Yes, it's early.
Aw, hell. It's always football season in the SEC.
Haven't seen this posted anywhere. Not a great way to start the season.
Laura Rutledge is leaving the SEC Nation show and will be replace by...
(checks page)
(checks again)
some dude named Matt Barrie.
Say it ain't so, Paul.
Apparently this Matt dude is one of Paul's buddies. They do a podcast.
Ugh.
https://x.com/UTFootballEdits/status/2045507003527684405/video/1?s=46
Matt barrie is s regular host of sportscenter. I knew she would outgrow an sec network role.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 18, 2026, 12:07 PMMatt barrie is s regular host of sportscenter. I knew she would outgrow an sec network role.
Also a cfb yelling play by play guy with nails on chalkboard voice.
no idea where to put this, but can't pass it up:
https://x.com/1045espn/status/2056733865285128519
https://x.com/1045espn/status/2056733865285128519?
Getting the band back together. What could go wrong?
https://x.com/petethamel/status/2057283652459868548?s=46
Quote from: Spiderham on May 20, 2026, 09:30 PMGetting the band back together. What could go wrong?
https://x.com/petethamel/status/2057283652459868548?s=46
Just came here to post that. Wow. What is going on at LSU is gonna be the subject of many 30 for 30 or SEC Storied episodes
https://x.com/lsufootball/status/2057283568821211603?s=46
Don't forget his critical roles as Kegger Czar and Liaison to Sororities, Gymnastics and Volleyball.
:D
Can't wait to see a Kiffin vs. O fight for the last Plan B pill in Baton Rouge derail the whole season.
LOL Miss back at it
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/sports/ole-miss-facing-ncaa-probe-after-clemson-blows-tampering-whistle/
Well done...
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Quote from: Spiderham on May 23, 2026, 06:20 PMWell done...
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Lane ain't that cut. Wade sure as hell isn't.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on May 23, 2026, 07:32 PMLane ain't that cut. Wade sure as hell isn't.
Should have dollar bills hanging out their shorts to make it more realistic to why the women are drooling.
I haven't been paying attention did they really hire O back?
Word on the street is he has already impregnated an entire sorority house.
Curt cignetti getting to drive the pace car in the Indy 500 pre race warm up laps
That's a Corvette ZR1X... Ugly ass paint job though. What were thinking gm?
there's maybe three names I recognize now in Indy 500. I haven't watched in a few years.
Quote from: animal on May 24, 2026, 01:37 PMthere's maybe three names I recognize now in Indy 500. I haven't watched in a few years.
that's 2 more than me
How's Little E doing?
Quote from: Natty_Ice on May 24, 2026, 01:56 PMthat's 2 more than me
Some guy I've never heard of won it but it was from a poor's team who ended up having two cars in the top 5 so it was all good
I watched a good chunk of that race and don't think I heard the first utterance of anything engine related with the cars. I liked it better when the engines or gear box or something would explode now and then.
Interesting
https://x.com/j_batacao/status/2060527179356922004?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Quote from: DrMongoose on May 30, 2026, 08:33 PMInteresting
https://x.com/j_batacao/status/2060527179356922004?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Welcome to private equity. They all have the same playbook.
Quote from: DrMongoose on May 30, 2026, 08:33 PMInteresting
https://x.com/j_batacao/status/2060527179356922004?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
I find it extremely gross that people are losing their jobs in order to free up funding to pay 18-22 year olds to play a sport for a few months before they move on to another school.
I hate everything about what college sports has turned into.
I think there is a lot of bloat in many an athletic department across the country (including ours).
Quote from: Cornhogio on May 31, 2026, 08:08 AMI think there is a lot of bloat in many an athletic department across the country (including ours).
Just keep the girls that fuck the coaches and keep them happy.
Quote from: egregious on May 31, 2026, 09:04 AMJust keep the girls that fuck the coaches and keep them happy.
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Sorsby granted eligibility by a judge. NCAA is cooked.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 08, 2026, 09:58 AMSorsby granted eligibility by a judge. NCAA is cooked.
This is an interesting situation. I am sure it will be immediately appealed.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 08, 2026, 09:58 AMSorsby granted eligibility by a judge. NCAA is cooked.
Lol. Just like Chambliss.
Eligibility is one more nail in the coffin of college sports.
https://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/2064035260778573865?s=20
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 08, 2026, 02:14 PMhttps://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/2064035260778573865?s=20
Just came here to post that. Think the rest of the league will go through with it?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jun 08, 2026, 02:54 PMJust came here to post that. Think the rest of the league will go through with it?
You know Arkansas would based on InTeGriTy.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 08, 2026, 02:14 PMhttps://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/2064035260778573865?s=20
I guarantee that is false, or an initial knee-jerk reaction that will disappear by the first day of fall practice.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 08, 2026, 09:58 AMSorsby granted eligibility by a judge. NCAA is cooked.
This old ass judge is retired but brought because the judge in Lubbock recused being a tech alum. His reason is that a long suspension would harm his career. Maybe he should have thought of that before he placed like 20000 bets. A degenerate gambling addict. An old dude that probably doesn't believe gambling addiction exists. Going forward I guess drug addiction, serial murder, rape, peds are all ok.
"This is not about Texas Tech. It's about protecting our own locker room. We cannot in good conscience put our student-athletes on a field where the competitive integrity of the contest is compromised and overridden by the courts. If a state court wants to dictate eligibility rules, they can play themselves."
LOL get fucked Red Raiders!
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/brendan-sorsby-ruling-college-sports-brass-enraged-by-texas-judges-decision--its-f-bulls-182458876.html
This one quoted a SEC AD saying no one should play Texas tech in any sport.
https://x.com/rossdellenger/status/2064052433639129108?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
All talk. Ain't no one going to forfeit a game against Tech.
https://x.com/cfbkings/status/2064124830501294213?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
The irony is that ESPN is littered with adverts on gambling. The Pat Macafer show had a helmet with a Draft Kings emblem on it. You open up page on the app and there is a disclaimer about gambling addiction and a number to call. I'd bet (snicker) some of that money is revenue to teams. On one hand, coaches are screaming about this, but reaping the benefits in the other.
Disney is going to put gambling all over their stuff if the FCC allows it. Get them while they are young and keep them betting with their NIL money.
https://x.com/jacksonbig12/status/2064158602567246129?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
I equate gambling for/against a team you play for to be like insider trading. I have no problem with players gambling as long as their team isn't involved in the bet. How you regulate/monitor that is a different story or an answer I don't know.
https://x.com/derrico_henrio/status/2064392127937708500?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: Hognrock on Jun 09, 2026, 11:38 AMHow you regulate/monitor that is a different story or an answer I don't know.
A few years ago, the SEC brought a guy from Vegas to our summer clinic to talk about gambling. He said, at the time, the gambling apps can show where a bet was placed within 3 feet. Assuming these players aren't placing bets in the dressing room while 100 other players are around, it should be pretty easy to see who is placing the bets. I'm sure most of them are placed from their dorm room or apartment.
I haven't been paying attention. I take it the kid was caught gambling?
Lost in all of this is that Alabama fired their baseball coach a few years back because he was betting on their games.
So is he good to get back into coaching now?
Quote from: animal on Jun 09, 2026, 02:12 PMI haven't been paying attention. I take it the kid was caught gambling?
Caught, admitted to, and sought treatment for gambling.
Quote from: animal on Jun 09, 2026, 02:12 PMI haven't been paying attention. I take it the kid was caught gambling?
Yes, and gambling on his own games when at IU.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7342815/2026/06/08/brendan-sorsby-texas-tech-gambling-playing-football-consequences/
Technically it's just an injunction to allow him to play for now till they decide what happens correct? I mean he did break several laws right?
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Quote from: animal on Jun 09, 2026, 02:12 PMI haven't been paying attention. I take it the kid was caught gambling?
to the tune of over 1000 bets totaling $90k.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 09, 2026, 01:54 PMhttps://x.com/derrico_henrio/status/2064392127937708500?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Why would anyone GAF about an "underground" sports book when you can do it legally on your phone?
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jun 09, 2026, 04:52 PMWhy would anyone GAF about an "underground" sports book when you can do it legally on your phone?
Shit they can probably run it through polymarket inside a roth IRA.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 09, 2026, 03:29 PMTechnically it's just an injunction to allow him to play for now till they decide what happens correct? I mean he did break several laws right?
No idea if it's true but what I read earlier was that the injunction is only valid until a full hearing, but that the hearing was scheduled for after the regular season.
To me the main takeaway from this is that Texas Tech's backup quarterback must be total ass. For them to take the PR hit and possibly jeopardize playoff access over a guy who was decidedly average at his previous stops the guy playing behind him must be Peanut Adams level.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 10, 2026, 07:50 AMNo idea if it's true but what I read earlier was that the injunction is only valid until a full hearing, but that the hearing was scheduled for after the regular season.
To me the main takeaway from this is that Texas Tech's backup quarterback must be total ass. For them to take the PR hit and possibly jeopardize playoff access over a guy who was decidedly average at his previous stops the guy playing behind him must be Peanut Adams level.
Hadn't read that name in a while. Didn't he become a Trooper or something?
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jun 10, 2026, 09:10 AMHadn't read that name in a while. Didn't he become a Trooper or something?
According to this, he's in the secret service now.
https://www.sps.org/community/alumni/hall-of-fame/inductees/class-of-2017
Quote from: arreferee on Jun 10, 2026, 09:18 AMAccording to this, he's in the secret service now.
https://www.sps.org/community/alumni/hall-of-fame/inductees/class-of-2017
Agent Peanut
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jun 10, 2026, 09:30 AMAgent Peanut
He's tracking down Tater Salad and Nanner Puddin
Quote from: arreferee on Jun 10, 2026, 09:18 AMAccording to this, he's in the secret service now.
https://www.sps.org/community/alumni/hall-of-fame/inductees/class-of-2017
Damn. Good for him.
https://x.com/petenakos/status/2064779923739357546?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 10, 2026, 07:50 AMNo idea if it's true but what I read earlier was that the injunction is only valid until a full hearing, but that the hearing was scheduled for after the regular season.
To me the main takeaway from this is that Texas Tech's backup quarterback must be total ass. For them to take the PR hit and possibly jeopardize playoff access over a guy who was decidedly average at his previous stops the guy playing behind him must be Peanut Adams level.
When you spend $5 mill on a starting qb, you probably aren't spending much on the guy holding a clipboard
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 10, 2026, 02:51 PMhttps://x.com/petenakos/status/2064779923739357546?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
if they had nothing to do with the ruling, then why are they 100% ready to return to court?
punishment would cause the one being punished damage. and the dipshit coach said it isn't like someone was murdered or beaten.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 10, 2026, 02:51 PMhttps://x.com/petenakos/status/2064779923739357546?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
That's actually a damn good response. I still don't think the kid should play, but the AD put about as good a spin on it as you can.
Quote from: vegashog on Jun 10, 2026, 06:00 PMif they had nothing to do with the ruling, then why are they 100% ready to return to court?
punishment would cause the one being punished damage. and the dipshit coach said it isn't like someone was murdered or beaten.
I'm pretty sure he meant they're fine with going to court against the schools that are refusing to play them. Who knows.
Quote from: Hogworth Ballington III on Jun 10, 2026, 06:03 PMThat's actually a damn good response. I still don't think the kid should play, but the AD put about as good a spin on it as you can.
I think the thing that flies all over me is that a number of kids break team rules and end up getting kicked off the team. Some of which get cast aside for whatever their affliction is...gambling, drugs, anger issues, grades, rape or sa, guns, take your pick. They aren't "treated" for a condition...they are told to get fucked and NEXT. Which is probably the way it should be. Texas Tech is not Woodland Hills Recovery so that whole spin on this shit seems a bit of a stretch. Who wants to bet that this kid will have an amazing recovery in about two months...completely cured.
Quote from: Hogworth Ballington III on Jun 10, 2026, 06:03 PMThat's actually a damn good response. I still don't think the kid should play, but the AD put about as good a spin on it as you can.
Our ad would bumblefuck his way to dipshitsville. Can we hire their ad?
Gambling on your own team is kind of one of those fundamental things that strikes at the heart of the integrity and legitimacy of the game. A rapist can play and it doesn't actually impact the game itself. But if a kid is betting on his own team, then he is possibly point shaving and or doing other things that directly impact the game on the field. No sport can survive if that is allowed.
https://x.com/playoffjimmy_/status/2064800945301536881?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Does Brian Kelly speak "Memfis Skrert" or is he a Foghorn Leghorn one trick phony?
Unpaid consultant? That's fucking insulting but didn't Bert do this a few years?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 11, 2026, 09:39 AMUnpaid consultant? That's fucking insulting but didn't Bert do this a few years?
He is probably "unpaid" in the same way that top college players were "unpaid" before it became official.
https://x.com/genetics56/status/2065096817805500489?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Is Sorsby facing federal charges?
Texas Tech is really really trying to be a turd in the punch bowl. I like it though. They are making sure they will not be included in any future super conference.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jun 11, 2026, 12:42 PMTexas Tech is really really trying to be a turd in the punch bowl. I like it though. They are making sure they will not be included in any future super conference.
It would be absolutely hilarious if there was a breakaway and Tech was left holding their dicks all because they sold their soul to rent a mid QB for 5 months.
Quote from: Feral on Jun 11, 2026, 04:00 PMIt would be absolutely hilarious if there was a breakaway and Tech was left holding their dicks all because they sold their soul to rent a mid QB for 5 months.
Sir they are in the people helpin business. Gambling is a certified illness.
I can not believe a judge honestly believes that someone should not be allowed to suffer because of the consequences of an action they did multiple times.
I did not realize that being a member of a team and playing in games is a right and not a privilege.
But then college athletics is in the mess it is because schools don't want to abide by the rules that they as members of the NCAA made and approved. Meanwhile the conferences got all the power I.e. tv money without having to deal with rule enforcement. 20 years ago no one knew who the conference commissioner was.
In granting the temporary injunction, Curry wrote on behalf of the court that "Applicant has demonstrated he will suffer a probably, imminent, and irreparable injury if the court does not grant this temporary injunction because he will be unable to participate as a member of Texas Tech's 2026 football team, including Texas Tech's 2026 football season and:
"1. Benefit from the elite coaching, training resources, camaraderie, and regimen that only being a member of a Division I football team can provide.
"2. Build the skills necessary to maximize his own success during the college football season, as well as that of Texas Tech's football team and each of its players, and
"3. Make an informed decision regarding whether to enter the 2026 NFL Supplemental Draft."
It's more unbelievable to me that it isn't a federal crime to bet on games in which you have direct influence over AND consequences are thrown out the window and actions dismissed because of a mental health issue related to having a gambling addiction. WTF?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jun 12, 2026, 02:08 AMIt's more unbelievable to me that it isn't a federal crime to bet on games in which you have direct influence over AND consequences are thrown out the window and actions dismissed because of a mental health issue related to having a gambling addiction. WTF?
That's like saying guy is a serial killer but it's okay...he has a mental illness.
I mean this is a big deal. College football in some ways is hanging by a thread anyway. All you need are fans to suspect that games are actively being fixed by players who are betting on them and that's it. From then on every boneheaded play, dropped pass, and late game score against a weak sister becomes evidence of fixing in the eyes of fans who then will regard it as no more interesting than professional wrestling. And if this one guy who BY HIS OWN ADMISSION not only gambled on college football but his own team's games gets to play, how do you ever keep anyone else out?
The conferences either draw a hard line or this is truly the beginning of the end even though it might take a bit to play out.
Quote from: animal on Jun 12, 2026, 06:09 AMThat's like saying guy is a serial killer but it's okay...he has a mental illness.
It's like taking Ted Bundy and putting him in charge of a sorority house.
Quote from: BASS on Jun 10, 2026, 06:45 PMOur ad would bumblefuck his way to dipshitsville. Can we hire their ad?
I wish, but we are Arkansas and we are not a "win at all cost progam".
I love his paragraph on iNteGrItY.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jun 12, 2026, 09:32 AMThe conferences either draw a hard line or this is truly the beginning of the end even though it might take a bit to play out.
This is why I don't think a breakaway by the Big Ten and SEC (and subsequent super league) would work out.
It's *really* difficult to inject uniformity, standards and governance when something is already in process and out of control vs. early in the process when something is growing organically.
The poison pill is the booster. It's not a situation like with the NFL where you have one owner for each team. For the most part, college programs have multiple boosters, and right they are running amok.
Plus, how would collective bargaining even work? How are you going to collectively bargain with a group of players whose eligibility is finite?
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jun 12, 2026, 09:32 AMFrom then on every boneheaded play, dropped pass, and late game score against a weak sister becomes evidence of fixing in the eyes of fans...
Hmmm, who's had more of those than us?
https://x.com/tommarslaw/status/2066524247070019939?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Again, it is insane to me that Texas Tech is effectively mortgaging their future for a guy who threw for 2800 yards last year and went 12-12 at Cincinnati.
They've gone to the mattresses for him in a way that you would only do for guys like Cam Newton, Mayfield, or Burrow.
Like I said earlier in this thread, it would be hilarious if this is the move that ultimately costs them a spot in a breakaway super league.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 15, 2026, 10:27 AMhttps://x.com/tommarslaw/status/2066524247070019939?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
That'll leave a mark.
it's perfectly legal under all it's members state laws to allow the b12 to enforce its rules. now other state attorney generals say they are willing to join the case if asked.
what the texass ag was thinking in getting on the wrong side of this, i have no idea. incredibly stupid move. (of course the sand aggie billionaire being a big donor to him probably had a lot to do with it).
sorsby will enter the supplemental draft.
I didn't know law firms filed suits. Who is the client?
Interesting timing, eh?
the whole thing was going to turn into a huge legal hairball. the narrative will be that the kid didn't want to be a distraction (some truth to it i'm sure), but i think the school reached the point that they knew it wasn't worth it going to court with the conference.
Why on earth would an NFL team take a chance on him? Talk about being radioactive.
Quote from: Cornhogio on Jun 15, 2026, 08:36 PMWhy on earth would an NFL team take a chance on him? Talk about being radioactive.
Cleveland needs fresh bodies for the meat grinder.
Quote from: Cornhogio on Jun 15, 2026, 08:36 PMWhy on earth would an NFL team take a chance on him? Talk about being radioactive.
Will be interesting to see what happens here. The NFL has generally always taken gambling very seriously and rightfully so. That being said I think we are coming at this from more of a boomer standpoint where as a lot of the younger fans probably give zero fricks about this. Best guess is he'll be taken probably later in the supplemental draft by a team willing to take a chance on him...anyone with a QB aging out (Pittsburgh)....RAMS (assuming stafford is still playing)....it'll be a place where he wouldn't be expected to come in a compete for a job right away. I kind of doubt anyone wastes a high pick on a guy that has some huge publically known issues going on. I think his draft grade was gonna be 2nd to 4th rounder type...don't know that he was considered 1st rounder but then again a lot of that goes to present needs and what's available.
Also and oh btw the NFL could potentially suspend this guy for a year right out of the box just to drive home a point.
I don't think anyone gives a shit that he was gambling. I think a great many take issue with him gambling on his own team and games. I don't understand how that doesn't rise to a federal crime.
The injunction is what hurt Sorsby the most.
If he doesn't go that route, he could've played the addiction and recovery card and potentially gotten on with a team.
The injunction and shitstorm that followed - which basically tore college football apart and left Tech a mess - made him untouchable.
Their billionaire owner/donor tried to bully the rest of the Big 12 and college football with threats of vastly expensive litigation. It backfired when state governments began to get involved. He escalated and bet that the Big 12 would back down, instead they escalated too.
What is a little unclear is whether Tech backed down in the end or Soresby simply said "I'm out". It's quite possible he didn't want to be in limbo and become more of a pariah than he already was. Also, he did in fact commit some federal crimes and the increased attention would make him a lightning rod. The ultimate escalation would be for him to be prosecuted. It may be that he wanted to try to avoid that and get on with his life.
I'll be honest, I was hoping he'd play this year. The shitshow would have been spectacular, and it would've been interesting to have seen whether the team would've unraveled the minute he fumbles, throws a bad pick, or throws the ball away on 3rd down.
It was fun to see quite literally the entirety of the sports world united against Texas Tech.
It would've made Texas Tech games appointment viewing. I would've hate-watched every game.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jun 16, 2026, 08:05 AMI don't think anyone gives a shit that he was gambling. I think a great many take issue with him gambling on his own team and games. I don't understand how that doesn't rise to a federal crime.
How do you feel about enabling a opioid addicted player by supplying him fentanyl? He's not a kid placing a few bets. It's like 9000 that are known. Bet over $90k ( hope the irs looks into his winnings). He is a degenerate gambling addict. He will likely relapse as it's a seriously hard addiction to kick. Tech and the judge were enabling this putz in his addiction with that injunction. He needs to skip the draft and focus on recovery. Art Schlicter 2.0.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jun 18, 2026, 09:44 PMHow do you feel about enabling a opioid addicted player by supplying him fentanyl? He's not a kid placing a few bets. It's like 9000 that are known. Bet over $90k ( hope the irs looks into his winnings). He is a degenerate gambling addict. He will likely relapse as it's a seriously hard addiction to kick. Tech and the judge were enabling this putz in his addiction with that injunction. He needs to skip the draft and focus on recovery. Art Schlicter 2.0.
Well, an opioid addicted player who is taking fentanyl will probably have his play affected. That wouldn't be ideal and he should be punished.
His addiction, if it is an addiction, has no bearing on his play so long as he isn't betting on his own team.
Quote from: vegashog on Jun 15, 2026, 07:52 PMsorsby will enter the supplemental draft.
So far he hasn't filed as supposedly his attorneys are lobbying Goodell. With the Big12 lawsuit Tech told Sorsby he would not play a down this season and told him to leave.
The league has some issues. This isn't a kid placing a few bets. This is a severe gambling addict who placed thousands of bets over the past couple years, who had an elaborate network of friends and family to spread his exposure out.
The league is now highly dependent on funds from various gambling operations and sites. It has strict rules because the integrity of the game is required for the gambling industry to thrive; if it looks like wwe no one bets.
Sports betting is the growth addiction on campus. No one talks about it. It's an insidious addiction and very hard to kick. Most treatment joints focused on booze and dope don't deal with gambling. Lots of folks don't understand how terrible it is and media has downplayed the Sorsby addiction. He went to a treatment center. And it's almost 100% he will relapse.
I worked for a guy with a highly addictive personality. Went from alcohol, to Coke, to sex to heroin to food. I was with him in Vegas at a casino bar. He was drinking a Diet Coke while we waited on a dinner reservation. He put $20 in a video poker machine and won $4k. It was immediate. Back home he started taking his wife to casinos on weekends. She became an addict as well. They lost their house, jobs, their marriage. He kicked everything but gambling.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jun 18, 2026, 09:57 PMWell, an opioid addicted player who is taking fentanyl will probably have his play affected. That wouldn't be ideal and he should be punished.
His addiction, if it is an addiction, has no bearing on his play so long as he isn't betting on his own team.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jun 18, 2026, 09:57 PMWell, an opioid addicted player who is taking fentanyl will probably have his play affected. That wouldn't be ideal and he should be punished.
His addiction, if it is an addiction, has no bearing on his play so long as he isn't betting on his own team.
I don't think you get it. Degenerate gamblers tend to get their dick in a vise. They rack up huge debts. And here he will have to be on the down low so dealing with bookies instead of traceable electronic sites. So it might have zero to do with placing bets on his own team. It might be taking a fall, with a fumble or Int at the wrong time, to clear a debt. It's a serious problem and why gambling is a lifetime ban.
As fucked up as college sports are now, allowing sports gambling is the dumbest threat yet to the whole thing. Just make it the wwe.
To be clear, I'm not arguing it should be allowed. I'm simply saying gambling on sports isnt necessarily the same as taking fentanyl.
My prescription...
Treatment carry thru 2026 into 27
Draft Prep for 2027
Wash, Rinse, Repeat outrage
Probably still hits the commissioners list for 27
Teams will be more likely to take a chance on him as a late round pick in 27 when a lot of those picks are garbage picks anyway. This gives him time to rebuild his image as a "changed man" etc. Maybe even actually get him help if he's surrounded by people who take it seriously. Pretty safe bet college football is not going to let this guy back in though.
As far as the NCAA goes, gambling is WORSE than taking fentanyl. As it should be. It's about the integrity of the game itself, not the well being of nor morals of the individual players.
not to mention the actual crimes he and those close to him committed.
he funnelled over $60k to people to make bets while he was a minor. did the same while he was in texass which is illegal regardless of age. finally, he could have to deal with fanduel and whatever other platforms he used.
He might as well move on to full time gambling. His football playing days are over. No way in hell does he get signed by a pro team.
Where does a HS and college student get this kind of money to gamble? Oh right, another side effect of NIL.
I gambled for about one semester in college, consistently lost to the tune of a few hundred dollars, and got out of the "losing money" business forever.