@Running_Ryan @dpottzzz @neoavatara There are Texas State anti-trust laws, specifically Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983. It is mentioned in the letter to the B12.
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@dpottzzz @neoavatara They cannot hear cases related to federal antitrust rules by statute. Congress has reserved jurisdiction to federal courts for claims brought under Sherman.
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A lawyer is going to have to explain this to me.
If the Big 12, as a multi-state entity, is sued by Texas, and other states get involved, why couldn't this case be taken to Federal Court, under the Commerce clause?
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
The Texas Attorney General sent a formal letter to the Big 12 today alerting the conference that Texas Tech would take action against any league sanction.
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@TomMarsLaw It mentions in the letter Federal and State anti-trust laws.
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If the Texas AG is really serious about suing the Big 12 for violating the federal antitrust laws, he’s not going to be able to litigate that claim before a state court judge. As a matter of law, that case would have to be litigated in a federal district court.
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
The Texas Attorney General sent a formal letter to the Big 12 today alerting the conference that Texas Tech would take action against any league sanction.
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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. nytimes.com/athletic/73495…
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@NotWhoYouDream Your judge is to blame, time to take some accountability
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The Cody Campbell bribes just don’t stop do they?
Mean ol Big 12 Conference won’t let play our wittle QB.
Justin Williams@Williams_Justin
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Big 12 on behalf of Texas Tech and obtained by @TheAthletic. It states that any sanctions against Texas Tech over the Brendan Sorsby situation would be treated as "unlawful" and would lead to legal action.
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@1053thefan @1053SS WWE literally doesn’t hide the fact it’s entirely rigged & scripted, it’s a multi-billion $ sport.
That fact aside, not playing Sorsby isn’t going to erase all doubt about the legitimacy of the sport.
If you want something concrete, college sports gambling should be illegal.
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@1053SS If you give your viewers and your consumers the seed of doubt that what they're watching is not legitimate, people won't watch it, and everyone will lose. Everyone will lose the golden goose...." (cont)⤵️
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.@1053SS on Texas Tech's defense of the Brendan Sorsby decision and comparing it to players from other schools getting in trouble: "The No. 1 crime in sports that every single league is afraid of is the games being fixed and compromised..." (cont).⤵️
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@RightOnRangers I mean its like 2ish games, a little early to get too excited.
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There’s no way on God’s green earth that CY would admit fault, dump Danny Jansen, and ride it out with Diaz — but needless to say I’m praying for a miracle.
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@NewbergReport I hate to say I’m not surprised, but I’m really not surprised.
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Man college football used to be so clean and pure until Texas Tech and Brendan Sorsby ruined it. I think I’ll leave a couple of links to when college football was innocent of such toxicity.
cbsnews.com/miami/news/col…
espn.com/blog/ncfnation…
Paul Finebaum@finebaum
"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:
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@SuperFrogBurner “Hey Brendan. So you’re our best QB and I know a judge overuled the NCAA and said you can play, but a whole bunch of people are butthurt about it. So yeah, we’re going to have to bench you and not let you play at all, ever. We support you though.”
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How do Tech fans not understand that you can support Sorsby without letting him play football
Jacob Harris@JacobHarrisSBI
I don't get it. God forbid if my child does something stupid at 18, I hope she gets the support that Texas Tech is providing Brendan Sorsby. I get it, the dude made a massive mistake. Is pulling him away from the support system that can help him really the best option?
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@Vern_Funquist It’s against the rules, but punishment is open to interpretation. The judge for the temporary injunction determined a punishment of 2 game suspension was appropriate.
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IT. IS. STILL. AGAINST. THE. RULES.
HOW ARE THERE NO ADULTS IN THE FUCKING ROOM IN LUBBOCK?!
Paul Finebaum@finebaum
"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:
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@DanWolken Hi Dan, how much money have you made from sports gambling platform sponsorships? Are you willing to help do something concrete to actually fix college football by endorsing legislation to make sports gambling in college sports illegal?
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Do people at Texas Tech think the rest of America is stupid? I’m honestly at a loss to find an explanation for a PR strategy this bad. Holy moly.
Paul Finebaum@finebaum
"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:
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@jcir454 I've made no money off it personally, but how does one do that? The Supreme Court struck down the longtime law that made sports betting illegal.
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The Big 12/Brett Yormark can't let threat of lawsuits scare them from taking action against Texas Tech.
You have to try something or risk alienating 15 of your 16 schools.
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@NicoleAuerbach People will say that for anyone, because there’s always suspicion. If you actually want to fix the problem, then you should actually support banning sports gambling in college sports, because all of it is toxic. I suspect you and your employers wouldn’t support that though.
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Say Brendan Sorsby throws two picks in the first half of a game — you’ll have people wondering if he had money on the Tech under.
Every play will be scrutinized and questioned.
Nicole Auerbach@NicoleAuerbach
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧 Brendan Sorsby is eligible to play CFB this fall — after betting on his own team. Coaches and ADs are furious about it. @mrjoshuaperry and I are, too. What the Big 12/CFP/others can do about it and why this matters so much: open.spotify.com/episode/0byeJU…
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“This situation is hard, it is new, and there is no perfect answer.”
There’s an obvious one though… It’s one that sucks for Sorsby and Texas Tech, but he can’t play or college sports enter an entirely new world of decline where players betting is allowed.
Kirby Hocutt@kirbyhocutt
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The judge's son in law is a Tech alum. His daughter lives in Lubbock.
Also, he worked in Tarrant County, Texas… which is 30 mins away from Cedar Hill high school, where Tech’s coach Joey McGuire won 3 state championships and was a coaching legend.
Pretending he isn't "local" because of where he went to law school 40 years ago is LAUGHABLE
Jarrett Ramirez@JarrettDRamirez
Judge Ken Curry, who ruled on Brendan Sorsby’s case, is a University of Houston law graduate, did his undergrad at UT-Arlington and last practiced in Fort Worth. The “local judge” talk after this Sorsby ruling is simply uneducated.
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Texas Tech ended up in a pretty tough spot.
College Football fans are tired of all the changes, tired of seeing things erode, and desperately want structure with actual rules again.
Very few things in College Football are cut-and-dry, black-and-white, but the gambling rule is one of them.
This is a case, unlike some others, where it’s pretty clear and easy for most people to understand, but then also factors in the integrity and legitimacy of their favorite sport.
✅ Simple case to understand.
✅ Sorsby broke a major rule.
✅ The rule & punishment are clear.
✅ The NCAA held to the structure.
🫠 Somehow they have no say over their own rules and nothing matters if a random judge tells someone they’re good.
🤬 “WHAT?”
Boiling point was reached for a lot of fans and Texas Tech got absolutely fried as people in all parts of College Football reasonably let their frustration out.
Hopefully they start to quell this, end up not playing Sorsby, and get things back to normal, or it’s going to be an ugly season for everyone.
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@RightOnRangers I miss 2023 Heim, but I do not miss 2024 or 2025 Heim at all
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It’s Heim Time once again as former Ranger Jonah Heim completes a 4-run comeback with a two-out solo shot in the 10th to pull even with the Brewers.
We missing the 2023 legend or is the tantalizing tandem of Higgy and DJ tiding you over?
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@toga_party_ @CFBKings They’ve been left out of college sports since day one. Fuck the good ole boys if they don’t like it.
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@CFBKings Tech won the battle today, but if they stand by Sorsby, they’ll be left out of college sports entirely in the future
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