Can we stop with LSU getting kicked out of SEC threads?

Still living in the past I see

We know. LSU and Kiffin will cave in the end.

Prez has no balls to actually vote against.

Kiffin said Monday he wasn't gonna break rules.

Interesting to see the La AG weighing in; sounds like the state is sending a message to Sankey that they have LSU's back. This isn't just a social media commentary like the Ga AG, she filed an Amicus Brief which pretty much lays out what the state might do if this escalates.

There's a lot of bluster on Sankey's part, but I really don't think the SEC wants to get into a direct conflict with the Louisiana government. That's a whole different animal than just a state judge.

I think the SEC backs down, because this can get very, very dangerous to the conference:
1) You have Texas being allowed to keep a player who attended an NFL minicamp. To attend that camp, he had to sign an NFL Rookie Participation Contract. There's a good chance that could be ruled a short-term "professional contract", under examination.
2) You have Ole Miss currently with Chambliss, who was ruled (twice) by the NCAA to be ineligible, and then which a judge issued an injunction to allow to play.
Those are 2 clear examples that the SEC has NOT threatened any punishment to the schools.

Now, you have the SEC threatening LSU, which is a state-run institution, with MASSIVE punishment if they, too, take in and allow someone to play under a court ruling. And they didn't make the rule and penalty until after the court issued that restraining order, so it can be determined to be punitive and directed at LSU specifically. LSU isn't private, so the state itself would be prompted to respond and defend it's institution.

Sankey tried to throw his weight around, but could open the SEC up to antitrust violations, bad-faith breach of contract rulings, and illegal group boycott rulings. SEC doesn't want that smoke. I think Sankey got himself fired by the members, he just doesn't know it yet.

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Only if the court reverses their decision he said. Otherwise, seems apparent that he plans on playing them.

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I’ve been saying it since they went hard line and started leaking info and posturing that LSU would be “expelled” from the conference. “Sankey is going to get fired over this”. He listened to bad advice, people with hurt feelings and a vendetta, and backed the SEC into a corner. They either back down and look weak or risk getting torn apart in the courts.

The SEC really can’t do much besides open themselves up for even more dangerous lawsuits with significant punitive damages if they lose. Not to mention during discovery, all the dirty little secrets and financial details will be made public.

The SEC universities want none of that. The SEC admin and Sankey got on their high horse and were frustrated by the power they no longer have, so they tried to make a public display that they’re bigger than their governing body and would make whatever rules they want and apply them however they see fit.

Pettiti played Sankey again. He’s been making Sankey look like a clown for the better part of the last 5 years. Pettiti wasn’t dumb enough to openly insinuate they were going to defy a judges standing order.

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Ok, let’s just watch LSU nuke the conference then. Be the victorious villian.

The conference already saw how the NCAA was gutted slowly over time.

So if the courts rule the SEC has no ability to make rules and enforce them, then just be done with it.

“Proving a point” that the SEC has no power would destroy the conference anyway.

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No body wants any of that. The NCAA could end this in seconds if it chose to right the wrong it solely created here. Instead, it’s choosing the path of most conflict and destruction. The irony is that by “being tough” here, the NCAA is eroding what little is left of its authority and credibility.

The NCAA is a laughingstock. They can’t do anything. They already lose every time in court.

Thats why the Big 10 came out with rules first, and the SEC right after that. They had to.

So yeah, if the Louisiana judge ends up making the SEC into a laughingstock that can’t enforce rules or govern its own members… then it’s open season from here on out.

There's no use locking the barn door after the horse has bolted…

That mouth breathers on here really believe this would ever happen over this just shows how stupid the population of this board and america in general actually is. No capability of critical thinking to save their delusional lives.

The games will be played. LSU will not be terminated from the conference.

Now, if Kiffin plays Wtight... I think that is a huge risk by LSU because I think the SEC will ultimately prevail in court eventually. And in that event, I believe the SEC could levy penalties under the bylaws.