TigerConvert93

Ole Miss knows what is coming for them on September 19th in Oxford. Sorry guys, you can't get out of this :violin:

Seriously, Delly is probably just chatting with some Associate AD in Oxford. They’re all talk.

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Does that mean he is on 53 man roster?

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Yes!

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In your mind there is a world where they leave 13-0 or hell 12-1 LSU out of the playoffs

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This isn't about a 13-0 or 12-1 LSU. This is about a 10-2, 10-3, or even 9-3 LSU, which is statistically a far more likely scenario than what you are describing.

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It's not a 4 team playoff any more. If LSU only has 1 or 2 losses at end of season and they're not in the playoff, there's no defensible reason and media won't be able to help themselves. The playoff committee will be asked questions, and if they're self-righteous enough to reject LSU over this after allowing Michigan and rejecting FSU in 2023, then they'll be arrogant enough to brag about why they rejected LSU.

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Brother, they literally left last season out 10-2 Vanderbilt, 10-2 Notre Dame, and a BYU team that was 11-1 in the regular season. Like you said, we've seen them leave out an undefeated Florida State team due to an injury to their QB. They can do what they want.

By the way, if you're arguing that it's fine that we could get left out of the playoff because then we can sue and win damages, you do realize that still means we'd have been left out of the playoffs, right? That's not a good enough recompense to justify it.

Personally, I think these players should be able to play. I think they got screwed over by the NCAA. I hope they win. I also think that if I'm LSU, the risk might not be worth the reward.

No, I understand. I just think you are being idealistic to assume they're going to have such conversations in a way that there is discoverable evidence to that point. They can leave LSU out with a wink and a nod and with conversations in private. These are not dumb people - they're not going to put collusion in big bold letters into the minutes of their meeting. If they want to leave LSU out, they will. And they'll have a defensible reason. That is - you have to admit - at least a very plausible scenario.

But why could the committee members simply not say “we felt 10-2 BYU was better than 10-2 LSU.” I’m obviously making up a scenario here. Even if it was obviously untrue that 10-2 BYU is better than 10-2 LSU, there’s no clear way to prove their decision would have been punitive. It’s potentially an easy way to sidestep a court order.

This is interesting to consider because while the injunction could preclude formal punishment from anyone (SEC, NCAA, CFP, etc.) against LSU or other schools who utilize these players, let’s play out a scenario here…let’s say LSU is 10-2 and is among a handful of 9-3 & 10-2 teams in consideration for playoff berths. Could the CFP then leave LSU out of the playoffs as punishment for their roster but avoid any legal repercussions since the CFP is entirely subjective (strength of schedule, “eye test”, some other metric, etc) and claim it is not punitive? This is where it gets very messy.

Right on cue

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