Debbie Spander

@AmyTrask @Jimeverett Yes!!

@Jimeverett Here’s to exchanging thoughts in a reasoned and reasonable manner and to disagreeing agreeably, when disagreeing - thank you for this, Jim - and hi.

Hey friends, I truly believe we can all have different opinions & still get along. That’s what makes life interesting! Let’s gooooooo! 🚀❤️

Crazy that @SenatorCantwell was one of the SCORE Act’s harshest critics and now she and @tedcruz are the NCAA’s last chance at getting Federal legislation. Let’s hope she doesn't cave. 😬 open.substack.com/pub/truthinnil…

@julieroginsky @YouTube Please!

I’m sorry… WHAT? Did the Ellisons buy the public access station in Monroe, Michigan also or do they have some sort of 5,000 year contract on Stephen Colbert? This is unacceptable, @YouTube. Restore our video.

@chiky_handlr Whut

CBS blocked Stephen Colbert’s public access show yesterday. Paramount claiming ownership of a Public Access show in Michigan is wild work.

Why am I not in the least surprised?! College sports needs to self given. Not run to the gvt

@samcehrlich Good thing

There was a lot of outrage and consternation but this was always the likely result.

@MarcEdelman Exactly

The truth about 75-100 state colleges in America and their ask from Congress, in four points: 1. Rather than educate students from their state, they fight for higher tuition dollars from out of state students. 2. Big-time football and basketball are also a large, direct revenue source, as well as a recruitment tool for out of state students. 3. Certain students (disproportionate Black and first generation) serve as the labor force for this revenue generation though sports. 4. And, despite making money in this way, they want a legal license to collude to limit their labor force’s compensation.

Not ok

@WinterSportsLaw No conflicts

Interesting

@FelsMcDowell Yes we will

@DebbieSpander Our family friend is running unopposed with no primary. For the races with primaries like Senate, it's a balance of who has the best policies vs who is electable in the general. We'll see.

Hallelujah

@samcehrlich @EricJBlevins Thats college sports these days!

@EricJBlevins "What a whirlwind week in college sports" And it's Tuesday morning!! 😅

What a whirlwind week in college sports. Here's a quick breakdown of what's going on and what it means: 1. SCORE Act The NCAA has lobbied hard for this bill for a long time. Key features are an antitrust exemption to protect eligibility and other rules, and a prohibition against athletes being deemed employees that would cut off potential unionization. Once rumored to go to vote tomorrow, @RossDellenger reports that vote is off: sports.yahoo.com/college-footba… @profgoose has been following the political angle closely and here's the latest: kylesaunders.substack.com/p/the-politics… 2. Senate bill? Senators Cruz & Cantwell are rumored to be proposing alternate legislation. TBD on specifics, but the two biggest questions I'm curious to see answered: a. Athlete employment. This could be the biggest issue in determining what college sports looks like going forward. It has enormous ramifications, like athlete unionization and minimum wage. Does the bill permit/prohibit/or have a compromise? b. Media revenue. Does the bill require conferences to share it? Require spend on Olympic/womens sports? Any government mandate on revenue spend could have constitutional implications, like Takings or non-delegation (hat tip @samcehrlich). It also could spark a fight from the top conferences, possibly even a breakaway (see Ross's article above). 3. Sorsby gambling injunction This one's a fascinating test of NCAA power to administer its rules, and it's a contract-based claim very similar to Trinidad Chambliss' successful eligibility lawsuit. Sorsby argues that the NCAA is unfairly applying its gambling rules to him, which violates a duty it owes him as a 3rd-party beneficiary. These claims are very fact-intensive and courts have gone both ways on these type of claims in the eligibility context (UVA QB Chandler Morris lost his, for example). @AndyStaples with an excellent breakdown here: on3.com/news/will-bren… 4. Oregon sues former player U of O sues former DB who transferred to Oklahoma, along the lines of other transfer lawsuits like Miami-Wisconsin, Duke-Mensah, etc. Think of these as schools' effort to control player movement (transfers) without employment status. They're relying on money damages clauses in NIL contracts as leverage against a player leaving. @heitner has analyzed these at length, and represented Mensah. Pro leagues handle player movement and other player restrictions through collective bargaining. Without that, college sports' options are 1) NCAA rules; 2) Congress or 3) contracts. A federal court already told the NCAA that #1 violates antitrust law. #2 is in flux. These lawsuits represent #3.

@FelsMcDowell Good luck!!! We have 2 weeks til Calis

@DebbieSpander our primary is today. wish us luck!

Down goes the SCORE Act. Next up: Kill the Cruz-Cantwell bill. My article: open.substack.com/pub/truthinnil…

Exactly

Let’s go @InsightSportsLA !

@samcehrlich It was great

Fantastic panel featuring the executive directors from the WNBPA, NWSLPA, NBPA, and MLBPA.

South Park’s Cartman: “When we sell their likeness…how do we get around paying them?” Partial answer below ⤵️

Translation: The bill may very well include mandatory interconference revenue sharing.

@samcehrlich @profgoose Yep

There's nothing that quite says 2026 college sports like complaining about increasing player salaries while attending meetings at the Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton.