Does the NCAA/member conferences expect us to believe they were blindsided by all this?

That they couldn’t see it coming. That they didn’t have a reasonable expectation to foresee a need to address how the new 5 for 5 ruling impacted all parties?

Seems to me like they want to operate on pre NIL assumptions of what is “acceptable behavior.” When their very policies are what has created this gray area.

They knew this rule was going to impact the 22 class and create a double standard. They thought if they waited long enough people would just say “oh well.” Perhaps before millions of dollars were at stake, but you removed that by introducing payment to players. And now we want to pretend as if that hasn’t already completely changed everything, and apply a rule as if the system is as it used to be?

Forget LSU signing players, that’s not the issue. Though I can see how it would be convenient to play that card. The real issue is that these bodies are denying protections under their own ruling to one specific group of individuals. Those in the 22 class. I can’t see how the courts can allow them to do that. Tells you a lot about who they are that they think they can. This is not even close to being over.