Remember that game they wanted to get UT to play? Just gave them the easiest of outs...even if it was never going to happen. I don't imagine the Big 12 would expel them (or even could) but I do wonder what penalties they could even impose. This is literally akin to MLB allowing Pete Rose to keep managing after getting busted betting on his own team.
The Big 12's options also could include an interpretation of league bylaw 3.6, which allows the conference autonomy for discipline such as "prohibitions on appearance in postseason events or televised events, restrictions on revenue distributions and limitations on recruiting or scholarships."
Ken Paxton decided he wanted to speak for Tech apparently. https://www.espn.com/college-footba...rns-big-12-texas-tech-punished-playing-sorsby "Any sanction that results in the cancellation, forfeiture or alteration of Texas Tech's as-scheduled games would constitute a breach of the Big 12's contractual obligations to Texas Tech," Paxton wrote. "Additionally, any action that disrupts or interferes with Texas Tech's existing or potential contracts associated with its football team -- including sponsorship arrangements, ticket-sale commitments, alumni contributions, and other commercial arrangements -- would give rise to claims for tortious inference with existing or prospective contractual arrangements." ... "Texas Tech is confident the Big 12 will choose to act within the confines of the law and respect both the judicial process and its own Rules and Bylaws," Paxton wrote. "However, should the Big 12 seek to sanction Texas Tech for acting consistent with the Order, Texas Tech will pursue all legal avenues to protect its interests and those of Texas Tech's student-athletes."
I love that the B12 will sue the everybody (as they should), and get an injunction, and everybody's **** will last until March.
I would love to see the B12 drop the ****ing hammer and then let it get sorted out in court later, like 12 months later, just like the NCAA suit.
Texas Tech had the benefit of getting grandfathered into a major conference by being attached to UT and A&M. That panhandle media market isn't really something the Big 12 should fear losing. Tech needs it a whole lot more than they need them. SEC and Big 10 would laugh at Tech for even looking their direction. Maybe the new great value Pac10 would consider them.
Three takeaways I have here. 1) Tech is speedrunning its way to most hated athletic department in the country so fast its almost impressive 2) If you think Sorsby is a lone wolf/rogue actor, you are fooling yourself 3) Billable hours are the only winner yet again
At this point, the Big 12 has to come down with something rather significant IMO. Yormack can’t announce that all of the ADs/Presidents unanimously agreed that Sorbsy shouldn’t play and then drop a bs fine or stupid scholarship reduction. It would also make it less likely the other P4 getting involved and making the conference look even weaker. Expulsion isn’t an option and suspending Sorsby directly against the injunction could be messy. Declaring them ineligible for the CCG if Sorsby plays a game seems like a logical position and making Tech decide how far they want to go with this.
I doubt the Big 12 wants a lawsuit that could potentially cost them millions. That will tie their hands IMO.
The alternative is acquiesing and facing all of the backlash alongside Tech. If the Big 12 fails to act of fear of a lawsuit, that's pretty much the end for them IMO.
I don't think the B12 is going to get in a fight with the state of Texas. It's bad business in the big picture. In the shorter term, they'd probably get a temporary injunction filed against them to stop them from doing whatever the propose anyway.
I am kinda rooting for maximum carnage here. I want Sorsby to play. I want America to have to eat this **** sandwich we created by making gambling so ubiquitous. I want the leagues that partnered with all these gambling empires to have to soak in this misery. On the same token, I want Tech to get absolutely hammered for playing Sorsby. Maximum punishment from their conference, total pariah status among peer institutions. Let it all go to hell. This is what everything has been building toward since 1984. Burn baby burn.
Fighting the rest of the college world (i.e. conferences, CFP possibly, media, etc...) would be way worse IMO. Not to mention that there would assuredly be infighting among the member schools, especially since it has been publicly made that every AD and President outside of Tech doesn't think Sorsby should play.
I think Paxton is a godsend for the B12. They can wash their hands of it and blame Paxton for not doing anything. Other conferences can ban Tech without a problem, but I don't think they have indicated they plan to have any issues with the B12 as a whole. If CFP banned Tech, I'm sure they'd file for an injunction and likely win it.
I doubt the Big 12 would come under fire from other conferences, media, CFP, etc if they don't attempt harsh action against TT because those entities also have the same aversion to legal action from TT and the state of Texas. There also won't be infighting among Big 12 member schools because all of their anger is directed at TT, not each other. I agree with @DonnyMost in that I want a volcanic eruption of anger at TT that lasts indefinitely, defines their university and harshly punishes them in a way that does not offer legal recourse. It would be great if they are never able to recruit another 4 or 5 star player again. LOL, I want their athletic department to burn down to the ground on its own. TBF (and sort of contradictory), I do understand their predicament and acknowledge they probably now wish the judge had done the right thing.
The B12 is done if they don’t anything IMO. Schools will want out and I don’t think they’ll be quiet about it. With regards to other conferences, they haven’t taken issue with the B12 that because there is no reason to at this point. But if B12 don’t handle their own business, I don’t see them having any issue with aiming their sights at Yormack and the B12.
Don't fool yourself. If tech didn't do this, someone else would. It was only a matter of time. I don't want to punish tech. I just want the chaos and fireworks because college sports, football in particular, is ****ing stupid and deserves to implode.
