Shot:
Chaser:
And here’s an added bump of “Toot” for ya, just to make it even more interesting…
Say, now that’s interesting! The NCAA could slap a ban on LSU football from play or invalidate wins because Joey Freshwater conspired against the NCAA? Didn’t this really get started in Oxford, anyway?
If that’s the case and they can prove it, would that constitute “cause” in releasing Kiffin from his LSU contract? While hilarious and maybe a backhanded way for Lane to kill one of Alabama’s rivals and then backdooring his way into the Alabama head coaching position would be a level degree of chess that even I never gave him credit for.
of course this is on the heels of USA Today ranking Alabama the number 2 party school in the US, so maybe Lane had this in the works all along.
One thing of note: just because these guys can’t play in the SEC or B1G doesn’t mean they can’t play in other conferences. That means there’s only one way this can go for the ultimate “hilarity ensues” moment…
IPTAY, for the win.
Clumsy is the word that comes to mind for the SEC’s handling of this issue.
And the Kiffin Kancer is completely amoral.
Respectfully disagree. While I believe that as long as the vast amount of money in college sports should be shared with the players I do believe that once a player becomes a professional then he shouldn’t be eligible to play NCAA sports. I applaud the SEC for drawing that line in the sand. I don’t think the Conference’s announcement is “clumsy.”
Better late than never. They honestly had no choice once the BIG chimed in first.
Then theres that Charles Bediako thangy….should’ve been handled back in winter…shown some leadership…..now SEC looks like Big10 bitch.
Gaskill, I don’t disagree with your substantive point. I was ragging on the conference office for first putting out a statement that was kaka del toro, then taking a vote, then publishing it’s “we were always firm on this” statement.
Hold on there, jp,
Lemme hep ya wit da spellin’…
“Hole dat, Tigah”!!
If freshboy wants to coach NFL players, then friggin go coach in the NFL. That dude is forever wanting attention. I think he stays up at night thinking about what he can do next to stir up shit.
As a Grade A narcissist and sociopath, he gives absolutely no thought to “stirring things up”, nor has any need or desire to do so; however, “stirring things up” is simply the natural result of his narcissism and looking out for numero uno, and so he is constantly engulfed in it with no awareness as to why that is the case. Look at all the interviews he’s done over the years, its just the same shtick over and over and over – everyone’s done me wrong, I don’t know why, woe is me, I’m just trying to do my best, etc. ad nauseum…..
You forget one thing about Kiffin:
Man, is this crap ever gonna stop? Been following college football for a long time, no way l would have ever dreamed this up! Get me outa here Percy!!
Based on previous cases, it’s highly likely these athletes will succeed in getting a TRO from a hometown judge. The idea isn’t to get this adjudicated up the line—its a ploy to run out the clock because by the time this goes in front of a real court—these fellas seasons would be over and the issue would be moot. Nobody has figured out a remedy to the scourge of TRO’s.
Just guessing these are elected judges and just guessing some political donations have increased their way. Just guessing of course.
Although I have been banging on the judges, it being a conference rule (limited in scope), rather than an NCAA (universal) rule, changes the equation some even for the most rah-rah, rabid, fanatical judge looking at it – it significantly changes the “irreparable harm” analysis (to the extent the judges bother to do it). It is (obviously) a gimme for these judges to say these guys have a “right” to play college football (generally) for one more year, but a much bigger bridge to cross by saying they have a “right” to play at X school or in Y conference. Additionally, even if a judge were to grant the player a TRO or PI, the league rule could still apply to LSU if they continued recruiting/signed/played, unless LSU were also a plaintiff in the suit.
Sankey F’ed up by not making an example of Alabama in the Bediako situation, and will be F’ing up again if he doesn’t make an example of LSU here, should these NFL players get the TRO or PI and LSU plays them….
I would also add, the (historical) purpose of a TRO or PI is to “maintain the status quo” pending a final decision on the merits. In these cases, the status quo is – and has been since time immemorial – that signing a pro contract invalidates your eligibility to play that sport again in college. For these judges to simply disregard and effectively throw away this requirement in these situations is basically an admission that they are acting arbitrarily and outside the bounds of the law…. Some bench-slapping is definitely in order….
I would say bitch-slapping, but to-MAY-to, to-MAH-to.
What this vote has said is that SEC schools have agreed not to sign any of these athletes coming back from professional contracts. I don’t think a TRO can force LSU to sign them. I also think the SEC can leverage penalties against any school within the conference that does.
I’m just going to throw out a legal thought here. I know that there will be a hearing for a preliminary injunction to allow these poor boys to play. That will in all likelihood be granted, and that court can enforce it’s preliminary injunction to allow those boys play for LSU. If that happens, the SEC should say “Okay LSU, we hope you enjoy your schedule because we are declaring all your SEC games to be forfeited by conference rule”. I don’t see that a state court in LA has jurisdiction over a multi-state conference. But grain of salt: I’m retired and not really keeping up; it’s just a thought.