Jaxbuck said:

You are equating punishment of this guy to deterrence for others and I don't necessarily think that is a true statement.

If people are going to point shave, throw games in this day and age of legalized betting with all the ways they can catch you doing it then I would submit they are going to do it no matter what.

They have nailed guys in the NFL recently for legally gambling on non NFL games. They nailed the Cleveland pitchers. Pete Rose got a lifetime ban, all the other examples that have been thrown around and yet, this guy went and gambled on sports while being an athlete anyway. It seems as though he was not deterred by immediate punishment of other athletes and neither will the next guy be if they ended Sorsby's career yesterday.

The second part of "How can I ever bet on this sport again" is overly dramatic. If the only way you are comfortable placing a bet is on a sport that you think is safe from manipulation, you are better off not betting. Every major sport has had, and will continue to have, betting scandals. You cannot eliminate it so acting like this is some kind of breach of the public trust is a leap Evil Knievel would think twice about.

We are all a little salty at the TT oil baron for gaming the system.

The faux moral outrage over gambling/sports integrity and the like is just theatre.

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You neglected to mention players who are deterred from gambling due to potential punishment, but that isn't as easily quantifiable. Maybe I'm missing your point, but I don't think because some people break the rules means they are inconsequential or unneeded. People break laws all the time. Should we just stop having them because they aren't enforced to perfection or have a 100% preventative effect?

And what makes it "faux" moral outrage? I don't understand why you are try to delegitimize people upset that those expected to uphold justice are failing at their duties. Seems like some form of edgy Gen-X apathy that we should all stop caring how corrupt the world is and not push back.

Fungo Squiggly said:

Acting like he’s on fucking methadone coming off of H is too fucking rich.

I’m not going to pretend gambling addiction isn’t real because I definitely know some people that have ruined their lives with it, but god damn…..let’s not pretend like they were plying you with naloxone when you were dying, bro.

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Agreed. Boohoohoo I have a gambling addition. Fuck him and fuck TT.

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Brown, meanwhile, was Ohio State's first pledge in the 2027 class, committing to the Buckeyes on Nov. 23, 2024. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound pass catcher also earned MaxPreps Junior All-American honors after leading Wayne High School (Huber Heights, Ohio) with 73 receptions for 1,009 yards and 12 total touchdowns. Like Jacobs, Brown participated in both the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl, recording a 23-yard reception in the latter.

Brown chose Ohio State over offers from programs such as Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State and Tennessee. He told Eleven Warriors on May 10 that he shut down his recruitment and will sign with the Buckeyes in December.

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Jacobs remains atop the rankings following a MaxPreps Junior All-American season at Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell, Georgia. In 11 games, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound edge rusher recorded 102 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and two forced fumbles. He also participated in both the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl as an underclassman, combining for two tackles for loss and a sack across the two all-star showcases.

The son of former Georgia defensive lineman David Jacobs, Jacobs committed to Ohio State on Dec. 29, 2025. The Buckeyes beat out his home-state Bulldogs for his pledge, along with fellow finalists Florida State, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon and Texas A&M.

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Acting like he’s on fucking methadone coming off of H is too fucking rich.

I’m not going to pretend gambling addiction isn’t real because I definitely know some people that have ruined their lives with it, but god damn…..let’s not pretend like they were plying you with naloxone when you were dying, bro.

Browns - was installed in the DNA at birth
CFB - mostly in the later 60s with Kern, Otis, Brockington, Stillwagon, Tatum
simultaneously Akron Zips were hot and 1968 they played in Grantland Rice Bowl for National College championship.. lost to Terry Bradshaw

Jaxbuck said:

Some guys take up golf in retirement.

@BB73 started following college football.

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Not Buckeye fans ..... Old Buckeye fans just fall off C deck.

Could he (or anyone, really) refuse to let his freshmen receive NIL money?

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Texas Tech's decision on Brendan Sorsby threatens to throw a live grenade into college football powder keg​

With the Big 12 and national college football landscapes hanging in the balance, Texas Tech can't afford to take a chance on playing Sorsby​

The Big 12 has gone radio silent. A meeting among athletic directors on Tuesday settled one thing -- only Texas Tech believes Brendan Sorsby should play this season.

As commissioner Brett Yormark calculates his next move and orders school leaders to remain silent, the pressure on Texas Tech is immense. The fallout could trigger a cascade of radical moves across college athletics.

The Big 12's athletic directors have drawn a line in the west Texas sand: the Red Raiders must pull their support of Sorsby, even after a Lubbock judge granted him a temporary injunction against the NCAA to play this season, despite his admission that he bet on the sport dozens of times.

Theoretically, the Big 12 can force Tech's hand with threats (though no one is seriously considering invoking a bylaw to kick Tech out of the league), and Yormark will consider his options after speaking to the league's presidents Thursday, but the onus is on Tech. Nothing is stopping the Red Raiders from ending this debacle by showing Sorsby the door.

The outrage among coaches, athletic directors and presidents is practically universal. Integrity is paramount to college athletics, and if Texas Tech and the Big 12 turn a blind eye to moral obligation, you can bet seismic changes within and outside the NCAA model are coming.

And the Big 12 is not equipped to handle those changes.

Georgia and Nebraska stood tall Monday and said they will no longer schedule Texas Tech, but it's only a warning shot, if not an empty threat. But what those proclamations reveal is a growing willingness among college leaders to make radical decisions as the House of NCAA burns to the ground. If the Big 12 and Tech are not careful, they might get burned, too.

Leaders are preparing for war if Tech plays Sorsby this season. The ideas pitched to me over the last two days have left my jaw on the floor. Blue-sky thinking? These feel more like nuclear winter.
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