there is another side to this that college football people should at least be honest enough to acknowledge. When a player becomes part of your program, he becomes part of your football family. That does not mean you excuse everything. It does not mean accountability disappears. It means you do not abandon him the second the situation becomes difficult, public, or uncomfortable. There is a difference between defending the person and defending the mistake. Texas Tech is in an impossible spot. Deep down, they may have hoped the final ruling would remove the decision from their hands. Exhaust every option, support the player, let the process play out, and if he is ruled ineligible, accept it. That is the cleanest outcome for a program trying to balance loyalty, discipline, public pressure, and competitive integrity. But now the court has ruled that he is legally allowed to play. That changes the structure of the decision. If Texas Tech turns its back on him now, what message does that send to every player and family they recruit? That we will fight for you until the pressure gets too loud? That we will call you family when you are producing, but distance ourselves when standing beside you becomes inconvenient? If I were recruiting against Texas Tech and they abandoned him after he was legally cleared to play, I would use that every time. Not because the mistake does not matter, but because trust matters. Families want to know what happens when their son is injured, struggling, accused, embarrassed, or sitting in the middle of a situation nobody wants attached to the program. Accountability and loyalty are not opposites. You can believe justice should be served. You can believe the integrity of the game matters. You can believe gambling violations deserve real consequence. You can also believe that a program should stand by its people through the full process, not just through the easy parts. That is the hard part of family. You do not only fight for your people when the optics are clean. You fight for them through the good and the bad, while still demanding accountability, treatment, discipline, and truth. Texas Tech may not like the position it is in. Most programs would not. But once he is legally allowed to play and remains part of the Red Raider family, abandoning him strictly because of social pressure would send its own message. And that message may be harder to overcome than the controversy itself.

@road_raiders @coachvint @mrlongshore Value system at ttu. 😂😂😂😂. You boys trashed that and your brand. Keep pissing in the wind.

@coachvint @mrlongshore Respectfully, I trust Joey’s ethics & value system. If he chooses to take the Narrow Path, extend grace, and support his QB - as opposed to bowing down to national hype & pressure to cut him off - then I support Joey 100%.

@coachvint @mrlongshore Where did the judge say he has to take a snap ? Support him. Don’t play him dumb ass.

@mrlongshore I disagree on Texas Tech fighting for him to be able to play this year. You have to have values as a program where you set and uphold standards. If you need else someone to tell you not to play a guy for betting on hundreds of games, you might need to look inside yourself.

@Deano_1314 Nope. He bet 9000 times in violation of a black and white rule. You guys keep fighting for this dumb ass kid and threatening to sue the conference . Keep sending Cody out there to spout off and make the situation worse for ya. Great strategy. You boys lack any self awareness.

Texas Tech tried to get proportionality for the players consequence to the actions. NCAA stood on the player being banned, knowing the player would take them to court. Injunction granted, NCAA lost, where they could’ve actually negotiated a better sliding scale precedent.

@EdwardPBertram @CottonCC_FFSN Unprecedented monitoring 😂😂😂

@CottonCC_FFSN So much denial in the comments bc they hate being confronted with their chance to claim they’re among the righteous. I see grads from Cincy, Michigan, LSU, Georgia, Penn State, Baylor, etc. all feeling comfortable to take shots. It’s how you know it’s a witch hunt.

There is an argument that somehow this damages Tech’s positioning in the future. Look at what the reaction has been to one damn year of Tech trying to invest like the SEC and Big 10 were. They hate you, you can’t win them over. So fuck em, lawyer up, and spot the ball.

@EdwardPBertram @CottonCC_FFSN You my friend are dumb. If you can not see that you guys are trashing your brand over the most basic rule in sports. The people are scared of us spin has the entire country laughing at you. Shit dude read the room.

@moleman108 @Farmer_Shane91 @KirkLeeNoles NIL did not place 9000 bets. The kid did. Lets stay focused and not deflect.

@Farmer_Shane91 @KirkLeeNoles It was murdered when the NIL started TBF

-Nobody is going to “boycott Texas Tech” -CFP Committee will not step in -B12 will not step in -You’re only the villain till you’re the hero -embrace it

The 30 for 30 ESPN Series after Tech wins the National Title this year's gonna be INSANE!

@ChrisVannini @dandakich Why is TTU letting this 🤡 talk for them. Crazy.

Texas Tech goes on the offensive for Brendan Sorsby. Cody Campbell to @dandakich: "There are kids that will suit up this fall who have actually hurt people and done bad things, and nobody’s talking about boycotting them or not playing them." More: nytimes.com/athletic/73478…