PennyPacker

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His entire formula for success was - take talented players

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And how do u think he got those talented players? He figured out how to pay them bigger bags more effectively than others. Why do you think Kirby, Sark, Kiffin, Cristobol, etc etc were good before NIL. They knew how to "recruit". Trust me, Saban was about paying players too. Not to say he didn't develop them, but they got paid.

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He cant keep getting away with this!!!

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Getting away with what? He didn't roster any former "Pro" Players. He said he would follow SEC guidelines once they were clear... he did.

Glad to see some guy named Tom Mars has you all worked up over nothing. Big old nothing burger with a side of fries. :rotflmao:

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Complying with it meant, simply, they couldn't prevent it, but did not preclude punishing teams that violate their own private conference rules.

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Judge ruled that the SEC couldn't punish schools for rostering players.

"The SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey are not allowed, at least for now, to punish schools if they play a college football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team this summer, according to an order signed Friday by a Louisiana state judge."

This straight from the ESPN article. Another judge in Dallas had a similar ruling.

Yet Sankey and the SEC was threatening to kick LSU out for something they hadn't done... They hadn't rostered or played former "Pro Players"

And you can't say they were defying SEC rules or rulings because the SEC came out with the rule after the Players filed for the TRO.

Once again you are failing to acknowledge that once the SEC said teams couldn't roster or play former "Pro Players" LSU didn't do either and only stated they would comply once they had clarity.

This was about Sankey not liking Kiffin and maybe a little upset with LSU.. and getting his @$$ handed to him in court during the TRO.

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After the second time they said "enough of this" and made their own rule

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Why didn't the SEC come up with this rule when the Colorado judge gave the TRO?

Why did Sankey say he would comply with court decisions but then after the court decision the SEC threatened to vote LSU out of the conference

This is what y'all are failing to acknowledge or understand.... Kiffin stated that he didn't think that Pro Players should be allowed to come back (this is why LSU voted with the SEC regarding not allowing Pro Players back)... BUT if they were allowed to come back and there were some players that could help LSU then he would try to sign them! He SPECIFICALLY said he would abide by the SEC was there was clarity on the rules, this was after Sankey said he would comply with the court decisions.

What I find ironic is that the way the SEC defined a Pro player is included the two players LSU was wanting but all the other players on the other teams didn't meet the same definition. They were all in mini caps... they all got paid...but because there was a "contract" signed those two were considered Pro Players. Splitting hairs.... but everyone wants to act like big bad Kiffin and LSU were trying to circumvent the rules. The rule was put in place after the players filed their initial TRO... I don't give a crap if y'all hate LSU or Kiffin, but to be dishonest about this entire situation puts y'all in the same category as political hacks that only tell one side of the story that supports their narrative.

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Because all those leagues have rules prohibiting it too.

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And when did these "rules" come about? Before or after they left the training camps and filed the TRO?

Could the government pass a law then retroactively apply that law to people who broke it before it was a law? Hell no, but this is essentially what these conferences did.. like I said, its all bull$h!t! No consistency in making rules, following rules, punishing players or teams. Its just a joke but if y'all don't have the objectivity to recognize this hypocrisy then no sense in trying to have a conversation with that level of stupid.

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Yes they are. They refused to put them on the LSU roster.

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No, that only says they can't play for LSU. They can sign with any other college they want.

The SEC was told by the judge they couldn't impose punishment on any school that would roster them however they scheduled a meeting to vote on kicking LSU out of the SEC for breaking a rule that was created after the players got the TRO.

So for the people who don't remember.... Players filed TRO in Colorado (July 31st 2026) and Louisiana (Aug 19th 2026). SEC gets wind of this and then puts out the rule banning returning former NBA, NFL, and MLB players (provides definitions on what they consider pro-players) on Aug 25th. 2026.

Kiffin state on Aug 31 that he would abide by SEC ruling was there was clarity. Sankey stated he would comply with the TRO ruling on Aug 29th.

Then SEC files suit against LSU and State of Louisiana while putting it in the media they planning on voting to kick LSU out of the SEC.

LSU complied with the SEC and didn't roster the players then decided to end the drama by locking their roster for the year.

So the SEC changed the rule after the players started this process and LSU complied. Sankey didn't comply with the judge like he stated. That's the facts

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added 2 walk-ons instead

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they are scholarship players who were going to be starters but are injured. I thought Georgia Grads were supposed to be smart?

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cause they were scared of the SEC

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LSU/Lane made a business decision.... risk vs. reward.

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LSU looks like the little bitches for stirring all this up and still didn't get what they wanted

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Again, people don't understand..... the SEC has been sitting on their hand the entire time with the entire ineligible player and TRO situation. You can go from Bama BB bringing in their ex-pro to Chambliss.... to Pavia... etc etc. So they thought it would be the same in this situation. TRO was granted and then the SEC decides to not take it anymore. Lane said he wouldn't go against the SEC..... he just wanted to see if the SEC was going to stand strong or treat this like all the other ineligible players. They didn't waiver so Lane/LSU decided to drop it and stay true to what they said and follow the SEC's rule.

Now the SEC get's to fight a Civil suit from the players for going against the TRO by preventing LSU from putting them on the roster. So who really won?? Nobody. But the SEC might lose a monetary civil battle to the players.

And even still... the SEC is not handling ineligibility and TRO's equal but whatever. They showed everyone who they are!

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LSU is wrong is this situation as well

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LSU didn't roster or play an ineligible player.... Ole Miss did.

LSU challenged it because the SEC has allowed other ineligible players continue to play due to a TRO so they figured the SEC would continue to allow it. Once they realized the SEC wasn't going to back down and this was going to be more risk than reward they decided to step away from the option.

What people are not understanding is SEC has not be equal in how they handle ineligible players. We can even talk about Bediko and Bama.... he was a pro player, came back and got TRO then was rostered and played. Nothing from the SEC.... ok if that is their stance. But now all of a sudden they want to lose their minds. Hypocrisy at best.

If they have decided to turn over a new leaf then they better take this same stance moving forward with EVERY ineligible player that sues and gets a TRO to play.

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It was a joke

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hmmm, ok. So Heupel is the only one who can joke?

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But since the crap LSU is doing it may not be

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what crap is that? Not putting ineligible players on the roster? Not breaking any rules? For Lane saying they would comply with the SEC eligibility guidelines regarding former professional athletes?

The SEC is the one who is selecting which rules to enforce and who to attempt to enforce them on.

This is about the Judge telling the SEC that they couldn't punish LSU or Kiffin for breaking conference rules! and Sankey being made a fool of.... but mostly b/c the first part.

The SEC doesn't want to be told they can't enforce rules (even though the freaking cowards let all kinds of $h!t go on)

Whether fans want to believe it or not Kiffin was poking the bear... he might not have crossed the line but he got awful close and dared the SEC to do something. So they did. I think the SEC way overreacted and would've been sued into oblivion if they were to kick LSU out for "almost" breaking a rule. The optics along with lawsuits would most likely destroy them.... the SEC really doesn't want to have their dirty laundry drug out in the front yard for the world to see.... the lack of consistency in how the rules are applied would be more than they could survive....

Nobody wants that.... LSU is better off in the SEC than any other conference. The SEC is better off with LSU than without. Just a bunch of Egos trying to decide who is going to blink first. Emotions were high but I never really thought they were going to drop a nuke on us... the fallout gets too much of them as well.

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Why do you all deflect? Was an SEC rule in place then and defied?

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Did LSU roster or play a former Pro Player?