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The judge who granted Bediako immediately eligible for Alabama is a Bama donor.

Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:13 pm
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:13 pm
Is this true…if so, ooof!

This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 3:15 pm
Posted by qman91
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:15 pm to
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:16 pm to
Oof? Why?

Ain’t no fun when the rabbit got the gun
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 3:17 pm
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
43985 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:17 pm to
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Why?


LOL, really?

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The judge and his wife Mary Turner Roberts are listed as active athletic donors on The Crimson Tide Foundation’s website, with lifetime contributions between $100,000 and $249,000.


Seems a tad bit of conflict of interest.
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 3:21 pm
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:20 pm to
Yea, I’m asking what that has to do with the interpretation of law.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:22 pm to
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Roberts appears to be that judge, and his backing of Crimson Tide sports isn’t his family’s only conflict of interest. His wife is a lawyer on the defense team for Bediako’s former Alabama teammate Darius Miles, who is set to stand trial for capital murder in a 2023 shooting.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:24 pm to
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I’m asking what that has to do with the interpretation of law.


You think a judge should recuse himself from a ruling with his deep connections to Bama Athletics?
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:33 pm to
I think any judge would come to the same conclusion.

It’s okay for a European professional to play college basketball but not an American.

It’s okay for an American athlete to earn NIL but not a Canadian athlete.

If you can’t see the arbitrary nature of those NCAA bylaws then I can’t help.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
14981 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:37 pm to
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I think any judge would come to the same conclusion.


Great. The way we avoid potential for corruption is by judges with such conflicts to refuse from these cases.

Let any other judge handle it. Preferably ones that are not donors.
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:38 pm to
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Seems a tad bit of conflict of interest.


Alabama judicial ethics oversight might want to have a word with this judge.
Posted by Imber
Member since Sep 2017
18186 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:39 pm to
Probably just a coincidence
Posted by Nomadic Bengal
Member since Jul 2022
3522 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:46 pm to
Rule of law matters not any more.
Judges just make any rulings they feel benefit them personally, conflicts of interest and judicial precedent be damned.
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
9748 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:46 pm to
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think any judge would come to the same conclusion.


Then let some other judge come to that conclusion. Conflicts of interest are major ethics issues.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:47 pm to
I see a complaint filed with their ethics body for judges
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:50 pm to
Good luck finding a judge in Tuscaloosa that isn't a donor.
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:52 pm to
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Good luck finding a judge in Tuscaloosa that isn't a donor.



Right? what a shocker of a revelation that a judge in Tuscaloosa county is a Bama donor.
Posted by Brodeur
Member since Feb 2012
4681 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:57 pm to
Certified gump
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
19779 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:58 pm to
That's like Mitch Mcconnell's wife being head of transportation despite her foreign family owning transportation business.
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 3:59 pm
Posted by greygoose
Member since Aug 2013
14561 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 3:59 pm to
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Seems a tad bit of conflict of interest.
Did he place a large bet before giving out that TRO?
Posted by porcine1
Fayetteville
Member since Nov 2010
605 posts
Posted on 1/23/26 at 4:00 pm to
Are you stupid??
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