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Sec telling lawyers to back down
Posted on 8/29/26 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 8/29/26 at 2:54 pm
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The SEC has communicated with attorneys that they will comply with court orders allowing former pros to sign with teams inside the conference.
The SEC has communicated with attorneys that they will comply with court orders allowing former pros to sign with teams inside the conference.
This post was edited on 8/29/26 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 8/29/26 at 2:58 pm to OeauxMy
Das rite Stankey. Everybody hates lawyers until you need one.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:51 pm to OeauxMy
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Sec telling lawyers to back down
I suspect that the lawyers are telling the SEC to back down.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:57 pm to toratiger
Right . If the SEC is smart, they'll issue a statement saying they are allowing ALL of the 2022 class to be eligible regarding the 5-for-5 rule, barring they are not on a NFL regular-season roster or practice squad. And issue the statement today or tomorrow BEFORE those rosters are finalized.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:58 pm to T1gerNate
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Everybody hates lawyers until you need one.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:04 pm to MrWalkingMan
The SEC was about to be on the hook for millions in a class action lawsuit from players who had agreements.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:09 pm to Sir Fury
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Right . If the SEC is smart, they'll issue a statement saying they are allowing ALL of the 2022 class to be eligible regarding the 5-for-5 rule, barring they are not on a NFL regular-season roster or practice squad. And issue the statement today or tomorrow BEFORE those rosters are finalized.
What people don’t understand is that will ultimately get struck down too.
As long as a college football player can make money for his talents, the law won’t allow artificial limits on his ability to do so. If the only way Diego Pavia can make a million dollars to play QB is in college, the courts will say “you can’t tell him he’s not allowed to just because”
Eligibility does not work in a world where college athletes are professionals. It was never going to and people have to understand that objectively.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:21 pm to tenderfoot tigah
They still are, its the definition of a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. Some lawyer is working on it right now
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:26 pm to OeauxMy
The lawyers probably told the SEC to back down so that the commissioner wouldn’t be jailed for contempt of court in addition to making a fool out of himself.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:39 pm to Hester Carries
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As long as a college football player can make money for his talents, the law won’t allow artificial limits on his ability to do so. If the only way Diego Pavia can make a million dollars to play QB is in college, the courts will say “you can’t tell him he’s not allowed to just because”
Eligibility does not work in a world where college athletes are professionals. It was never going to and people have to understand that objectively.
This is what I've been saying. The legal wranglings are just beginning. ... Unless and until we have a college CBA in place, which will likely mean the players are employees, but TBD.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:44 pm to Hester Carries
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What people don’t understand is that will ultimately get struck down too.
As long as a college football player can make money for his talents, the law won’t allow artificial limits on his ability to do so. If the only way Diego Pavia can make a million dollars to play QB is in college, the courts will say “you can’t tell him he’s not allowed to just because”
Eligibility does not work in a world where college athletes are professionals. It was never going to and people have to understand that objectively.
I understand quite well that this is avery real possibility. I'm specifically speaking on this season, and the current litigation. What happens later is a different conversation to my point.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 6:45 pm to OeauxMy
That post is from this morning. It’s been discussed several times
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:03 pm to Hester Carries
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What people don’t understand is that will ultimately get struck down too. As long as a college football player can make money for his talents, the law won’t allow artificial limits on his ability to do so. If the only way Diego Pavia can make a million dollars to play QB is in college, the courts will say “you can’t tell him he’s not allowed to just because” Eligibility does not work in a world where college athletes are professionals. It was never going to and people have to understand that objectively.
Exactly. This is what I said in February 2023, which got 5 upvotes, 70 downvotes, and the thread locked:
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NIL is a placeholder until colleges start paying players directly
Once that happens, players will be employees of the school, not necessarily students
They would remain such until their services are no longer needed; no different than a professor or custodian
The NFL would have more TV money to win bidding wars for players, but some CFB powers (ND, Texas, A&M, Bama, etc) have massive war chests to help make up the difference
Could Bama have won an open bidding war with the Dolphins for Tua in 2020? Interesting to ponder
The 5 years to play 4 thing could seem archaic very soon
Receipts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:43 pm to geauxpurple
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The lawyers probably told the SEC to back down so that the commissioner wouldn’t be jailed for contempt of court in addition to making a fool out of himself.
This.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:48 pm to geauxpurple
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making a fool out of himself.
Too late!
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:51 pm to Hester Carries
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Eligibility does not work in a world where college athletes are professionals. It was never going to and people have to understand that objectively.
Disagree with this. I think legally colleges CAN put limits on eligibility in the APPROPRIATE way. But let's assume they can't. Do you really think COACHES want this perpetual college eligibility? How in the world would that coach be able to recruit and develop HS players if those prospects weren't sure that coach would ever use significant number of HS players again. Even Kiffin stated at a media session that he was NOT interested in having players move down from pro to college except for this year when the class of 2022 was screwed.
If the ruling bodies can't stop this perpetual eligibility, the coaches of the teams will.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:43 pm to toratiger
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I suspect that the lawyers are telling the SEC to back down.
So what is the poop with the Big10, ACC, and Big12? Didnt they pass rules to?
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:58 pm to NotaStarGazer
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How in the world would that coach be able to recruit and develop HS players if those prospects weren't sure that coach would ever use significant number of HS players again.
You wouldn't, HS players would go to JUCO or G5 teams for development and eventually move up to the P4 level. You wouldn't see HS players at this level, outside of some very elite talents like Stingley.
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If the ruling bodies can't stop this perpetual eligibility, the coaches of the teams will.
Nah, they want to win above all else.
It will regulate itself in a sense, I think. There's probably only a small number of players that aren't good enough to make the NFL, but also good enough to make good money at the college level perpertually.
Plus, I'm sure there will be some type of enrollment qualifications, even if they are a farce.
There will definitely be a day when players go back and forth, at least for a small number of years after their college days.
The only organization that can stop that is the NFL and they really have no reason to.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:13 pm to Sir Fury
exactly...otherwise NCAA and SEC are going to look like the fools they are.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:06 pm to Sir Fury
Makes absolute sense- just rectify their error and next year CFB starts with a clean slate.
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