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re: CFP penalty a “legitimate concern” for LSU

Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:23 am to
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
28433 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:23 am to
I’m not sure we need to worry about this team and the CFP. Give the guy a break. It’s his first year AND he’s being sued in Federal court in Alabama

F the SEC
Posted by AscensionTiger
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jun 2004
4681 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:24 am to
College Football Playoffs has nothing to do with the NCAA, it’s not a NCAA championship like other sports. So I guess it would have to be added to the lawsuit.
Posted by RidiculousHype
The Hatch
Member since Sep 2007
11041 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:24 am to
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This is checkmate.

The committee can say frick off to whoever they want to.

Not sure about that if LSU is SEC champs. A court would probably make the CFP follow its own auto-bid rules.

But at-large? They'll just say we weren't good enough, and it had nothing to do with the 2 players in question. I think we might have no recourse then.
Posted by Celery
Nuevo York
Member since Nov 2010
11754 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:25 am to
What’s suing gonna do? Make them replay the playoffs again after LSU already missed out?
Posted by themunch
in motion
Member since Jan 2007
72697 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:25 am to
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penalties later with CFP


Yeah man, this is their job description for sure.
Posted by JRtiger75
Member since Oct 2019
887 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:26 am to
Thats exactly what I was predicting. The ace in the hole for the conferences is the CFP. They can change their bylaws and say any team with players not approved by the NCAA or their Conferences are not eligible to be in the selection process and participate in the playoff. Its coming
Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
6782 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:27 am to
We wont sniff 10-2 when were call goes the other way and were flagged for every little subjective call.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
69941 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:27 am to
Hanagriff has been awful for years now. Way over the hill.

I'm sure it's something being talked about, but a big deal, probably not
Posted by LafTiger
Member since Dec 2008
1724 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:28 am to
It's a good question...I agree this has gone straight to plaid and now may be the biggest distraction we've ever seen in CFB.

Here's the problem, LSU didn't start this...now LSU has to deal with legal directives created directly by the SEC's refusal to follow the NCAA's rules.

IMHO, it was a pissing match with the players, and the SEC thought they'd win by bullying LSU. Only problem I'm afraid, is that LSU ain't scared of that bully?
Posted by themunch
in motion
Member since Jan 2007
72697 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:29 am to
Players 1 SEC 0
Posted by Jojodaddy
Member since Dec 2015
692 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:30 am to
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If there are several teams that are 10-2, we're going to be the ones left out.


This is already the case. The damage is already done. Hit the accelerator, not the brake. Theres only one thing left to do — win every game.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33928 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:30 am to
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Only problem I'm afraid, is that LSU ain't scared of that bully?


sec trying to replicate what the big 12 did to texas tech.
Posted by QB
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2013
8653 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:31 am to
This decision by LSU could be the difference in LSU winning a Natty this year or not. If LSU plays the players, and the SEC loses,, the end result is LSU will be left out of the playoffs unless LSU is undefeated.
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
80128 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:31 am to
Shut the frick up
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
110440 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:33 am to
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That’s why neither player will play this weekend


Guess we will find out tomorrow..

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Posted by Ebridg3
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Sep 2016
3259 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:34 am to
Per Charlie Hanagriff, he sourced that from a high-level admin at LSU.

Yeah, so what's going on here is that the NCAA is forcing Congress to consider this. That's all they're doing, and that's all the SEC is doing. They are sitting there in what's clearly a very mutually assured destruction scenario and playing chicken with Congress because if the CFP committee does that, if the SEC tries to levy fines like this, this is going to end with major antitrust consequences. The SEC's genius legal team doesn't even realize that passing that act won't save them from the liability they've already created for themselves.
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
20910 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:34 am to
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You're going to get treated unfairly.


They will have to be extremely careful as well bc LSU is not the only team with these players.

If they come out against LSU over the injunction players but allow another team that also has these players, they would be in trouble.
This post was edited on 9/4/26 at 10:35 am
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
10109 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:34 am to
Is that a can of worms that the playoff committee wants to open?

Especially after it is proven multiple schools in multiple conferences recruited players in NFL camps?
Posted by Gene Heinous
the Pleasure Dome
Member since Sep 2021
787 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:35 am to
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Per Charlie Hanagriff. Said he sourced that from a high level admin at LSU.


frick the CFP. They have no authority to 'ban' a football team from playing in the Playoffs.

Hannabarbaragriff don't know shite.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29800 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 10:35 am to
Wasn’t the SEC penalty is if they’re on the roster or not as of today?

Regardless of playing in a game
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