re: "Parenting" - Sankey gets a dose of reality

Well Kiffin was quoted multiple times saying he won’t go against SEC rules. So I don’t know where you get the SEC won from.

This was the SEC jumping the gun and getting worked over legally by a bunch of “dumb Cajuns”.

If the SEC didn’t listen and back off their precious PCSA wouldn’t get passed and now they’re in the crosshairs for litigation while having no protection.

The SEC better hope this goes away quietly. If not they’ll be a named plaintiff in any eligibility case along with the NCAA. Billable hours are about to bankrupt the SEC.

They also would have been taken to the cleaners if they did anything to LSU or Kiffin. They fall under the Sherman Act and after Sankey’s testimony under oath treble damages would be coming LSU’s way paid by your 15 other institutions.

Just because you’re in the majority doesn’t make you right. The SEC still might not be out of the woods yet. Depends on how pissed off the Louisiana government is.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see LSU filing suit against the SEC in federal court come December or January when our football fate is already decided on the field.

So my Brother in law is a partner for the largest law firm in La. To protect him and them I won’t mention them by name, but IFYKYK. Anyway, they represent LSU in a lot of legal matters pertaining to the athletic department. They’ve handled all or portions of the Will Wade, Les Miles and Verge Ausberry cases depending on the subject matter.

He told me today that LSU is going to comply with the SEC in every way right now but will go after Sankey hard at the SEC winter meetings seeking removal for cause.

The 3 main areas are as follows:

Pushing against the increase in football scholarships from 85 to 105. LSU will argue that not going to 105 gave the B1G among others an unfair advantage. The sec held off the increase for 2 years.

Failure to negotiate a better TV contract. The average B1G school makes $7.5MM more than SEC schools with Ohio State and Michigan making more than $14MM than any SEC schools.

Failure in court to understand, communicate and enforce the new 5 for 5 rule that caused serious irreparable harm to not only LSU but the entire SEC.

Sankey is done and he knows it. Will be put down sometime in the spring.

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Holy shite… it’s been a long time since I’ve read something on this forum that was factually accurate, well articulated, and conveyed in a reasonable way

You are going to get downvoted to death

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I was well aware of this went I hit the enter key. This is an LSU site. The cult has a massive numbers advantage. The smart ones just don't post. The others...... well we all get a generous helping of their thought process on a daily basis. Very telling on just why that place is in the shape it's in.

I figured this is what would happen. I also figured LSU would let it be as long as no penalties were handed out. Too much money is tied up in this team from outside interests to jeopardize this season.

I’m at the point as well where we received no penalties, we didn’t really need those players so let’s focus on the season and win on the field. After the season is over then it’s time to go ahead and settle this beef and show the Sankey what it looks like when LSU actually does fight back.

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Again, only a shyster, low rent attorney would make a claim like this with no evidence to back it up. Do you think the SEC, with its immense wealth, hires low rent attorneys?

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You tell me. They were too dumb to realize you can’t bring 1983 claims against state entities. And every independent analysis I’ve seen of the SEC’s “first amendment” claims have NOT been favorable.

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Again, only a shyster, low rent attorney would make a claim like this with no evidence to back it up. Do you think the SEC, with it's immense wealth, hires low rent attorneys?

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I don't care what he was paid, it is a terrible lawsuit. Mr.lawyer was trying to make a bitch in Tennessee happy. Have you never done something you knew was a bad idea just to shut a woman up?

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Pushing against the increase in football scholarships from 85 to 105. LSU will argue that not going to 105 gave the B1G among others an unfair advantage. The sec held off the increase for 2 years.

Failure to negotiate a better TV contract. The average B1G school makes $7.5MM more than SEC schools with Ohio State and Michigan making more than $14MM than any SEC schools.

Failure in court to understand, communicate and enforce the new 5 for 5 rule that caused serious irreparable harm to not only LSU but the entire SEC.

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And to think there are some "SEC fans" who love them some Sankey.

Guy's a joke as our commissioner.

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According to the SEC's FEDERAL lawsuit, LSU was actively encouraging and counseling professional players to file a lawsuit for more ametuer eligibility.

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The SEC's complaint doesn't present any evidence or first-hand knowledge of this claim.

According to the filing, this claim came from an anonymous source in a CBS Sports article, which just so happened to be co-written by John Talty, who is peddling his new book about Lane. "Facts."

Thats good because he is not going to have the job for long.

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LSU was actively encouraging and counseling professional players to file a lawsuit for more ametuer eligibility

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As I said in the legal thread, the SEC has admitted they have no proof of this. Second, there is precisely zero crime in advising former players. Zero.

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why would a sane entity push the envelope this far

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No envelope was pushed. Not in the slightest. No laws or rules were broken

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This is probably why the entire SEC membership is lock step on this issue

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Go read the legal thread. I explain they are trying to hang on to a 1970s model of governance, ignoring the reality of the current climate.

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LSU is playing a very dangerous game

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Again, this is completely wrong

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the it's president is on extreme radio silence

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This is not true

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with an empty, dusty trophy case

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Yet everyone is climbing over each other to either get him or breakdown game video about how great he is

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Hitch your wagon to that at your own peril

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Go check out how much LSUs odds to make the NCG changed. Apparently the hitch is working spectacularly so far