Mobiletiggah

I was at that game or pre-game. We git soaked trying to get back to the car.

Ok, just that point: the rule has been for a long time that if a college player declares and then signs a contract to play in the pros, he is ineligible.

Ok, as of June the NCAA changed the eligibility rule from 4 years eligibility plus a red shirt, excluding injury to,....5 years of eligibility in 5 years. Beginning and starting with the class of 2023. Which is 4 years retro. Players from the 2022 class sued and have clearance to play as a stay to the court preliminary injunction stopping them issued in the first round in court.

So the turning pro rule is challenged along with (because of) the 2023 starting time and is part of the latest stay. Some of the class of 2022 are claiming opportunity loss, due to these players declaring because they thought they were out of eligibility. (This is a major point of contention by other programs and the SEC in general).

Those are the basics of the initial rule changes. I'm not explaining all the other lawsuits or potential lawsuits.

Let's say we win today,...is there any bad press?

Proly not till Ole Miss. But we can be still be the #1 topic until then.

I think the players sue LSU and the SEC for monetary losses. I think, if the SEC keeps their federal lawsuit (which they might) and loses (which they will) that LSU sues the league for reputational damages. And would likely win that.

Now that Clemptson has given us the ultimate billboard insult,....I say yeah. They do.

I'd bet that the SEC (Sanky) put them up to this. Same with the CFP. Trying to put pressure in an effort to keep us from playing these guys.

Earlier I was thinking it would be best to pump the brakes on rostering or playing them. Now? I'm just PO'd.

I don't agree. I think LSU and CLK have been quite bold. And the fan base has been VERY supportive. If you mean not adding these new guys to the roster who have successfully gotten relief legally from the SEC preventing them from playing by threatening teams and universities, I only say this.

The legal battles are not over. The stakes are incredibly high so knowing the short and long term ramifications of each move is really important. Adding them to the roster could cost the university, coaches, and players significantly by weakening our position in pending litigation. If we want to win out on this we can't make bodacious but dumb decisions.

I don't know if we roster them or not. However, just with the known facts on hand it looks like poking a finger in the SECs eye (which we haven't done so far) might be just what the crazies in the league want. We need to know more about how the appeals and pending lawsuits might pan out before we tell the league to shove it.

Why would they not? The media follows the hot stories.

Can, not must.

They should wait. There are more legal hurtles to clear.

Understand this. The SEC made up this rule and punishment mechanism literally a week ago. And did it without regard for understanding why these players were suing for eligibility.

I hate to point this out but the league illustrated a lack of comprehension of the issues. They apparently live in a bubble. They mistakenly think that CLK and LSU perpetrated this and are just trying to put an NFL team on the field for a competitive advantage. Which isn't the fact.