Darth_Vader

re: Has this board realized LSU won't be punished?

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 11:29 am to whatiknowsofar

I can only speak for myself as an Auburn fan.

Personally, I don’t want LSU punished.

I certainly don’t want LSU expelled from the conference, which people need to understand is actually on the table right now.

And I don’t want guys who’ve declared for the draft and even taken part in offseason NFL camps to come back to play college football.

What I do want is both the SEC and LSU step back from the ledge and everything goes back to how it use to be. But I’m not that sure they will at this point. And as a fan of both Auburn and the SEC as I’ve known them for the past 50+ years, that breaks my heart.

re: Federal judge in Tuscaloosa assigned to SEC vs LSU/Kiffin

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 10:20 am to AHM21

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re: Elephant in the room - did LSU but those guys on the roster?

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 10:14 am to billjamin

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I've heard that. Does anyone have a copy of the verbiage form the order? If they did thats the first time LSU has been brought directly into this case.

I don’t have a link or a copy. But I have WJOX in Bham and they’re talking about this right now. They said the judge’s order enjoined LSU to give these guys a spot on their roster.

I still don’t know what gives him such power though.

re: Elephant in the room - did LSU but those guys on the roster?

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 10:11 am to WilliamTaylor21

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The law.

Which law? I’m asking which law gives a judge the power to compel a university to give anyone a spot on their football team’s roster.

I joked about it in another thread, but can I go find a judge and have them force Alabama or Auburn to give me, a guy in his mid-50s, albeit with 5 years of eligibility left, a spot on their roster?

re: Elephant in the room - did LSU but those guys on the roster?

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 10:06 am to bluestem75

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The court ordered LSU and the SEC to roster the players.

This boggles my mind that we’ve reached the point where a local judge is literally ordering a university to give a guy a spot on their football team’s roster.

Someone please point to what law gives a judge this power. I’m asking this honestly because I’m not a lawyer. What law gives this judge such sweeping power?

re: LSU Voted to Prohibit Harris and Wright From Playing in the SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 9:51 am to captdalton

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We do not need to file in Tuscaloosa though. They ruled against Alabama and Bediako.

What are the judges in Opelika like? Are any up for reelection this fall who we could offer campaign contributions to? We need to find out how much in campaign contributions are needed to assure a win.

I dunno. But I’m good friends with the local judge here in Blount County. She’ll help us out I’m sure.

re: LSU Voted to Prohibit Harris and Wright From Playing in the SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 9:48 am to UpToPar

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Unfortunately, they can. And that is the much bigger issue here. It didn't start with LSU. It didn't even start this year. But it's a big problem and it needs to be corrected. I'm not sure the best way to fix it, but I don't think anybody likes the direction this is all heading.

Exactly. This shite is getting insane. Everyone is all wrapped up in being for “Team LSU” vs “Team SEC”, but what is lost in all this hoopla is that (1) our beloved SEC is quite literally tearing itself apart and (2) what this is doing to the sport we all purport to love, namely college football.

re: LSU Voted to Prohibit Harris and Wright From Playing in the SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 9:38 am to captdalton

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I would gladly join you in a class action lawsuit aimed at forcing an SEC school to put us on the roster. I would prefer Alabama of course, but even Auburn would be acceptable. Surely others here would like to join us on our quest to become SEC football players.

Sure, why not? If this podunk judge in Louisiana can quite literally order LSU to give these guys a roster spot, why can’t a podunk judge here in Alabama order both Alabama and Auburn to do the same for us?

Hell, why even bother going through the recruiting process any more? Instead, judges can simply assign players to teams every year. Imagine all the extra time coaches will have since they don’t have to bother hitting the recruiting trail during the offseason. The judges can sort it all out and just tell the schools who will play for them.

re: LSU Voted to Prohibit Harris and Wright From Playing in the SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 9:15 am to CatfishJohn

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You can. But because the rule impacts 2022 high school class onward (requires continuous 5 year period), I don't know what success you'd have.

LOL. If you don’t think that this time next year some player who got cut in NFL rookie camp won’t find some lawyer to bring a lawsuit to come back to college, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

It’s spelled P R E C E D E N T

re: LSU Voted to Prohibit Harris and Wright From Playing in the SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 9:03 am to CatfishJohn

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court order saying we cannot choose to not roster these guys based on fear of retribution from NCAA or SEC. We now HAVE to roster them due to courts ruling. An outcome from a lawsuit brought by players, independent of LSU.

Can I sue one of the SEC schools to force them to give me a roster spot?

I mean, sure, I’m in my mid-50s, haven’t suited up since the late 1980s and that was at the high school level, and I have a mechanical heart valve and a bad back. But should that matter if a local judge says they have to give me a spot on the roster? I’ve got 5 years of eligibility left.
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The SEC reminds me of the last days of the SWC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/4/26 at 7:28 am

One of the things that lead to the demise of the old SWC was its member institutions turning on one another. And it appears that’s what’s happening in the SEC today. A line has been crossed by both sides and I fear it can’t be undone.

And don’t take this as me siding with LSU over the SEC or siding with the SEC over LSU. There’s guilt on both ends and both sides are driving the conference toward the abyss. Both sides are blind to everything other than their side “winning” this debate. But neither side has stopped go think about what winning will actually look like. None of this is good for LSU, the SEC, or college football as a whole.

I hope all this is worth it to them.

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re: Bring Us Your Memes: 2024 Election Day and Beyond

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 8:49 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

My aunt Mildred had one of those in her garden when I was a kid.

Political Talk

re: Sydney Sweeney shows off her new line of intimates.

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 6:14 pm to Sofaking2

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I’d rather look at her than Hillary Duff that’s for sure.

Why not both?

re: MTSU cheerleader arrested for domestic violence

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 4:04 pm to uaslick

Not guilty due to hormonal induced temporary insanity.

re: Judge tells Sankey to stick the punishments up his arse

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 2:48 pm to TutHillTiger

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Sankey was a diaster on the stand

I keep seeing this. But it’s my understand all electronic devices had to be left off and no recording, either audio or video, is allowed in today’s hearing.

So where is this coming from?

re: Judge tells Sankey to stick the punishments up his arse

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 2:42 pm to tigerskin

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"The Judge's Direct OrderJudge Jorden officially ruled that the SEC and Commissioner Greg Sankey are legally barred from enforcing punishments or penalties against member universities that roster or play former NFL contract athletes.The text of the written order explicitly blocks the SEC from imposing any of the severe bylaws they passed last week, meaning:No 50% budget fines can be leveled against LSU.No half-season suspensions can be forced upon head coach Lane Kiffin.No loss of league voting rights can be enacted against the university."

Something I’m honestly curious about, because I’m definitely not a lawyer, is what law are these judges basing their decisions on in cases like this? I mean, a judge can’t just hand down a decision based on his own whims and wants. So what is the lawful basis for these decisions?

re: LSU to B1G and PSU to SEC

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 1:37 pm to NitsFan71

There will never be a damned Yankee school in the SOUTHeastern Conference.

Never

re: Bring Us Your Favorite 2021 and Beyond Memes

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 11:51 am to mauser

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Elon Musk announces Neuralink’s first human implant of Blindsight coming this year

re: Im Blind

Posted by Darth_Vader on 9/3/26 at 7:34 am to AUturfguy

There may be hope for you…

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During a town hall in Wisconsin streamed live on YouTube on Monday, Elon Musk announced that his brain-computer interface implant startup Neuralink will perform its first human implant of Blindsight, aimed at restoring vision in individuals who are blind, by the end of 2025.

Musk was asked by an audience member when he envisioned "solving blindness and bringing that to the masses."

"Neuralink has had in monkeys a working device we call Blindsight," Musk said. "It has been working well, and the monkeys are healthy for a few years now. "

Blindsight, which received FDA breakthrough device designation in September of last year, is an implant that aims to restore vision in individuals who are blind.