Anonymous #1 14h

They play each other in the following sports: Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball, Track, Golf, and Tennis

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Anonymous OP 14h

Oh they’re boycotting -everything-???

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Anonymous #1 14h

That’s usually how a boycott works

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Anonymous #2 11h

shoot I thought it was just football when the ooc teams were threatening it

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Anonymous #3 11h

Because Texas Tech obviously knew about it at some point (before or after they tampered to get him) and are the main ones propping up this little stunt because they already paid him

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Anonymous #1 11h

Big 10 is meeting tomorrow to discuss blocking all ooc matchups with Texas Tech. Which importantly might include the upcoming player’s festival basketball tournament, which would completely derail the entire men’s, womens, and volleyball games which depending on how far they take it. Players Festival is contractually obligated to let a certain number of Big 12 teams in, and they are meeting tomorrow, and I bet one of those things are to see if they can boot TTU from it legally worst case

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Anonymous #4 10h

I see. idk how successful it would be since the schools would be stepping into antitrust law violations depending on how far they go

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Anonymous #1 10h

Idk if it veers that far. They might be contractually obligated to play the games that are on schedule now, but at the very least I’d expect an announcement that says they will no longer add new games and any current discussions are ended. By the time they get around to discussing new arrangements Tech will probably fold on sorsby

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Anonymous #4 10h

If they’ve gone this far I doubt they give up on him

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Anonymous #2 10h

I doubt he actually gets to play this year, and if it’s definitive he won’t they’ll fold. They busted bediako relatively quick, I can’t imagine sorsby lasts longer

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Anonymous #4 10h

TTU has oil money and no shade to bball but this is football

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Anonymous #4 10h

Yeah but the NCAA actively advertises gambling, and I don’t remember anyone vowing to not play Michigan when they were caught stealing and relaying signs.

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Anonymous #3 10h

Michigan didn’t get caught as bad as Texas Tech (pretty bad but this is worse)

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Anonymous #2 10h

BBall actually has ALOT to do with it. This same situation just played out, and the Big 12 is a conference that heavily values it’s basketball more than other p4s, so they will be proactive in protecting it

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Anonymous #4 10h

I meant in the sense that more is at stake as football is superior to bball in $, viewership, and sponsors

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Anonymous #2 10h

Well the Big 12 is a conference that values their bball overall much more, so they’re going to try and do everything they can to prop up players festival because they have a higher stake because of how they value basketball and their direct investment

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Anonymous #5 7h

Nebraska and Georgia aren’t scheduling Texas Tech anymore, and other schools are threatening boycotts.

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Anonymous #4 6h

Michigan actively cheated their way to a natty. Texas Tech has a player on their roster who gambled while at other schools (that arent being scrutinized for some reason??) and has not played a single down of Texas Tech football

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 5h

This is actually a good point tbh, why aren’t they going after Cincinnati or Indiana for this, and why wasn’t anything done to Michigan when they did shit that actually hurt teams’ ability to win on the field

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Anonymous #3 2h

The TV companies** advertise gambling, just like they advertise alcohol. That doesn’t mean the burden of consequences doesn’t fall on the one gambling directly against the rules they agree to, or someone who gets in a drunk driving accident. Don’t let your affinity for your school blind the fact that this is a cut and dry violation of one of the longest standing rules in sports.

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Anonymous muddy_plunger13 2h

Tech isn’t getting punished. Sorsby would be getting punished. Sorsby is the only party in this that is relevant punishment wise.

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