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All of these entities have huge self made anti trust collusion liability.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 3:44 pm
The whole LSU drama shows how potentially screwed the NCAA and conferences and CFP actually are.
Since they refuse to recognize players as actual employees with a union contract, they don't get the labor law protections that shield pro leagues like the NFL from antitrust suits.
Now that schools are paying players directly out of revenue, any team-up by the SEC, Big Ten, or College Football Playoff to ban court-cleared players like Dae'Quan Wright is straight-up illegal collusion.
If the SEC or CFP coerces LSU into backing down and turning away these athletes, it triggers massive legal exposure—including punitive damages under state tort law for intentional interference with the players' prospective economic deals and court-granted rights. The SEC or CFP even threatening to punish LSU or lock them out of the postseason for playing guys cleared by a judge, walks right into an antitrust and tort lawsuit they will lose.
Since they refuse to recognize players as actual employees with a union contract, they don't get the labor law protections that shield pro leagues like the NFL from antitrust suits.
Now that schools are paying players directly out of revenue, any team-up by the SEC, Big Ten, or College Football Playoff to ban court-cleared players like Dae'Quan Wright is straight-up illegal collusion.
If the SEC or CFP coerces LSU into backing down and turning away these athletes, it triggers massive legal exposure—including punitive damages under state tort law for intentional interference with the players' prospective economic deals and court-granted rights. The SEC or CFP even threatening to punish LSU or lock them out of the postseason for playing guys cleared by a judge, walks right into an antitrust and tort lawsuit they will lose.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 3:52 pm
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Posted on 8/27/26 at 3:46 pm to jmaclsu
orrrrrr they are allowed to set rules in their own conference
Posted on 8/27/26 at 3:49 pm to sidewalkside
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orrrrrr they are allowed to set rules in their own conference
Unlike the professional leagues, they don't have antitrust protection. They can set rules until they get crossways with federal labor law. Once they started paying players they lost that ability. It is monopolistic practices. It is why the pro leagues have player unions and collective bargaining agreements.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 3:59 pm to sidewalkside
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orrrrrr they are allowed to set rules in their own conference
Oh, you can certainly try to set a rule that is unconstitutional based on the rights these players have earned through the court system (the law), but you all could certainly pay big-time for it too.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:00 pm to sidewalkside
Nope
Anti- trust collusion. No congressional exemption
Rico across state lines
Treble damages
Attorney fees
Prove intent easily punitive damages
Sue for a trillion.
Anti- trust collusion. No congressional exemption
Rico across state lines
Treble damages
Attorney fees
Prove intent easily punitive damages
Sue for a trillion.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:03 pm to sidewalkside
Did you already forget about the CSPA just a month ago?
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:05 pm to Madking
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Did you already forget about the CSPA just a month ago?
CSPA or clearinghouse frameworks give the SEC and CFP an administrative pretense to enforce bans, but they do not grant total immunity from antitrust laws or state court injunctions. Coercing LSU to follow a CSPA restriction over a direct court order doesn't protect the SEC—it simply turns standard antitrust liability into a high-stakes case for contempt of court and punitive damages.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:05 pm to sidewalkside
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orrrrrr they are allowed to set rules in their own conference
The issue they may face (P4 conferences) looks like timing.
I posted this in another thread, ran across it on X
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:05 pm to jmaclsu
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It is why the pro leagues have player unions and collective bargaining agreements.
This is what I've been saying, the only way to stop this wild wild West climate is to somehow get the college players to the table under a CBA.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:07 pm to jmaclsu
But the holdouts didn’t vote until they put in a change that said the leagues couldn’t retroactively make rules after court rulings to overturn them.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:07 pm to clamdip
Not “somehow”, you make them employees with contracts. It’s very simple, yet schools don’t want it.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:12 pm to mdomingue
correct.
Even under CSPA guidelines, if the universities, SEC, and CFP act in unison to block an athlete's market participation without negotiating that restriction through a recognized players' union, it remains an illegal horizontal boycott under the Sherman Act.
As recent player-backed antitrust suits against CSPA/House settlement caps demonstrate, athletes can still sue athletic associations for conspiring to restrict their earning power.
If the SEC coerces LSU to drop a court-cleared player under the guise of "CSPA compliance," the player's attorneys will argue the SEC acted with willful malice—using an unbargained administrative framework to deliberately circumvent a judge's ruling and sabotage the player's career window.
Courts look harshly at athletic entities that hide behind administrative policies to enforce group boycotts against court-protected individuals.
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
The worst case for the SEC and CFP is if LSU complies and the players sue the conference and CFP. The loss of income may be in the hundreds of thousands. The punitivie damages could be in the 100s of millions.
Even under CSPA guidelines, if the universities, SEC, and CFP act in unison to block an athlete's market participation without negotiating that restriction through a recognized players' union, it remains an illegal horizontal boycott under the Sherman Act.
As recent player-backed antitrust suits against CSPA/House settlement caps demonstrate, athletes can still sue athletic associations for conspiring to restrict their earning power.
If the SEC coerces LSU to drop a court-cleared player under the guise of "CSPA compliance," the player's attorneys will argue the SEC acted with willful malice—using an unbargained administrative framework to deliberately circumvent a judge's ruling and sabotage the player's career window.
Courts look harshly at athletic entities that hide behind administrative policies to enforce group boycotts against court-protected individuals.
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
The worst case for the SEC and CFP is if LSU complies and the players sue the conference and CFP. The loss of income may be in the hundreds of thousands. The punitivie damages could be in the 100s of millions.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 4:49 pm to jmaclsu
jmaclsu, thanks for elaborating on what i was saying in another thread.....I got nothing but downvotes. I also indicated in the other thread that the LSU's President was the smartest man in the room for abstaining! Can't say for sure that it will limit LSU's liability but it is definitely a good defense. I have preached to many people that there will be punitive damages if these players are restricted. It will be in the 100s of millions. Especially since the SEC makes more than $1 billion per year. Obviously, I don't want that to happen....but, I can definitely see a judge trying to make a point and punishing the conferences and its member institutions. I hate what college sports have turned into but if you think about it, these players pack stadiums and TV revenues are through the roof. They should be compensated for that.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 5:25 pm to tigersaint2
I think Sankey and his crew know it and crazy as it sounds willing to pay 100s of millions bc they are that mad
Posted on 8/27/26 at 5:28 pm to PUB
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Nope
Anti- trust collusion. No congressional exemption
Rico across state lines
Treble damages
Attorney fees
Prove intent easily punitive damages
Sue for a trillion.
Hmmm I wonder who has deep pockets for someone to sue...The SEC may have just signed their own death warrant
Posted on 8/27/26 at 5:43 pm to jmaclsu
Thank you for posting this.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 5:59 pm to sidewalkside
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orrrrrr they are allowed to set rules in their own conference
Apple and Google used to think that they could set their own rules in their own App Stores that they created. While they haven’t sustained as much damage in the US as they have in Europe, it’s clear that there is a lot of sentiment against large companies and organizations right now.
There are federal court districts that are extremely friendly towards anything antitrust, even if it involves a duopoly instead of a monopoly. The SEC and Big Ten could easily be classified as a duopoly with the right federal lawsuit filed in the right district. If a federal judge agreed, they could invalidate any rules that are seen to be limiting the opportunities of players.
The courts have ruled in the players’ favor almost universally for the last 7 years. I think this could be another instance. However, the federal route is expensive and slow, so it would take a crusader with money to burn to take something like this the distance.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 8/27/26 at 6:04 pm to PunchdrunkLPdaddy
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I think Sankey and his crew know it and crazy as it sounds willing to pay 100s of millions bc they are that mad
This reminds me of the end of “The Big Short.” Its time for some suing players to kick Sankey and Co in the teeth.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 6:15 pm to clamdip
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This is what I've been saying, the only way to stop this wild wild West climate is to somehow get the college players to the table under a CBA.
Why would the players come to the table and negotiate? They are getting everything they want now by just filing a lawsuit and get a TRO. No need to join a CBA.
Posted on 8/27/26 at 6:47 pm to sidewalkside
Allowed to set rules that OPENLY DEFY a court ruling/order?
I don't think so.
I don't think so.
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