re: Texas Tech needs to pay a price for going all in on this crap.....

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What is at issue, is that this guy has admitted to gambling, including on his own team, including taking the under on his own team.
You can NOT trust him at this point.

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Only Tech needs to trust him and they've made their decision. As an opposing team wouldn't you want the QB to be purpsoefully tanking?

Rodo

They always lose in the end. shite, they couldn’t beat us in the Liberty Bowl the year before they went to the playoffs and paid way too much to lose the Women’s CWS back-to-back. Almost worth it to see that dumbass booster getting zero ROI.

The kid had a terrible addiction. Almost 3000 bets on many obscure sports. With my training I understand drug addiction. This one is new to me. But no normal thinking person bets like he did.
Coach McGuire says that Sorsby feels like a huge weight is off his shoulders. This is like alcohol addiction in that is one day at a time. Tech has provided him with unbelievable help in every part of his life. I don’t think he could buy a pack of gum without approval now. He has given all control over his life and finances over to advisers as required by Tech. McGuire was just asked yesterday if Sorsby would be playing in the 3rd game when he is eligible by court order. He said he is in recovery and no one knows if or when he will play. They will support him and help him because he became one of ours. If he does play I have zero doubt about him betting. His whole future is based on his recovery and if he plays, playing very well so he has a chance to get drafted. He has 6 million dollars. He doesn’t need money. BTW, he bet $90,000 over almost 3000 bets. You figure out the amount per bet. It was ridiculously small amounts. It probably wasn’t the money, it was the thrill of the bet.
I applaud Tech for helping him. He may need the carrot before him to help him recover. You can’t say that his previous 2 schools cared one bit about the person only his performance.
Also, Tech didn’t fund the lawsuit. Tech had ruled him ineligible. His lawyers submitted briefs on the case and the word is the NCAA did not contest any of the statements. Not one. The brief stated a 2 game suspension and the judge accepted the lawyers brief because the NCAA did not contest its statements. Easy for the judge to rule.
Bottom line is the kid ( I use that word intentionally) needed help and now he is getting it. We will see if he ever sees the field for Tech. I applaud Tech for helping him recover a life worth living.
I’m sick of hearing all of the crap said towards Tech. I know personally that Tech really takes good care of their athletes in all sports. They have a program that brings in speakers and mentors for the athletes. They even teach them how to interview for jobs and has people come in and give guidance on how to dress. Each athlete before graduation has the opportunity to select a nice suit or dress for future interviews. I don’t think other schools care about their athletes anywhere close to the level Tech does. I’ll get off my soapbox.
Let’s hope Sorsby straightens out his life. Whether he ever plays for Tech doesn’t matter to us.

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The kid had a terrible addiction. Almost 3000 bets on many obscure sports.

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Actions have consequences. Hope he gets past his addiction and lives a productive life, maybe even in the NFL. But he has no business playing college football.

And Texas Tech should just be ashamed of themselves. They’re in a tough spot though and have their own addiction, Cody Campbell’s money.

These things have a way of working out though. Tech will find out that karma is a bitch.

You do know that when he bet on his own team when at Indiana he was not playing and thus could not in any way effect the outcome of the bet. Don’t think that he could throw the game to win. He could have no effect on the bet.
Pete Rose bet on his team to win when he was actively managing. Should he have bet, no absolutely not, but he did not bet on his team to lose.

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You do know that when he bet on his own team when at Indiana he was not playing and thus could not in any way effect the outcome of the bet. Don’t think that he could throw the game to win. He could have no effect on the bet.

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You do understand that when you are in the team meetings and in the quarterback room and at the practices leading up to the game, you’re usually in the know about how the team is going to attack the opposing defense right?

Just by being in the room as a bench guy, he knew how his team would game plan for the week and he made bets accordingly.

Also, how easy is it to go to a teammate (who apparently he values so much that being ineligible and away from his teammates he just met would be detrimental to his mental health) and say hey, feed it to Player X more, etc etc. You might think a starter isn’t going to listen to a bench player, yeah maybe not unless they are cut in on the winnings.

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You do know that when he bet on his own team when at Indiana he was not playing and thus could not in any way effect the outcome of the bet. Don’t think that he could throw the game to win. He could have no effect on the bet.
Pete Rose bet on his team to win when he was actively managing. Should he have bet, no absolutely not, but he did not bet on his team to lose.

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Wrong. He knew what the game plan was. Was he signaling to the QB in game? There's so much here where you're showing complete ignorance.

Still making stuff up. You have absolutely no idea what happened. Just posting stuff and looking foolish. But I’m sure you think you’re really smart and knowledgeable. Give the the source where you got this information. I won’t hold my breath.

The amazing thing about this and every other is that the court system and Texas Tech are acting like this kid has a right to play college sports. But the thing is that nobody has the right to play a college sport. Those are privileges and there has to be things that can happen to cause you to lose the privilege.

I am all for the university helping a kid to get help and clean up his life. However, he cannot be allowed to be neat a football field. Just claim it would hinder his recovery and nobody would question it.