Anonymous #1 9w

They play each other in the following sports: Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball, Track, Golf, and Tennis

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Anonymous OP 9w

Oh they’re boycotting -everything-???

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Anonymous #1 9w

That’s usually how a boycott works

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Anonymous #2 9w

shoot I thought it was just football when the ooc teams were threatening it

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Anonymous #3 9w

Because Texas Tech obviously knew about it at some point (before or after they tampered to get him) and are the main ones propping up this little stunt because they already paid him

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Anonymous #1 9w

Big 10 is meeting tomorrow to discuss blocking all ooc matchups with Texas Tech. Which importantly might include the upcoming player’s festival basketball tournament, which would completely derail the entire men’s, womens, and volleyball games which depending on how far they take it. Players Festival is contractually obligated to let a certain number of Big 12 teams in, and they are meeting tomorrow, and I bet one of those things are to see if they can boot TTU from it legally worst case

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Anonymous #4 9w

I see. idk how successful it would be since the schools would be stepping into antitrust law violations depending on how far they go

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Anonymous #1 9w

Idk if it veers that far. They might be contractually obligated to play the games that are on schedule now, but at the very least I’d expect an announcement that says they will no longer add new games and any current discussions are ended. By the time they get around to discussing new arrangements Tech will probably fold on sorsby

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Anonymous #4 9w

If they’ve gone this far I doubt they give up on him

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Anonymous #2 9w

I doubt he actually gets to play this year, and if it’s definitive he won’t they’ll fold. They busted bediako relatively quick, I can’t imagine sorsby lasts longer

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Anonymous #4 9w

TTU has oil money and no shade to bball but this is football

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Anonymous #4 9w

Yeah but the NCAA actively advertises gambling, and I don’t remember anyone vowing to not play Michigan when they were caught stealing and relaying signs.

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Anonymous #3 9w

Michigan didn’t get caught as bad as Texas Tech (pretty bad but this is worse)

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Anonymous #2 9w

BBall actually has ALOT to do with it. This same situation just played out, and the Big 12 is a conference that heavily values it’s basketball more than other p4s, so they will be proactive in protecting it

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Anonymous #4 9w

I meant in the sense that more is at stake as football is superior to bball in $, viewership, and sponsors

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Anonymous #2 9w

Well the Big 12 is a conference that values their bball overall much more, so they’re going to try and do everything they can to prop up players festival because they have a higher stake because of how they value basketball and their direct investment

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Anonymous #5 9w

Nebraska and Georgia aren’t scheduling Texas Tech anymore, and other schools are threatening boycotts.

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Anonymous #4 9w

Michigan actively cheated their way to a natty. Texas Tech has a player on their roster who gambled while at other schools (that arent being scrutinized for some reason??) and has not played a single down of Texas Tech football

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 9w

This is actually a good point tbh, why aren’t they going after Cincinnati or Indiana for this, and why wasn’t anything done to Michigan when they did shit that actually hurt teams’ ability to win on the field

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Anonymous #3 9w

The TV companies** advertise gambling, just like they advertise alcohol. That doesn’t mean the burden of consequences doesn’t fall on the one gambling directly against the rules they agree to, or someone who gets in a drunk driving accident. Don’t let your affinity for your school blind the fact that this is a cut and dry violation of one of the longest standing rules in sports.

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 9w

Tech isn’t getting punished. Sorsby would be getting punished. Sorsby is the only party in this that is relevant punishment wise.

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Anonymous #7 9w

Ik Tech isn’t getting published, Im more so talking about public opinion of Tech compared to the other schools I mentioned. I do think that Cinci should be punished tho since they admitted to knowing about the gambling before playing him for the entire 25 season. I also don’t think Tech should play sorsby, and if we do, we rightly get whatever comes to us for playing an ineligible player once the ncaa appeal happens

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 9w

*punished not published

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Anonymous #8 9w

Fr they’re fucking it up for everybody. Worst case scenario, this could lead to a partial collapse of the players festival MTE, because the deal the big 12 signed with them requires guaranteed access for big 12 teams on a rotating basis (which includes tech). This might prevent specific schools or whole conferences from not participating

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Anonymous #1 9w

That’s what I’m saying. If Tech is “guilty,” then Indiana is twice as much.

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Anonymous #3 9w

Tech is guilty of enabling this behavior. I honestly hope they get the death penalty for their program as a result. At the very least they should have to forfeit the season

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 9w

There is 0 evidence as of now to suggest that any school actually knew about the gambling. The problem lies with the fact that now that TTU DOES know about it, they are trying to disregard it like it never happened. He’s been caught more dead to rights than basically anyone else has before

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Anonymous #1 9w

Michigan’s case depended on if stalions acted alone or not. If he had explicit approval from the coaching staff that’s one thing. Also even if they did decide to strip the natty, it means nothing. Playoff Committee will submit their own champion, that’s why UCF officially has a national title in 2017

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Anonymous #3 9w

Why would Indiana be twice as guilty if they didn’t even know about vs Tech who does know now

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Anonymous #4 9w

It’s not about natties being stripped. It’s about the rest of the big 10 not boycotting Michigan in response to the cheating like they want to do with Texas tech. Also the CFP doesn’t recognize UCF, the colley matrix does.

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Anonymous #1 9w

Michigan is also sus I agree, but they didn’t get caught as bad as Tech is attempting to be rn. I meant that NCAA recognizes UCF as a national champion alongside clemson

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Anonymous #4 9w

I mean it’s not about “who got caught more,” it’s more so “Michigan did this for years while people are freaking out at TTU over a player who hasn’t played a snap with the red raiders.” Also it was bama that won it that year not Clemson

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Anonymous #1 9w

Regardless of what Michigan was getting up to, idk why that would absolve Texas Tech. It’s more about how blatantly they are trying to break the rules, with everyone up to the school’s board of trustees fully aware and endorsing such a blatant disregard for rules & their own state’s law. Mb I was thinking the 2016-2017 season instead of 2017-2018, but same diff

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Anonymous #8 9w

FkU but yea no one anywhere likes tech rn

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Anonymous #4 9w

It’s not absolving Texas tech, it’s more so calling out how this sort of sentiment doesn’t apply to the big boy schools like Michigan.

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