The NCAA Response to Sorsby

[CJ Vogel]

5 minutes ago, Ace Recruiter said:

The college game is in shambles off the field right now. If Sorby is allowed to play, it will just further open the gates of the wild wild west.

100%

[Tuco Ramirez]

14 minutes ago, Ace Recruiter said:

Tortilla Tech

Community college. Is it a coincidence that Cody Campbell and community college both have the same initials? 

[Horns_90]

2 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Not so sure about that … He’s very well respected and looked up to in HS coaching community 

And when I hear that it makes me sick…

[Tuco Ramirez]

28 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

This is significant. Sorsby clearly tried to evade surveillance. Either from law enforcement or the NCAA. This shows that he understood what he was doing was wrong but went out of his way to do it anyway and try to hide his violations. Also sending large amounts of money to friends and family solely for the purpose of violating laws and evading law enforcement (if that’s what he was doing) could be a significant federal financial crime. 

[HonkEm]

4 hours ago, Colby TS said:

I honestly have no idea how situations like this normally play out. But now that a lot more of the facts are out, would it have been smarter for Sorsby to simply say, “I appreciate Texas Tech’s support, but I’m not going to fight the suspension and will enter the draft”?

At least then, all of these details in the court complaint may have never become public. Or would this information have come out regardless, even without the injunction case? It just seems like all of this being public could hurt his NFL chances even more.

Going to the NFL wouldn’t have buried anything - it just would’ve shifted the autopsy to a different table. The league’s investigators don’t stop at the NCAA file; they go through trainers, compliance, teammates, and anyone who ever shared a hallway with him. Declaring early doesn’t erase the evidence, it just tells every front office he’s hoping they won’t look. And they always look. The facts were never avoidable - only the illusion that he could outrun them.”

[HonkEm]

2 hours ago, Thanos72 said:

If yall think no Texas player has made a single bet…gambling has one purpose. Addiction.

Gambling is a problem and online versions are the fuel.

 

Access isn’t destiny. Most guys don’t light the match

[Colby TS]

19 minutes ago, HonkEm said:

Going to the NFL wouldn’t have buried anything - it just would’ve shifted the autopsy to a different table. The league’s investigators don’t stop at the NCAA file; they go through trainers, compliance, teammates, and anyone who ever shared a hallway with him. Declaring early doesn’t erase the evidence, it just tells every front office he’s hoping they won’t look. And they always look. The facts were never avoidable - only the illusion that he could outrun them.”

You’re completely correct. The way I wrote that didn’t really come across how I intended — I’m not always the best at articulating my thoughts. Haha.

What I meant was, had Sorsby just accepted the NCAA ruling, the whole world probably wouldn’t have known just how serious the gambling situation was. NFL GMs would’ve 100% uncovered it during their own investigations anyway.

But now, on top of that, you also have the pressure of public opinion. I know GMs are ultimately going to do what they want, but that outside scrutiny certainly doesn’t help Sorsby.

[HonkEm]

7 minutes ago, Colby TS said:

You’re completely correct. The way I wrote that didn’t really come across how I intended — I’m not always the best at articulating my thoughts. Haha.

What I meant was, had Sorsby just accepted the NCAA ruling, the whole world probably wouldn’t have known just how serious the gambling situation was. NFL GMs would’ve 100% uncovered it during their own investigations anyway.

But now, on top of that, you also have the pressure of public opinion. I know GMs are ultimately going to do what they want, but that outside scrutiny certainly doesn’t help Sorsby.

Got you - that makes a lot more sense. And yeah, I agree the public layer adds noise he probably wishes he didn’t have to deal with. The only thing I was pushing back on is the idea that the NFL would’ve treated it differently behind the scenes. The file was always going to land on a GM’s desk either way. But I get what you meant - the spotlight definitely doesn’t make his situation any easier

[JMarquette]

@Bobby Burton I’m starting to think that Kessler took Sorsby’s case as a favor to Cody, so that Cody could give him a call down the road for another case. I think Kessler knew this case is a dead end from the start.  

[Jc Dobbs]

1 hour ago, Ace Recruiter said:

Tortilla Tech

Or in the Aggy language, "TU," Tortilla University.

The REAL TU!!!

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[hookem1014]

5 hours ago, Joe Zura said:

What an absolute joke tech is trying to ruin the game of college football for a addict 

Same school whose fans berated Texas for not firing Chris Beard immediately by the way

[justwinbaby]

Didn’t Pete Rose (The Hit King) get banned for life for betting on his Reds teams when he was their manager?  Can’t be betting on your own team as a player or coach,

[Gerry Hamilton]

43 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

@Bobby Burton I’m starting to think that Kessler took Sorsby’s case as a favor to Cody, so that Cody could give him a call down the road for another case. I think Kessler knew this case is a dead end from the start.  

I can see that being the case

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[genevalonghorn]

1 hour ago, JMarquette said:

@Bobby Burton I’m starting to think that Kessler took Sorsby’s case as a favor to Cody, so that Cody could give him a call down the road for another case. I think Kessler knew this case is a dead end from the start.  

Kessler’s firm has a recognized white collar practice that could take on the various federal and state issues he seems to be dealing with.  I bet this silly lawsuit is just one piece of what they’re doing.

Sounds like they are playing from behind too.  There is NFW that a white collar dude would have recommended this silly lawsuit.  

Edited 1 hour ago by genevalonghorn

[Sanka Decaf]

6 hours ago, Colby TS said:

I honestly have no idea how situations like this normally play out. But now that a lot more of the facts are out, would it have been smarter for Sorsby to simply say, “I appreciate Texas Tech’s support, but I’m not going to fight the suspension and will enter the draft”?

At least then, all of these details in the court complaint may have never become public. Or would this information have come out regardless, even without the injunction case? It just seems like all of this being public could hurt his NFL chances even more.

One thing appears clear - this young man has a serious addiction. I’m not sure someone with such an addiction can really rationally think about consequences in a way that seems logical to others. 

[Thanos72]

1 hour ago, HonkEm said:

Access isn’t destiny. Most guys don’t light the match

So forget the ones that do? 
We see it differently. 🤘🏽

[Tuco Ramirez]

22 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

Community college appears to have made at least one materially false statement in point 1 where they indicate he only bet on his team to win. Other press reports indicate he placed two prop bets against players on his team. Makes you wonder what steps the NCAA might take against them. This goes beyond a lack of institutional control. This is institutional acceptance and justification (and perhaps collusion. They are saying the same thing Sorsby and his lawyers are saying) of multiple direct violations of agreed upon rules. In fact community college just 6 months ago voted to strengthen the very rules they are now arguing against. Any NCAA disciplinary actions taken against the university won’t be covered by antitrust. 

[Paul L]

Maybe this has been released but I haven’t bothered to search for the details.  What I want to know is his exact vets.  If he bet he was going to throw for 500 yards then I am not as concerned as if he bet that a WR would have 6 receptions for 50+ yards.  
  Begay I am reading so far makes me think of insider trading. 

[THookem]

Could Tech actually be hiding a bigger fish who is gambling?

[Deej]

According to the article most recently released by the Athletic, he was not only betting on his team but also AGAINST his team. This should be the nail in the coffin 

[Colby TS]

9 minutes ago, Paul L said:

Maybe this has been released but I haven’t bothered to search for the details.  What I want to know is his exact vets.  If he bet he was going to throw for 500 yards then I am not as concerned as if he bet that a WR would have 6 receptions for 50+ yards.  
  Begay I am reading so far makes me think of insider trading. 

I remember seeing a report that he bet the under on yards for the QB at Indiana.

 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48909854/sorsby-placed-least-40-bets-indiana-football-hoosiers-qb

 

from the article :

"Sorsby, who appeared in 10 games and made seven starts at Indiana in 2023, said he was unaware of an October 2022 bet on the under for Indiana's quarterback passing yards or a September 2023 bet on the under for the first half of a Hoosiers football game."

[tsip92]

3 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

Because he may have also been breaking the law at the same time.  I think that would make his friends accessories to the crime(s), but I’m not a lawyer.