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re: Charles Bediako Suing NCAA for immediate Eligibility.

Posted on 1/23/26 at 4:12 am to
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15351 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 4:12 am to
Zero integrity left in collegiate sports it seems
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
22139 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:39 am to
quote:

There is one way to bring back the trappings of amateurism like eligibility limits and prior participation in professional athletics entities other than the NCAA: anti-trust carve out from the government, a players union, and a CBA enumerating these things for player participation in the system.

Legislation/executive order, collective bargaining or chaos.

Those are our choices.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12760 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:19 am to
Don’t worry our elected representatives and senators are on the case
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
13965 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:59 am to
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Don’t worry our elected representatives and senators are on the case
You laugh, but if this issue can't get traction from U.S. Senators as deeply tied to college athletics as Alabama's both are, it'll never happen.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12760 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:29 am to
The big issue with this right now is the more college athletics sensitive states have a preferred model that differs a bit from the states that do not have such a deep interest in college athletics. And, of course, that broadly divides across the two party system we live in...so we're basically screwed.

Our delegation all seems to be on the same page, even the two reps from the minority party in this state.
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8043 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:34 am to
Todd Golden is talking shite about us now, so this is a net positive.

Any amount of time he spends talking about us is time he isn’t harassing and stalking women. Oats and Bediako doing their part
Posted by 87Grad
Member since Jan 2012
53 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:35 am to
Probably been shared, but it's always good to hear the man's take...

Saban Talking About Pros Returning to College
Posted by Brodeur
Member since Feb 2012
4689 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 10:19 am to
The good news is that this will die down after Saturday.

The average idiotic college sports fan will see Bediako score 6 points and be like “he sucks, who cares.”

Most of us know he will have a huge impact for our team outside of scoring points.
Posted by phil4bama
Emerald Coast of PCB
Member since Jul 2011
11878 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 11:37 am to
He’s being brought in for boards and rim protection mainly. Bama is in the 140’s on rebounding in the NCAA stats. We need help there badly. Bonus points for the maturity and experience of a grown arse man out there on the court.
Posted by Alabama_Fan
The Road Less Traveled
Member since Sep 2020
16126 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 11:58 am to
Posted by rolltideroyalty
Member since Dec 2024
158 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 9:58 am to
That's why I said I am half joking lol..

But Trinidad is challenging the window rule rn

Bediako and the guy from Baylor give you case law to pursue professionals from American sports leagues...

If Trinidad wins, that will give you case law enough to ignore the clock..

Tua obviously won't come back, but I am telling you NOW... Lawyers will combine those two precedents (case law) and get expired window NFL players back on campuses.... assuming Trinidad wins his lawsuit (which I hope he does not)
Posted by Crimsontide1713
Member since Dec 2019
2872 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 9:40 pm to
One of the NCAA’s counsel is a double Bama grad.

This case is literally Bama on Bama crime lmfao
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9033 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:25 am to
NCAA filed a motion yesterday for the judge to recuse himself.
Posted by Syd
Member since Sep 2012
5009 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:52 am to
The reasoning is the media scrutiny and public speculation it is causing, give me a break, who care what they think or say. The NCAA just shows they have no spine.

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Instead, the NCAA contends that proceeding in this Court has created an impermissible appearance of impropriety because of the intense media scrutiny and public speculation surrounding the Court’s relationship with the University of Alabama and its athletics programs and student-athletes.”
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8043 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:02 am to
The judge in the Bediako case just recused himself. I wish he wouldn’t have.
Posted by crimson crazy
Member since Oct 2008
20846 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:07 am to
So what happens next?
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8043 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:11 am to
Well, they have to find a new judge. I’m not entirely sure what that means for the temporary restraining order. I assume it’s still in effect.

I’m not sure how long it will take to secure a new judge or put a date into effect. I also don’t know how you find a local judge without some type of bias.
Posted by Crimsontide1713
Member since Dec 2019
2872 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:13 am to
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The judge in the Bediako case just recused himself. I wish he wouldn’t have.


It really doesn’t matter. This only delays the case. And his replacement will have even more Alabama ties.
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
13965 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:34 am to
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I’m not sure how long it will take to secure a new judge or put a date into effect. I also don’t know how you find a local judge without some type of bias.
Believe the judge who recused himself is the only judge in that district court without an Alabama degree of some sort.
Posted by CrimsonBoz
Member since Sep 2014
20449 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 5:08 pm to
New judge will confirm previous ruling. Doesn’t matter who it is.
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