Moderators CJ Vogel Posted June 10 Moderators Posted June 10 Hocutt: "To my colleagues: I understand the frustration. This situation is hard, it is new and there is no perfect answer." 2 18 2 2 Quote
Sirhornsalot Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Sorry, but that is BS. He should have just kept his mouth shut. 14 1 Quote
GoHorns1 Posted June 10 Posted June 10 (edited) BULL F**KING SH*T 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Edited June 10 by GoHorns1 6 1 Quote
Lock n Horns Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Continued failure to recognize this is much more important than Sorsby’s future! Self-serving POS’s 4 Quote
Alex Butler Posted June 10 Posted June 10 2 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Hocutt: "To my colleagues: I understand the frustration. This situation is hard, it is new and there is no perfect answer." What?!?! It’s not new it’s over 100 years old and the precedent has been set over and over. So it’s actually very easy. He’s done, support the sinner hate the sin. 3 1 Quote
justwinbaby Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Better to keep your mouth shut than looking like a fool talking. 8 Quote
Alex Butler Posted June 10 Posted June 10 2 minutes ago, Sirhornsalot said: Sorry, but that is BS. He should have just kept his mouth shut. A lot of that going on at Tech right now. 1 Quote
Bunk Moreland Posted June 10 Posted June 10 How dare he repeatedly appeal to integrity as the basis for his and his school’s actions. This is a stain on the integrity of college sports that will likely last a generation or longer. Instead of doubling down, the integrity move would be to acknowledge the universal disgust and outrage and kick Sorbsy off the team. Instead, like a coward, he distances himself from the lawsuit and claims Tech has no agency in the matter. Kick the damn kid off your team, or suffer the inevitable consequences of forfeiting your games or being left out of the CFP. 7 Quote
Waxahorn Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Too blind to understand the harm they are doing to themselves. 6 Quote
Dawson Yarbrough Posted June 10 Posted June 10 6 minutes ago, Alex Butler said: What?!?! It’s not new it’s over 100 years old and the precedent has been set over and over. So it’s actually very easy. He’s done, support the sinner hate the sin. Exactly! Tech keeps saying this is a new world blah blah blah. No it’s not. The only thing new is they are the first ones to get a judge to overturn 100 years of precedent when it comes to gambling. 4 Quote
Alex Butler Posted June 10 Posted June 10 6 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Hocutt: "To my colleagues: I understand the frustration. This situation is hard, it is new and there is no perfect answer." So if I’m reading this correctly integrity of the game and how we treat people are different. Got it, so support the young man in his recovery but a major part of that is faves the consequences of your actions while deep in your addiction. Integrity looks like, he’s not a member of our team, the NCAA that we are a member of has rules that we abide by. They are clear and definitive in this case. This is a response with integrity “Mr. Sorsby will not be playing sports at Texas Tech. If he chooses to stay at our school we will continue to support him in his recovery efforts. However, we have a responsibility to all of our athletes to protect the sanctity of competition in sports. Despite the court’s ruling this young man will not be allowed to play for our team so as to jeopardize every other player’s opportunity to compete for championships while following the rules.” 3 1 Quote
georgethepunter Posted June 10 Posted June 10 The best part of this entire thing…I’m not sure Soresby is really any good. Why are they letting him bring them down? 1 Quote
SamuraiKnight Posted June 10 Posted June 10 I am all for supporting, monitoring, and extending resources to him. But he should not play college football again. You wanna make him a grad assisant and monitor his betting, cool. But his eligibility as a player should be done. 11 Quote
HDub1995 Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Truly embarrassed all around for Texas Tech. I got my law degree from there and have never been more embarrassed to be associated with the brand. 2 Quote
4thandFive Posted June 10 Posted June 10 You could give the young man a free education and unfettered access to whatever support he needs, while also not allowing him to be on the team after years of continued breaking of NCAA rules and betting on his own team. Showing the young man care does not necessitate him being allowed to continue to play football at your university. 8 Quote
SADBoyzUnite Posted June 10 Posted June 10 The appeal to mental health is complete bullshit. It’s conflation of needing to help his recovery means he needs to play football for them. Rather, being a part of the exact same surroundings which led to this behavior in the first place is the most detrimental to any true recovery. It’s enabling and in the worst possible way. 5 Quote
Jedi Master Bevo Posted June 10 Posted June 10 21 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Hocutt: "To my colleagues: I understand the frustration. This situation is hard, it is new and there is no perfect answer." In layman's terms, " We are above the rules. If you don't like it, cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it" Quote
TexTheHorn24 Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Interesting there is no adidas or Pat Mahomes brand logos on this statement 1 3 Quote
HonkEm Posted June 10 Posted June 10 This statement is an embarrassment to Texas Tech. Hocutt didn’t ‘clarify’ anything - he basically printed out a denial, slapped the Tech logo on it, and hoped nobody in the Big 12 can read. The entire conference is calling them out, national media is dragging them, and Tech’s response is, ‘We swear we didn’t do the thing that benefits us more than anyone else'.... It’s pathetic. This is crisis management for people who think PR stands for ‘Please Respond.’ If this is the best they can do, no wonder Tech is the punchline of every AD group chat right now. They didn’t put out a statement....they put out a confession disguised as a shrug. Imagine being so deep in the mud that you have to publicly announce, ‘We didn’t secretly bankroll a lawsuit.’ That’s not exoneration - that’s desperation. Tech looks guilty, sloppy, and terrified, and this statement only made it worse. 4 Quote
Danimal Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Anyone who has ever gambled on a game that he / she has participated in / influenced needs to be forever removed more than arms length away from ever influencing a game again in order to protect the integrity of the game. Glad he is getting treatment, etc. but he went through great efforts to conceal his efforts because he knew it was wrong / illegal. If he is participating in a game, there will always be the question of "is he hiding his bets on this game again?" In order for fans to trust the outcome of a game, there can't be those questions about a player. 3 Quote
Little Carmine Posted June 10 Posted June 10 He only "sought treatment" once he got caught aka he did it for PR so he could make the BS "remorse" argument. It's not like he turned himself in, an online sportsbook contacted the NCAA exposing his bets. We all know if he didn't get caught, there would be bets that could be traced to him playing for Tech this season - don't let anyone convince you otherwise 6 2 Quote
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