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LSU counter strategy
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:11 am
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:11 am
Before the SEC votes, LSU needs to put out a statement in the public putting pressure on every president to ask one question:
“Are you prepared to defend this entire process under oath?”
LSU did not file the eligibility lawsuit. The athletes did, and they won preliminary relief. LSU ultimately did not roster the two players. Yet the SEC still escalated to federal court and raised the possibility of suspending Lane Kiffin, imposing massive penalties and removing a founding member.
If the SEC proceeds, LSU should pursue every available legal and contractual remedy and seek full discovery into when these rules were created, who coordinated them, whether they were consistently applied and what was said behind closed doors.
Every email. Every text. Every phone call. Every vote. On the record.
The athletes’ claims will not disappear simply because LSU filled its roster. Neither will the commercial, contractual and reputational consequences of targeting one of the conference’s most valuable institutions.
The SEC wanted LSU focused on what it could lose. It is time for every SEC president to consider what this escalation could expose and what their own institutions could lose.
That is not a threat. That is accountability.
If the SEC wants a war over transparency, LSU should bring sunlight. Powerful institutions fear nothing more.
As for the Federal Judge*
LSU’s potential remaining cards include:
* Argue that filling the roster undermines the SEC’s claim of an immediate emergency.
* Challenge the SEC’s standing and unusual First Amendment theory.
* Demand discovery of SEC communications, rulemaking and enforcement consistency.
* Challenge any punishment under the SEC constitution and contractual procedures.
* Seek a stay and appeal an adverse order to the Eleventh Circuit.
* Let the athletes continue pursuing their eligibility claims independently.
A judge is held accountable through the record, written findings and appellate review. Recusal or misconduct procedures are appropriate only if there is actual evidence of bias or misconduct, not simply an unfavorable ruling. LSU’s strongest weapon now is disciplined legal pressure.
Strap in. This ain’t going away and we shouldn’t be quick to quit.
“Are you prepared to defend this entire process under oath?”
LSU did not file the eligibility lawsuit. The athletes did, and they won preliminary relief. LSU ultimately did not roster the two players. Yet the SEC still escalated to federal court and raised the possibility of suspending Lane Kiffin, imposing massive penalties and removing a founding member.
If the SEC proceeds, LSU should pursue every available legal and contractual remedy and seek full discovery into when these rules were created, who coordinated them, whether they were consistently applied and what was said behind closed doors.
Every email. Every text. Every phone call. Every vote. On the record.
The athletes’ claims will not disappear simply because LSU filled its roster. Neither will the commercial, contractual and reputational consequences of targeting one of the conference’s most valuable institutions.
The SEC wanted LSU focused on what it could lose. It is time for every SEC president to consider what this escalation could expose and what their own institutions could lose.
That is not a threat. That is accountability.
If the SEC wants a war over transparency, LSU should bring sunlight. Powerful institutions fear nothing more.
As for the Federal Judge*
LSU’s potential remaining cards include:
* Argue that filling the roster undermines the SEC’s claim of an immediate emergency.
* Challenge the SEC’s standing and unusual First Amendment theory.
* Demand discovery of SEC communications, rulemaking and enforcement consistency.
* Challenge any punishment under the SEC constitution and contractual procedures.
* Seek a stay and appeal an adverse order to the Eleventh Circuit.
* Let the athletes continue pursuing their eligibility claims independently.
A judge is held accountable through the record, written findings and appellate review. Recusal or misconduct procedures are appropriate only if there is actual evidence of bias or misconduct, not simply an unfavorable ruling. LSU’s strongest weapon now is disciplined legal pressure.
Strap in. This ain’t going away and we shouldn’t be quick to quit.
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 2:58 am
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Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:15 am to Roux-Roux
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LSU did not file the eligibility lawsuit. The athletes did, and they won preliminary relief. LSU ultimately did not roster the two players. Yet the SEC still escalated to federal court and raised the possibility of suspending Lane Kiffin, imposing massive penalties and removing a founding member.
This has to lead you to believe they have more on LSU than is openly known on these topics. SEC is a longstanding institution and has plenty of top legal representation and opinions.
As for now, they are serious in wanting to hold us over that barrel
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:38 am to ChatGPT of LA
Here’s the thing about a lawsuit, you can’t play peek a boo with the evidence. It would already be out and they are siting online articles at best. It’s a joke.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:43 am to ChatGPT of LA
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This has to lead you to believe they have more on LSU than is openly known on these topics. SEC is a longstanding institution and has plenty of top legal representation and opinions.
As for now, they are serious in wanting to hold us over that barrel
They have no more on LSU than what we've heard, I can all but guarantee you. If they did, we'd have heard it already. Their stated grounds for seeking to expel LSU is "lack of institutional control", and they cited Kiffin's little comment to Holly Rowe as "evidence". Surely, they would have liked to come with a much stronger statement than that one, if they had one. But they don't.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:51 am to Roux-Roux
Counter strategy?
LSU should talk to A&M about both joining the Big 10. That would frick the SEC out of a hell of a lot of money.
LSU should talk to A&M about both joining the Big 10. That would frick the SEC out of a hell of a lot of money.
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 3:47 am
Posted on 9/9/26 at 2:52 am to Roux-Roux
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Here’s the thing about a lawsuit, you can’t play peek a boo with the evidence. It would already be out and they are siting online articles at best. It’s a joke.
I’m getting fricking flash backs to 2020 where morons insisted they needed to have the trial to show evidence……that the REAL smoking gun wasn’t in the filed suit…..because…….reasons.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:46 am to Roux-Roux
And then what happens? What is our ultimate end game?
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:54 am to ChatGPT of LA
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This has to lead you to believe they have more on LSU than is openly known on these topics.
Wouldn’t they have to disclose such things prior to the federal hearing? If so, you’d think it would’ve come out by now.
I think they just jumped on the halftime comment bc they don’t actually have anything. That’s why they amended their filing in my opinion. They figured that comment at least gave them a reason to get this things going in an effort to scare LSU and any other team thinking of doing the same thing.
Oh wait, there are other teams already doing something similar.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:57 am to Roux-Roux
Listening to what Liz Murrell said in a Tiger Rag interview she brought up the following points:
First, the Federal Courts involvement is totally off base as far as first amendment rights. She says where is there a violation and these are public schools so whose rights are being violated. Today she wants to see the Federal judge and lay out the state's case that this is not a Federal matter.
Second, the Louisiana judge issued that LSU shall not be penalized for allowing the players to be rostered and played. The SEC threat to remove LSU as a member is in fact a penalty. The SEC office has said that this is a membership matter and not a penalty.
Third, Liz stated that other schools like Texas, Oklahoma, and South Carolina have done similar things and they are not being treated the same way as LSU. She said if the SEC wants to be the sole governing body, then the SEC needs to treat others equally. Liz said that any governing body that doesn't demonstrate a capability to be fair should never be given that authority.
First, the Federal Courts involvement is totally off base as far as first amendment rights. She says where is there a violation and these are public schools so whose rights are being violated. Today she wants to see the Federal judge and lay out the state's case that this is not a Federal matter.
Second, the Louisiana judge issued that LSU shall not be penalized for allowing the players to be rostered and played. The SEC threat to remove LSU as a member is in fact a penalty. The SEC office has said that this is a membership matter and not a penalty.
Third, Liz stated that other schools like Texas, Oklahoma, and South Carolina have done similar things and they are not being treated the same way as LSU. She said if the SEC wants to be the sole governing body, then the SEC needs to treat others equally. Liz said that any governing body that doesn't demonstrate a capability to be fair should never be given that authority.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 4:15 am to Volvagia
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m getting fricking flash backs to 2020 where morons insisted they needed to have the trial to show evidence……that the REAL smoking gun wasn’t in the filed suit…..because…….reasons.
I agree with you’re feeling however that wasn’t a federal lawsuit against LSU, Ed, or Woodward.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 4:16 am to Chrome
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Second, the Louisiana judge issued that LSU shall not be penalized for allowing the players to be rostered and played. The SEC threat to remove LSU as a member is in fact a penalty. The SEC office has said that this is a membership matter and not a penalty.
Timing is everything. That fact that the SEC began the process of punishing LSU within a few days of the Court Rulings actions doesn't look good to rational people.
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 4:17 am
Posted on 9/9/26 at 4:55 am to Gene Heinous
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Timing is everything. That fact that the SEC began the process of punishing LSU within a few days of the Court Rulings actions doesn't look good to rational people.
We will find out today what this really is about. The players were never rostered they never played and the two open slots were filled so no additions can be made. So, if this is about not adding the players to the team then the SEC should be satisfied and drop the lawsuit. If it is about Sankey's pride being bent by his court appearance, then the suit will continue and a vote will happen on Thursday. And if it is the latter, then Sankey is a child in an adult's job.
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