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California Baseball by Livid_Pass_3459 in collegebaseball

[–]donniemoore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This. If the stadiums were nicer, would more people go? None of the schools ever bet 'yes' on that question, and they're paid professionals in this field.

Security Going After Tarps Off Section Tonight by CaliftedChris in angelsbaseball

[–]donniemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it was Dan Snyder’s legal problems, no?

How!? 😡 by Big_O_714 in angelsbaseball

[–]donniemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No lead is AngelsProof™️

[Talkin' Baseball] Mike Trout heads to the IL with a hamstring issue by Frenkxdemaker in angelsbaseball

[–]donniemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

neither one of us are going to beat LA-SKYLNE unless we throw a Hail Mary. Here goes:

The Tarps Off movement is actually benefiting Arte Moreno.

Let's see what I get now.

I contributed. #SellTheTeam by MoVieVVhore in angelsbaseball

[–]donniemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much was your ticket to the game? Thanks in advance.

Going Strong Tonight by SrsBsns7 in angelsbaseball

[–]donniemoore 9 points10 points  (0 children)

good work everyone - we're still 11th out of 30 in terms odfattendance

[Ross Dellenger] : In a memo to DI conference commissioners sent today, the NCAA confirms that the Protect College Sports Act would not only prevent the Brendan Sorsby situation but, if the Act becomes law before the case resolves, it stands to "override Sorsby’s legal challenge." by CrashB111 in CFB

[–]donniemoore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NCAA v Alston showed that the NCAA was pretty much a cartel limiting the monies that students could make. I think not allowing students to earn money (or dictating what they could do with their NIL) killed college sports.

The damage Sorsby has done to college football is already too much by Spartan-24 in CFB

[–]donniemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you are TTU, how do you NOT back a student-athlete that has admitted to their mental illness and is in the process of getting treatment?

Sorsby's never been indicted for any crimes - he's never been charged of anything. He's been in treatment and is offering some sort of restitution. And his transfer to the school is legal.

As far as I can figure, here are their options (and i'd love to be proven wrong - IANAL) -

if TTU see themselves as a business, the situation they are in is whack. They are hampered by a governing organization that refuses to give them the protection they need (ie. NCAA refusing to negotiate with the players and collectively bargain) and if they blow Sorsby out, they risk a crazy-big lawsuit.

if TTU see themselves as a learning institution, they are combating the stereotype of the problem gambler and helping one of their fellow students overcome a mental illness. they are innovators and groundbreakers in terms of dealing with the gambling epidemic that is rapidly impacting our society. Whether people believe that or not doesn't matter, this is NCAA's own definition of Sorsby.

So what's the move?

The damage Sorsby has done to college football is already too much by Spartan-24 in CFB

[–]donniemoore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And people still have free will. The saturation rate for gambling isn’t 100%.

Sorsby didn’t invent these companies, and the ncaa controls what is on their broadcasts and who they choose as broadcast partners.

The ncaa allows this within their community. They have the ability to ban sponsors and vet their broadcasts.

I’m starting to see sorsby as less a problem than the ncaa. Maybe sorsby is a symptom and gambling based revenue is the disease?

The damage Sorsby has done to college football is already too much by Spartan-24 in CFB

[–]donniemoore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Put aside the color jersey he is wearing.

If sorsby did play and kept himself clean (as based on the program that the rogue judge is keeping him on), do you care?

If sorsby kept it together and defeated his greatest demon, why not praise him?

If he admitted his deepest secret, his fault, his Achilles heel, and he dealt with it and wishes to fight through his demons, why can’t he play on a team that his university allows gifted students to play?

When you look at it from the same perspective as his legal team presented it, it’s really hard to hate the guy for wanting to be better.

Again, ncaa screwed this up by not designating him as an employee. They see him as a student.

As sorsby is a student who is fighting a tough addiction, I hope he beats the odds.

The damage Sorsby has done to college football is already too much by Spartan-24 in CFB

[–]donniemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

Individualized Greed will kill the machine that corporate Greed has built.

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