Page 1
Page 1
Started By
Message

SEC lawsuit question

Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:11 pm
Posted by GeauxTigahs92
Member since Sep 2019
522 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:11 pm
Let’s say the SEC wins their lawsuit they filed today. Can the retroactively punish us for playing these kids?
Posted by jackklompus
Phase 2 of the Pines of Mar Gables
Member since Apr 2026
76 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:13 pm to
I have no idea I don’t have a law degree I’m just a process operator
Posted by Gings5
Member since Jul 2016
11838 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:13 pm to
From what I’m reading, no unless we continued to play them after this ruling was overturned.
Posted by ItsAWinForLSU
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
145 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:14 pm to
Probably. It’s a federal case and is basically an injunction against LSU and leadership that would allow them to enforce their new conference rules. Seems if they win that, they will come down hard on LSU and make an example.
Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
23239 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:15 pm to
The SEC federal lawsuit asks for a declaratory judgment declaring that they can “disassociate” from LSU due to LSU not abiding by SEC rules. If the federal court rules in favor of the SEC, expulsion is on the table.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
18099 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:15 pm to
Depends on who you listen to. I have a hard time believing they can retroactively punish a school for playing a then eligible player.
Posted by Robcrzy
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2007
1581 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:16 pm to
18 lawsuits were filed before pyburns lawsuit was filed in August. The SEC is going to have a hard time trying to prove Kiffin is responsible for them filing lawsuits.
Posted by SpartanSoul
Member since Aug 2016
3496 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:16 pm to
Quit calling them kids.

The lawsuit has to survive motions to be dismissed, motions to be moved to LA and then actually litigated and won.

A ton of shite will happen before all of that happens. No one knows but it is either stand up now or be the whipping boy.
Posted by dustytiger123
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
876 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:18 pm to
Wrong.. the current ruling requires LSU to accept those listed players. If they deny them retroactively then they will be sued by said players. Sankey is toast
Posted by bluestem75
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2007
5350 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:18 pm to
The SEC is going to have a hard time winning that case when its own commissioner can’t define what a professional athlete is and doesn’t read the updated NCAA rules manual.
Posted by ItsAWinForLSU
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
145 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:21 pm to
I’m sure they’ll have him media trained by then.
Posted by Reeaholic
Moss Bluff
Member since Jun 2019
1310 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:30 pm to
Not that simple. Two courts generally aren’t supposed to issue conflicting orders telling the same parties to do opposite things. The Supreme Court has dealt with this exact type of problem and the basic rule is that you obey the order that’s currently in effect until it’s overturned—you don’t just pick the order you like better. So if Alabama tells the SEC it can punish LSU while the Louisiana injunction says the SEC cannot punish LSU, that’s going to create a serious jurisdictional fight. An Alabama ruling doesn’t automatically erase the Louisiana order.

According to ChatGPT. I’m no lawyer
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram