Sailin Tiger

Said it in the other thread, 2 voter left Miami out of top 25 all together. These are not experts by any meaning of the word and the AP is truly meaningless

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the lights do not seem too bright for him

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How would you know? There is a massive difference in starting a game as a QB 0-0 everything on the line and coming in for cleanup or a play or 2 with one clear directive.

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I’ll be there. 50 yard line. Wallet is still hurting!

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Over in the southwest end zone. Cheapest we could find.

I said it before, in the long term this is going to turn against the SEC. Recent history says the courts do not look kindly on blocking players from earning wages using inconsistently applied rules. The NCAA has affirmed that 5for5 is the rule now and these players were denied opportunities within those guidelines. Had the NCAA rolled this rule out prior to them moving toward the NFL there would be no issue, but they didn't and there is. All the NCAA and conferences had to do to keep a handle on this was announce clear guidelines on returning to college if you had started to pursue an NFL career without knowledge of the new rule and we wouldn't be in this mess.

I truly believe the long game is not going to favor the SEC in this. When the media inevitably starts taking the side of the players as this case continues LSU will be the school that tried to stand up for the players and the SEC bullied them into denying these young men an opportunity to make an honest living for 1 more year.

LSU broke no rules despite talking heads spreading half truths to make it seem like LSU deserves the death penalty. Rumors get spoken as if they are fact and Sankey, and the rest of the SEC presidents were pushing the loss of institutional control narrative which are words with real meaning in college football.

I am no lawyer but this character assassination attempt has to have some recursive action we can take to prevent this from continuing or happening again

Thing is, lawsuits like this take some time and thought in order to not create unnecessary exposure. Something the SEC and NCAA have shown that they do not understand this

I'm hoping to see Mothershed this weekend after hearing about him off and on through the offseason though have no idea if he has the potential to be a regular contributor.

A bit long winded but pretty accurate.



The NCAA’s legal strategy has repeatedly backfired because they continue to defend a traditional definition of "amateurism" that federal and state courts has consistently rejected. By drawing this strict line in the sand—arguing that a preseason contract or hiring an agent permanently strips a player of eligibility—the NCAA is repeating the exact same errors that led to their landmark losses in the Alston NIL case and subsequent transfer portal injunctions.

The Shifting Legal Landscape:
When the NCAA tries to enforce these inconsistent rules, they often end up worse off than if they had just compromised, creating precedents that dismantle their own authority

The Anti-Trust Trap:
Ever since the Supreme Court's 9-0 ruling in NCAA v. Alston, judges have viewed almost all NCAA eligibility and compensation restrictions through an antitrust lens. When the NCAA claims that merely signing a rookie minicamp agreement destroys amateurism, courts increasingly see it as an illegal, anticompetitive restraint on an individual's right to work and earn a living.

The "Pandora's Box" Precedent:
By forcing Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to take them to court, the NCAA risks a ruling that could completely strip conferences of their power to regulate roster composition altogether. Instead of maintaining control, the NCAA's rigidness frequently invites judges to rewrite the collegiate sports rulebook from the bench.

The Employee Conundrum:
Legal experts point out that by heavily policing what kind of contracts players can sign outside of college, the NCAA inadvertently strengthens the argument that student-athletes are actually employees who should be protected by labor laws—the ultimate outcome the NCAA is desperate to avoid.

Louisiana’s argument is that the NCAA cannot celebrate a progressive rule like "5-for-5" on one hand, while using outdated, pre-NIL standards to punish players who briefly explored their options when they thought their college careers were over.

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Pray for the Ref who makes a bad call against us

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