r/CFB • u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs • Jun 15 '26
News [Dellenger] Big 12 pursuing legal action against Texas Tech, Texas attorney general over Brendan Sorsby
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/big-12-pursuing-legal-action-against-texas-tech-texas-attorney-general-over-brendan-sorsby-132244341.html1.0k
u/CROBBY2 Wisconsin Badgers Jun 15 '26
All of this for Paxton to be the moron who took it too far (legally speaking).
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u/FreeBricks4Nazis Arizona State Sun Devils Jun 15 '26
If this is somehow the thing that sinks his Senate campaign, I will become a TTU fan
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
I was confused because yeah he’s backing a state school, but he’s pissing off the fans of the 6 other major Texas schools who want Tech to burn over this
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u/papertowelroll17 Texas Longhorns Jun 15 '26
Paxton got his hands on some of that Cody Campbell NIL money
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u/engineerbuilder Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26
Cody Campbell gives to Paxton superPAC—>
Texans call for the overturn of citizens united.
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u/grog368 Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas Longhorns Jun 15 '26
i was confused on this too.... cutting off 4 fingers to save the thumb.
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u/Wittyname0 Oregon Ducks • Pac-10 Jun 15 '26
If he was support all the state schools that would make sense, but hes only supporting one, and not the most popular one either, who's located in a deep red area to begin with
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u/_Football_Cream_ Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout Jun 15 '26
It would also be one thing if Tech was in a conference without another Texas state school, but they share the Big 12 with Houston. Feels like a bit of a conflict of interests there.
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u/peanutbuttercult Baylor Bears Jun 15 '26
Hopefully this means we’ll stop fucking allowing him as a dignitary at campus events, because as I understand it we were already institutionally holding him at arm’s length. I’m already embarrassed enough to share a diploma with that man.
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u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State Jun 15 '26
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u/FreeBricks4Nazis Arizona State Sun Devils Jun 15 '26
Honestly there's so much to unpack in that Tweet. I'm overwhelmed
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u/extralyfe Ohio State Buckeyes • Army Black Knights Jun 15 '26
"it's okay for every member of the party to enrich themselves in office through insider trading and prediction markets, but, College Football is where I draw the line."
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u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs Jun 15 '26
Maybe Texas really is SEC country after all.
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u/v_cats_at_work Iowa State Cyclones • LSU Tigers Jun 15 '26
Got that Britta "I can excuse racism but I draw the line at
animal crueltycollege football" energy.20
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u/Ml2jukes Michigan Wolverines • Rose Bowl Jun 15 '26
Unironically sports are prolly the only thing that will give those folks anything approaching class consciousness.
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u/eye_can_see_you Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout Jun 15 '26
I got a friend who plays a lot of poker, and poker does tend to attract some very outwardly right-wing folks
Just by complaining about how much Jerry Jones sucks as the Cowboys owner with them, he's been able to get these folks to agree with a lot of "billionaires should not wield that much political and social power" opinions lmao
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u/supyonamesjosh Florida State Seminoles • BYU Cougars Jun 15 '26
People tend to be conservative in theory and then when faced with the actual situation lean left.
It's not always a good thing. California high speed rail will probably never ever happen all the way through because of how many groups sue for environmental reasons for their specific 2 miles of impacted land
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u/Anus_Targaryen Houston Cougars • Big 12 Jun 15 '26
Dude loves college football more than he loves fascism. Heartwarming.
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u/Time_Transition4817 LSU Tigers • Georgia Bulldogs Jun 15 '26
Taking tribalism to a whole new level
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u/Phillyfan_10 Penn State • Penn Jun 15 '26
What an incredible tweet. Thank you for blessing me with that on this fine Monday morning.
College football integrity being the straw to break the camels back politically for this fine Texan is simultaneously shocking and not surprising in the least. Everything else going on is fine, but damnit, don’t meddle in my college football!
I can’t say I ever expected college football to be the single issue for a single issue voter, but Texas don’t mess around man!
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u/Is12345aweakpassword Texas Tech • Washington Jun 15 '26
“I would vote for Nick Fuentes if I could”
🤢🤮 damn. Sometimes I wonder about moving back to Texas, then I see some shit like that and I’m like, nah I’m good
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u/_SovietMudkip_ Texas Longhorns • Wisconsin Badgers Jun 15 '26
"I would vote for Nick Fuentes if I could"
"Borderline far right"
Like what the hell is far right then lol
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u/CRUMdelaCRUM Texas Tech • Arizona State Jun 15 '26
Borderline between far right and further right.
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u/Enough-One4975 UCF Knights Jun 15 '26
Those people exist everywhere, it’s just relative density that’s the difference.
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u/Lefty21 Kentucky Wildcats Jun 15 '26
Bro has the rage-bait/engagement tweet down pat. Pro tip: Don’t believe anything those motherfuckers say, ever
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u/Maleficent_Ant_8895 Iowa Hawkeyes • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26
These folks are so performative. They’ll find an excuse to vote for the guy with the R next to his name when it comes time to actually vote
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u/hornbri Texas Longhorns Jun 15 '26
He needed money for his campaign and caved to the billionaire, i hope it costs him
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u/terekson12 Texas A&M • Sam Houston Jun 15 '26
That’s what he is “best” at.
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u/The_Fluffy_Robot TCU Horned Frogs • Iron Skillet Jun 15 '26
I'm torn because in one hand he managed to get away with the bribery and abuse of public office charges, but on the other hand he got caught in the first place. He also very successfully cheated on his (no ex) wife of 38 years, but yet again he got caught.
This guy can't stop taking Ls but somehow finds ways to keep moving up. He's like the Kliff Kingsbury of politics, but waaay less hot
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u/JollyRancherReminder Oklahoma Sooners • Big 8 Jun 15 '26
Wouldn't it just be delicious if this blows up and is somehow the thing that finally takes him down?
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u/IndependentlyBrewed West Virginia • James Madison Jun 15 '26
“In an industry that rarely agrees on anything, there is finally an issue that everyone seems to agree on (other than TTU and the Attorney General): universities should not field players who have bet on their own team’s games in college athletics,” the Big 12 writes in the filing.
The Big 12 just throwing haymakers at TTU, I love it honestly.
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u/Duck_Caught_Upstream Oregon Ducks • Calgary Dinos Jun 15 '26
If the conference can ensure Sorsby doesn’t play this year my new 2nd favorite team will become every other B12 team
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u/yesacabbagez UCF Knights Jun 15 '26
I am very curious th breakout of ttu fans who support playing sorsby and those who don't. I have the feeling the ones behind sorsby is entirely made up of the ones actually paying the players.
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u/ZombiesInSpace Texas Longhorns Jun 15 '26
This feels so universally hated that it shouldn’t even be considered collusion. 137 D1 football teams all unilaterally decided that this is bad for business. No colluding necessary.
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u/BigMe420365 Jun 15 '26
This whole thing reeks of privilege by the young man and the school. What gives Sorsby the right to play NCAA football just because he’s of a certain age with arm talent? He literally cheated the game. I don’t get it.
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u/N9NE_ Jun 15 '26
I don’t get it either. If the school really cared about him he’d still be going through extensive rehabilitation along with preparing for the legal case. Yet somehow they think the best course of action is to prepare him for the upcoming season!
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u/jayjude Notre Dame • Georgia State Jun 15 '26
So so so so many of these court rulings have been nonsense that is arguing that playing college sports is somehow a fundamental right
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u/Collador1 Texas Longhorns Jun 15 '26
Its crazy when Tech or Paxton has the law as a threat against the Big 12. You can’t do that!
Guys, Sorsby broke the law. Possibly thousands of times.
He bet as a minor. He transferred funds for others to bet for him. He bet across state lines.
But Tech is willing to play the legal card??
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u/KommanderKeen-a42 Notre Dame • Michigan State Jun 15 '26
Paxton has broken several laws too...
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u/Insectshelf3 Oklahoma Sooners • SEC Jun 15 '26
might be easier to just list the times he’s actually complied with the law
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u/Willing-Vegetable629 Jun 15 '26
Id say if he broke the law, arrest him and this solves itself while the ncaa fixes its process and policy problems
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u/Kryzl_ Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12 Jun 15 '26
The issue is that the investigators are having to dot their i’s 1000 times because Sorsby has the best lawyer that money can buy. If there’s even a minor error in their case, Sorsby probably gets off scot free. This means it’s gonna take time and won’t happen until the season ends, at a minimum.
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u/Crewman_Guy_Fleegman Ohio State Buckeyes Jun 15 '26
The bigger issue is that federal prosecutors don’t care about Sorsby’s level of crime.
If he was manipulating games it would be one thing, but out of state and underage betting are things the feds police by going after the betting houses for mass numbers of cases, they don’t really target individual customers
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u/Expensive_Team_5072 Syracuse Orange Jun 15 '26
I disagree. Whether it is big $$$ or not, it is public now. John Doe, an architect or accountant that spends $90k is not a big deal. A guy that is a big name doing it automatically is a big deal.
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u/Crewman_Guy_Fleegman Ohio State Buckeyes Jun 15 '26
Yeah, I guess the guys holding UFC fights on the WH lawn and in bed with sports betting might have their guys get right on it. They would definitely want to discourage people haphazardly throwing money around into the system wherever they are
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u/Expensive_Team_5072 Syracuse Orange Jun 15 '26
Seems to me that city/state law enforcement in Indiana/Ohio could look into this also....
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u/Willing-Vegetable629 Jun 15 '26
Kessler isn't a criminal defense attorney and wasn't retained until like 2 months ago
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u/MrPopps Iowa State Cyclones • Marching Band Jun 15 '26
Another win for Billable Hours
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u/Kinks4Kelly Holy Cross Crusaders Jun 15 '26
And a major loss for taxpayers in Texas.
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u/R_Raider86 Texas Tech • UConn Jun 15 '26
Sadly far from our first major L
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u/Background_Snow_9632 Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '26
How you get the paper bag flair??? I’ve been looking …. It’s deserved currently.
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u/tackleboxjohnson Jun 15 '26
As a Tech fan and a Texan, I’d love it if my tax dollars weren’t being spent in support of the legal defense of billionaires.
Good luck big 12
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u/Carsxn26 Texas A&M Aggies Jun 15 '26
No income tax but they’ll get you back with sales and property tax
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u/Wittyname0 Oregon Ducks • Pac-10 Jun 15 '26
Imagine paying sales tax.
(Do not look any further into the rest of our taxes)
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u/youngherbo Cincinnati • Red River Shootout Jun 15 '26
Billable Hours: the bluest of blue bloods in our sport.
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u/Alpine_Exchange_36 Colorado • Minnesota Jun 15 '26
I should’ve been a college football lawyer instead of whatever the fuck I do
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u/BIG_DICK_WHITT Utah Utes • Billable Hours Jun 15 '26
Sometimes it feels like I am rooting for Alabama during the Saban era.
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u/orrocos Colorado State Rams • Kansas Jayhawks Jun 15 '26
Works on contingency? No, money down!
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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt Illinois Fighting Illini Jun 15 '26
Shouldn't have this bar association logo either
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Jun 15 '26
You mean threatening the conference backfired on the state of Texas and Texas Tech? Color me shocked.
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Jun 15 '26
The Big 12 hasn't either, but the state and university seem to believe they automatically hold all of the power.
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u/Wolfhound_Papa Michigan Wolverines • Army Black Knights Jun 15 '26
They’ve lost a whole lot of respect.
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u/Master-Praline-3453 Nebraska Cornhuskers Jun 15 '26
I guess they didn't realize that it was only UT that was allowed to threaten the conference.
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u/GerdinBB Iowa State Cyclones • Missouri Valley Jun 15 '26
Back in the days before power consolidated into the SEC and B1G, UT (and to a lesser extent OU - who had more leverage than UT but just chose not to exercise it) could always threaten - "give us what we want or we'll leave for another conference." UT and OU were the undeniable top dogs brand-wise (on field results validate OU, but not UT as much) and the Big 12 was afraid of losing them, and the SEC or B1G would certainly jump at the chance to add them, so we acquiesced. Now... TTU can threaten the same, but they may find that the only conferences that will have them are much worse landing spots than the Big 12.
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u/Master-Praline-3453 Nebraska Cornhuskers Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
There was the situation surrounding Texas threatening to leave for the PAC-12 conference, which was more appealing at the time. (This led to the creation of the Longhorn Network.)
I guess the PAC-12 could still be an option for TTU!
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u/GerdinBB Iowa State Cyclones • Missouri Valley Jun 15 '26
Yeah, back in the day, the Pac-12, ACC, SEC, and B1G were all viable landing options that were at least lateral moves, if not improvements. Now... the ACC would probably be a lateral move. The SEC and B1G would definitely be promotions but they almost certainly don't want TTU, or at least not enough to inconvenience themselves. Everything else is a demotion.
TTU needs to be careful... there's no longer a power 5 they can bounce around. There is a power 2, a power-2 lite, and then G5/independence hell. The game of musical chairs is not as active as it used to be for anyone but top-tier brands.
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u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State Jun 15 '26
“If a vote were to occur however,” the complaint says, “some of the potential sanctions the Board could consider under the bylaws include monetary sanctions and/or a ban on competing in the Big 12 Championship Game.”
Looks like expulsion's not on the table
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u/jcc309 USF Bulls • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26
Expulsion is the ultimate nuclear bomb with so many wide ranging impacts. It's never really made sense as a first action. Why try the most punitive, non-recoverable action when you can instead try something a lot more measured and see if it accomplishes the desired goal?
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u/BokehJunkie Arkansas Razorbacks • Team Meteor Jun 15 '26
While I don’t disagree totally, often times people with money and power view “measured” actions as the cost of doing business. That defeats the purpose of punishment as punitive or as a deterrent. When the ones breaking the rules stand to make more money by breaking the rules even after the punishment is levied, why wouldn’t they just do it?
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u/iwasyourbestfriend Texas Longhorns • Sugar Bowl Jun 15 '26
A ban from the CCG is a pretty big, non-monetary threat as that likely removes any options for a CFP run which is their main goal.
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u/BeraldGevins Paper Bag • /r/CFB Donor Jun 15 '26
Yeah. Taking away the CCG completely removes their incentive to even play Soresby. Especially if the committee says they won’t put Tech in. Without that autobid tech would have no chance of making it, so why even go to bat for the guy at that point?
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u/Kitchen-Pass-7493 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
Yeah, but in this case at least, presumably the main reason TTU is so intent on defending Sorsby here is to maximize their playoff chances this season. If they’re ineligible for the Big12 title game (and therefore have no avenue to an autobid), I think that would almost completely offset whatever net gain in playoff odds Sorsby gives them. Especially since (assuming they aren’t simply banned from playoff participation outright), the committee will probably be looking for any excuse they can to leave a Sorsby-led TTU out. With their weak schedule, being banned from the Big12 title game might very well mean they’d need to go 12-0 to make the playoff. Meanwhile every team/fanbase they play on the road is going to be super amped to try and knock them out. At that point I’d probably rather take my chances with the back-up QB.
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u/hitherto_ex Arizona State Sun Devils Jun 15 '26
This exactly. A CCG ban is much easier to defend legally as there’s probably some conference bylaws already on the books that could make them ineligible the moment Sorsby takes a snap in a conference game.
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u/Krandor1 Auburn Tigers Jun 15 '26
yeah it is like the fine for storming the field. For a big win worth storming the field there is always a booster willing to write that check. The fine does zero to stop the action at all.
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u/RontoWraps Kansas Jayhawks Jun 15 '26
Because you’re forgetting that people with absolutely no stakes love the most dramatic, soap opera solution.
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u/7eid Nebraska • Washington Jun 15 '26
And realignment is a half-decade away.
Figure out your options with that in mind.
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
Expulsion is never the first option. Now, if these punishments are approved and Tech continues to try and escalate, then you consider expulsion
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
It probably never has been seriously. Doesnt mean it wont be in the future tho. TTU is not a big enough brand to think they can throw their weight around like this.
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u/TheStinkyPoopy West Virginia Mountaineers Jun 15 '26
Cody Campbell thinks otherwise. He’s a genuine moron
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
There is no doubt about that
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u/GatorToothNecklace Florida Gators Jun 15 '26
I've been saying this all week. Idk if TTU thinks they have the alumni connections to massage the law, but whoever they have does not come close to the combined wealth and connections of Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU, et al. at the state and federal levels. If SMU and Rice somehow get involved, this charade is over.
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
I think everyone is, rightly, expecting the Big XII to take the lead on this.
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Jun 15 '26
I don't think anyone wants to have to do that. They just want the permission to use their own power.
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u/Tduhon Florida Gators • McNeese Cowboys Jun 15 '26
Explusion is something you consider when Tech makes itself completely ungovernable outside of it. We arent far off, but we arent quite there yet. They still do have some time to remove head from ass.
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
Yeah, you implement heavy but lesser punishments first. If Texas Tech continues to be unruly and out of control, then you consider pushing that button
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u/beckett929 West Virginia • Coastal Caroli… Jun 15 '26
I never thought that would be a route on this issue (at least not yet) but "okay play him and we'll just fine you your conference revenue share, also none of your games count" has been the more likely option from the conference.
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u/Fer_Shizzle_DSMIA Iowa State Cyclones Jun 15 '26
A ban from the championship has a lot of teeth and isn’t taking any inventory away from the TV partners. Plus it almost assures that they won’t be in the playoffs. It undercuts everything TT hopes to accomplish while giving them little grounds to countersue.
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u/Some_Combination_593 Cincinnati Bearcats Jun 15 '26
It would’ve been the most interesting thing to immediately jump to from an entertainment perspective lol… but it never really was on the table and I don’t think it should be yet unless we’re at least resort. I may hate them right now, but it would’ve been a bad look to jump straight to expulsion for a member institution and they are willing to spend to compete nationally which is great for the conference… but I just don’t know why they’re so set on hitching their wagon to Sorsby and going through all of this.
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u/Dranchela Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '26
Still baffled by why our administration is doing this.
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u/Ok_Football344 Navy Midshipmen Jun 15 '26
I feel for a good part of your fanbase man. Has to be a powerless feeling and a lot of frustration.
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u/zerocoolforschool Oregon Ducks • Portland State Vikings Jun 15 '26
You guys gotta somehow kick Campbell off your Board of Regents. He’s toxic.
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u/TheStinkyPoopy West Virginia Mountaineers Jun 15 '26
Always expected Utah to be the problem child of the new Big 12. My apologies Utes
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u/trittico Princeton Tigers • Virginia Cavaliers Jun 15 '26
Oh don’t worry that private equity deal won’t stay green forever.
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u/BIG_DICK_WHITT Utah Utes • Billable Hours Jun 15 '26
Lol all of us are just sitting here thinking “oh thank god this one wasn’t us”
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u/WHSRWizard Notre Dame • Virginia Jun 15 '26
Give them time. The cost cutting and "efficiency gains" haven't started yet.
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u/Is12345aweakpassword Texas Tech • Washington Jun 15 '26
Well it was a nice relaxing weekend. Back to the regularly scheduled programming of my balls being used as a speed bag
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u/TripleFive Indiana Hoosiers Jun 15 '26
Usually gotta pay extra for that
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u/Is12345aweakpassword Texas Tech • Washington Jun 15 '26
Oh buddy, we ARE paying extra. Got the state AG on the payroll, what a shitshow
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u/Claudethedog Texas A&M Aggies • SMU Mustangs Jun 15 '26
First time?
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u/Is12345aweakpassword Texas Tech • Washington Jun 15 '26
Sadly no. The Leach firing and refusal to pay what he was undeniably owed, debacle
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u/manmythmustache Verified Media Jun 15 '26
This ending with Texas Tech electing to be an Independent because they feel they’re the same as Notre Dame in terms of prestige and pedigree would be the most popcorn-devouring outcome.
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u/CaptainBuzzKillton Texas Tech • Cincinnati Jun 15 '26
Don't give the jackasses in charge any ideas...
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
Ask Georgia Tech and Tulane how trying to be Southern Notre Dame worked for them
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u/Sir0inks-A-Lot Florida Gators Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
> is concerned that the Red Raiders would "take a spot" from another school in the league championship game "with a player that has acted contrary" to conference values.
There’s the important line - setting up for a CCG ban that would be a de facto playoff ban (unless the committee folds).
Edit: I seem to have forgotten how to format as a quote 🤦🏻♂️
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
Its obv a fun potential situation. TTU banned from the CCG goes undefeated in the regular season.
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u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide Jun 15 '26
I don’t think the committee will toe the line for a gambler either, they’d block TTU
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
I dont either. TTUs SOS is probably going to be absolutely terrible and they cannot afford to drop one game in order to get an at large spot
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u/Maustin_99 Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '26
Unless Hammonds knee recovery is going piss poor, that would be next level stupid by them. Without the auto bid from the CCG, we’re leaving it up to a subjective committee filled with plenty of AD’s angry at the situation and I wouldn’t blame them for leaving us out at that point
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u/Kitchen-Pass-7493 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26
Even one loss and they’re probably not getting in, under that scenario.
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u/Maustin_99 Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '26
Even if we go 12-0, I could see us being ranked #12 and getting passed up by the G5 team. Our schedule is an absolute joke
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u/EastonMetsGuy Oregon Ducks • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Jun 15 '26
Babe wake up we have another week of “LEGAL ACTIVITIES” in the Texas Tech Saga to post about
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
I called this. The Big XII now gets to choose the venue. Good for them
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u/AntawnSL Ohio State Buckeyes • Centre Colonels Jun 15 '26
Lol suing the state of Texas in Oklahoma is much better than suing them in Texas. Good luck B12. We're all counting on you.
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
They did it in Texas
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u/ICanOutP1zzaTheHut Texas Longhorns • North Texas Mean Green Jun 15 '26
Some would say, for a time, Dallas was Oklahoma south.
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u/InevitableAd2436 Washington Huskies • Creighton Bluejays Jun 15 '26
College football is such dogshit lmao
Conferences and schools just suing the NCAA to do whatever they want. Players gambling on their own games and still having roster spots. Playoffs changing every few years.
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u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
I used to be the guy who would argue CFB was a superior product to the NFL. I still love CFB and will likely always prefer it to the NFL, but I can’t consciously make that argument anymore. The NFL actually has structure, and rules that everybody agrees on and follows. The people who run CFB have got to be the worst in any sport.
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u/jshokie1 South Carolina • Virginia Tech Jun 15 '26
CFB was a superior product due to its strong regional ties and cultural integration into the parts of the country that historically didn't have the NFL to lean on. Instead, it's become overly spread out and entirely propped up on betting and engagement, rather than the culture that brought all of these fuckheads the money they so desperately want to get more of. Yaaaaaaaaay.
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u/TheRealMarvinator Air Force Falcons Jun 15 '26
CFB was a superior product due to its strong regional ties and cultural integration into the parts of the country that historically didn't have the NFL to lean on.
And some of the individualistic nature of things like the wishbone, flexbone, that sort of thing (which is literally the ONLY thing I still like about college football0.
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
And with the exception of Wake Forest, you never have to worry about your team just up and leaving for a different city
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u/Intrepid-Bag6667 California Golden Bears • Fordham Rams Jun 15 '26
It was arguably a superior product due to things that the people currently "in charge" of college football are incentivized by greed and financial pressures to destroy.
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u/SpartaWillBurn Ohio State • Kent State Jun 15 '26
Were gonna have players taking PTO time during game days here soon and demanding they get credited with stats.
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Jun 15 '26
I’m waiting for a guy to sue a school for benching him
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u/montague68 Ohio State • Youngstown State Jun 15 '26
Hey, it did irreparable harm to his draft stock.
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u/behindyourknees Texas Tech Red Raiders • Houston Cougars Jun 15 '26
Why Tech has dug itself a hole this deep for a guy that's never played one snap for us is beyond me?
I get the 5 million or whatever NIL deal is a tough pill to swallow, but this is only going to make recruiting in the future harder.
If we really didn't put a morality clause in the contract then maybe we deserve this for being so dumb.
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u/Sankee72 Notre Dame • West Georgia Jun 15 '26
They've only known the dude 6 months. This is not the hill to die on. He hasn't been a pillar for your university in any capacity.
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u/sonheungwin California Golden Bears • Team Chaos Jun 15 '26
The $5M is not even worth it for the donor, who's running is own image into the ground.
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u/oneplusetoipi Texas A&M Aggies • TCU Horned Frogs Jun 15 '26
That’s collusion.
Wait, it’s tortious interference.
No wait, it’s sedition.
Oh my, it’s felonious assault.
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u/Dirty-Ears-Bill Texas Tech Red Raiders • Wyoming Cowboys Jun 15 '26
All I know is you can’t do that. That’s illegal
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u/HugoStiglitz1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Jun 15 '26
Its actually pretty fun that Oklahoma is suing a Senate candidate from Texas, who is in a very tight race months from an election. Theoretically, Sorsby could cost Republicans the Senate.
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u/Independent_Level700 Texas Longhorns • Army Black Knights Jun 15 '26
imagine going through all of this for brenden sorsby
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u/TriflingHotDogVendor West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Jun 15 '26
I think a compromise can be made. He can play, but roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness penalties don't apply to anyone roughing him all season long.
I wish him luck.
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u/MessageBeginning5757 Florida State Seminoles Jun 15 '26
I would watch the shit out of Texas tech football is that would happen.
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u/mikelo22 Michigan State • Illinois Jun 15 '26
Just read the TTU fan boards. They're all calling to leave the Big 12, thinking they'll get an invite from the SEC or B1G... or better yet thinking they can survive going independent.
They just don't realize how badly they have torched their reputation.
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u/Frosty_Enthusiasm606 UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '26
Great news. The Big 12 is not messing around. Insane it even needs to come to all this court drama to enforce their own rules that TTU agreed to…
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u/Fer_Shizzle_DSMIA Iowa State Cyclones Jun 15 '26
*chairman of the BOR. he basically runs the school.
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u/Mother-Conclusion-31 Jun 15 '26
He will burn it all down around him because his ego won't allow him to be wrong. He will literally bankrupt himself and the university to prove he was in the right. He has no backdown or give up. He only knows double down. He will try and buy judges before he gives up. He's the only reason Paxton is involved and will take it all the way to daddy trump while waving large stacks of money to get backing. It's not going to end well for tech or college athletics at this point.
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u/thosetwoloons2 Southern Illinois Salukis Jun 15 '26
“MOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!….”
“….COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS DRUUUNK AGAAAIINN!”
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u/Kitchen-Pass-7493 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jun 15 '26
Tbh I was kinda surprised this was a fight Paxton wanted to take on while he’s trying to win a competitive Senate election. Seems like pretty much every fanbase outside of Texas Tech is united on this one, and how much better could a GOP candidate’s margins get in West Texas anyway? Meanwhile, if you’re a moderate suburbanite swing voter in the Texas Triangle who’s a fan of another team, this could end up being one more reason to consider Talarico.
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u/welguisz Texas Longhorns • Tyler JC Apaches Jun 15 '26
I am missing the good old days of tracking planes.
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u/Cliffinati NC State • Appalachian State Jun 15 '26
And stripper girlfriends with pet monkeys
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u/hawksnest_prez Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten Jun 15 '26
I’m sure TTU will take this quietly.
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u/Fer_Shizzle_DSMIA Iowa State Cyclones Jun 15 '26
This whole thing will be a screaming match until it’s not.
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u/HBKdfw /r/CFB Jun 15 '26
I went all in on the Big XII doing nothing and now I’m out of NIL money!
-Brendan Sorsby (probably)
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u/Sure_Possession0 Oklahoma State Cowboys Jun 15 '26
“You guys are just to scared to fwickin play us!”
No, you just broke the rules and can’t hold yourselves accountable.
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u/Necessary_Maize_3245 Michigan Wolverines Jun 15 '26
All this to protect a slightly above average qb that won’t be playing college ball in a year if he finds a way to get out of this…
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u/tylerscott5 Nebraska • North Central (IL) Jun 15 '26
He’ll be out of the NFL by the time all of this shit settles
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u/elfwannabe Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '26
Why can't tech just say they are suspending him internally but want to support his recovery in the meantime. Its not that hard.
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u/NerdLawyer55 Oklahoma Sooners • McMurry War Hawks Jun 15 '26
What a fantastic heel turn by Tech, Vince McMahon would be proud
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u/AnAngryPanda1 Alabama Crimson Tide • /r/CFB Donor Jun 15 '26
The funniest outcome is tech plays him anyways and he’s awful. Just destroying the schools reputation for no reason.
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u/Btotherianx Jun 15 '26
Imagine being poor brendan in this scenario.
Suffering from the worst addiction known to man, worse than heroin meth cocaine, fighting hard to get through it and just wanted to maintain your stable life with your friends and players on your team and all this is getting dragged through the mud publicly
All he wants to do is live his life and get over his horrific addiction, and play the game he was designed to play.
And you people just can't leave him alone.
This poor multi-millionaire young man struggling with something none of you could handle!!!
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u/BigBlueNY Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Army Black Knights Jun 15 '26
At this point I think Texas Tech doesn't think Sorsby is actually worth it but they're in too deep now. The egos of the admin don't want to lose.
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u/SaltyTurdLicker Virginia Tech • NC State Jun 15 '26
It’s really likely that the only person that thinks this is worth it is Cody Campbell. Of course he basically runs the school since he’s the chair of the BOR who oversees the president and AD of the school lol
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u/R_Raider86 Texas Tech • UConn Jun 15 '26
And that's not including his influence as a megabooster. We're screwed.
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u/SirMellencamp Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jun 15 '26
I mean the biggest part of this is the Big XII isnt letting this go which is what TTU wanted.
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u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs Jun 15 '26
Per the complaint, the Big 12, presidents & ADs have requested that Tech not play Sorsby but the school “has not agreed,” resulting in league considering “monetary sanctions and/or ban on competing in the Big 12 championship game.”