The World Has Sure Changed

[TheC]

Pete Rose was banned from Major League Baseball for life in 1989 for betting on baseball. The all-time hits leader was barred from the Hall of Fame despite being one of the greatest hitters to ever play the game. Fast forward to 2026 where a Texas judge has just ruled that Texas Tech transfer QB Brendan Sorsby should have his eligibility reinstated after the NCAA tried to ban him for gambling on college sports including games of his own team while playing at Indiana and then Cincinnati.

I don't want to moralize too much, but I really hate the explosion of sports gambling and especially the way that teams have just fully embraced it. Sorsby has been receiving treatment for a gambling addiction as he has placed over 3,000 bets since becoming a student athlete. These gambling apps are invasive and destructive, especially to young people who haven't attained complete developmental control yet. I am not necessarily looking for Sorsby to be punished, but dammit, if the Hit King is banned for life, then so should this guy.

 

[stpaulcat]

Pete Rose was banned from Major League Baseball for life in 1989 for betting on baseball. The all-time hits leader was barred from the Hall of Fame despite being one of the greatest hitters to ever play the game. Fast forward to 2026 where a Texas judge has just ruled that Texas Tech transfer QB Brendan Sorsby should have his eligibility reinstated after the NCAA tried to ban him for gambling on college sports including games of his own team while playing at Indiana and then Cincinnati.

I don't want to moralize too much, but I really hate the explosion of sports gambling and especially the way that teams have just fully embraced it. Sorsby has been receiving treatment for a gambling addiction as he has placed over 3,000 bets since becoming a student athlete. These gambling apps are invasive and destructive, especially to young people who haven't attained complete developmental control yet. I am not necessarily looking for Sorsby to be punished, but dammit, if the Hit King is banned for life, then so should this guy.

.So if a player isn't satisfied with his NIL money he can take a bribe with impunity?

 

[Sheffielder]

As a non-lawyer, this "temporary" injunction is very perplexing to me.

The injunction allows Sorsby to play through the 26-27 season because the trial is set for February 2027. Can a reasonable argument not be made that there is "imminent, and irreparable injury" to the entire sport by allowing him to participate that outweighs the potential harm brought to his playing career by sitting out this season while the matter is adjudicated? I would think when these two conflicting concerns are placed side by side, Sorsby's actions demand the NCAA's side be prioritized.

Also, I am willing to believe the very realistic possibility that he has a gambling addiction, but we don't allow pilots who are admitted alcoholics to fly airplanes (Or do we? I'm also not a pilot).

Either way, I'd say we are already too far gone with gambling vs. the integrity of any college sport. A bad actor doesn't need to spend millions inducing a player to take a dive in a prime time Saturday night game...they just need to find a kid at a poor G5 school who's making almost nothing from an NIL deal to engage.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Whatever your eligibility problem, all you need is a friendly local judge to issue an order. Too bad NU didnt do that for Carsello.

My idea for the Sorsby issue is for opponents to seek a friendly judge to enjoin him from playing in or entering their stadium. Then have the police enforce it.

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

Whatever your eligibility problem, all you need is a friendly local judge to issue an order. Too bad NU didnt do that for Carsello.

My idea for the Sorsby issue is for opponents to seek a friendly judge to enjoin him from playing in or entering their stadium. Then have the police enforce it.

Really wish you’d swallow your pride and join the Rock. New developments regarding the Carsello situation being discussed.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

I know his dad. And he doesn't charge me.

Also, at some point, I presume NU will eventually remove its head from its *** and give me a way to donate to NIL again. That seems more productive than discussing whether a 2028 three star long snapper is considering a visit.

Really wish you’d swallow your pride and join the Rock. New developments regarding the Carsello situation being discussed.

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

I know his dad. And he doesn't charge me.

Also, at some point, I presume NU will eventually remove its head from its *** and give me a way to donate to NIL again. That seems more productive than discussing whether a 2028 three star long snapper is considering a visit.

Are you a complete douche bag in real life? Or is that just your persona on the Internet?

 

[Gocatsgo2003]

I know his dad. And he doesn't charge me.

Also, at some point, I presume NU will eventually remove its head from its *** and give me a way to donate to NIL again. That seems more productive than discussing whether a 2028 three star long snapper is considering a visit.

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