re: Canadian Football League Also Bans Sorsby

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I actually do to some degree. I'm CERTAIN he is not the only player to have bet on football games over the last 3-4 years. Including their own team's games. In fact, there is a former Iowa St. QB who is currently on the Saints roster who was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for gambling.

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That's how I feel. I think the pearl-clutching over this has been laughable considering the money being thrown at these players now, and the gambling culture that has been fomented.

Betting lines run constantly during games. Betting apps are advertised constantly on TV. Hell, Gameday does their Superdog segment weekly. But everybody feigns shock and awe about how this could happen.

Texas Tech, Sorsby, and his advisors handled this beyond poorly, but there seems to be a bloodthirsty effort to kill Sorsby's career before it starts, just because of the way it was handled.

The Lions had that WR a couple of years ago who was placing bets from the team facility. He got released, but went to Canada and is still playing for the BC Lions today, so the CFL "upholding the integrity of the league" is a joke.

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That's how I feel. I think the pearl-clutching over this has been laughable considering the money being thrown at these players now, and the gambling culture that has been fomented.

The Lions had that WR a couple of years ago who was placing bets from the team facility. He got released, but went to Canada and is still playing for the BC Lions today, so the CFL "upholding the integrity of the league" is a joke.

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The NFL has suspended players for violating the league's gambling policies. But, and I think you are alluding to this, is those guys all were given penalties and served them.

Sorsby's crew essentially said, "Nah. We aren't going to serve the penalty nor accept responsibility (because it was an "uncontrollable medical condition"). We are just going to get a judge to allow him to play and not give a damn about the penalty."

THAT is what got everyone up in arms because if Sorsby was allowed to play then that would essentially signal to fans that players can bet on their team's games without ANY repercussions...contrary to the NFL where there are repercussions. The pro leagues, by not being willing to accommodate Sorsby's efforts to play, are trying to send a message that their are still penalties for gambling on your games. Something the judge in Texas said didn't exist by

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I think the pearl-clutching over this has been laughable considering the money being thrown at these players now, and the gambling culture that has been fomented.

Betting lines run constantly during games. Betting apps are advertised constantly on TV. Hell, Gameday does their Superdog segment weekly. But everybody feigns shock and awe about how this could happen.

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Its not shock and awe, its pretty simple. They absolutely cannot have players who participate in the competition bet on the games.

A lions player opening a betting app in a team facility, not even betting on football is not anywhere close to Sorsby betting on his own team AND betting upwards of $90k in college. He even fricking had player prop bets on his own team, used other peoples accounts, etc.

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Is he not an adult?

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People refer to anyone over the age of 18 as a “kid” shouldn’t be allowed to vote