JurassicSark

I would say going from the 1st or 2nd most valuable transfer in all of college football, to being in courtrooms and rehab, and likely declaring for the supplemental draft (with a small hope of being drafted in a later round) means he has probably "learned his lesson". I do agree some sort of punishment is warranted, but I would be more lenient than most here and suggest he should get a suspension. Sorsby's side has weak arguments: "Players wont seek help for addiction if the NCAA seeks the maximum penalty for Sorsby" or "It's not his fault because it's a health issue and we shouldnt penalize someone for a health issue". But, I also think that it's an equally weak argument to say: "If Sorsby is not banned for life, the entire game will lose its integrity and players will have an incentive to throw games on purpose and gamble on themselves." The biggest indictment of Sorsby I have seen is that he bet against his QB while at Indiana, while having insider knowledge from practices, training, etc. While that's obviously inexcusable, and definitely illegal, there is still a meaningful gap between what Sorsby did and deliberately throwing a game, and that gap is why to me a ban is a disproportionate response. My bigger issue is why gambling on college sports is legal at all, while we act surprised and appalled when a 21-year-old athlete develops a gambling problem. You can't watch sports nowadays without being bombarded by DraftKings and FanDuel ads, odds overlays, and celebrity endorsements making it all look consequence-free. We're in the middle of a documented gambling epidemic among young men, and the industry's response has been to lean further into it. I've seen it wreck people close to me, both younger and older.

But making bets is not the issue here is it? If it was just betting that was the problem then probably 1/3rd of CFB would be in trouble. It's that he bet on his own team while 18-19.

Sorsby is a young man who has a serious problem. Gambling companies are predatory, as are cigarette companies, and even social media companies. Anyone with a kid knows how addictive and harmful these screens can be. I just hope the kid can get the help he needs, and that his life isn't ruined by really stupid decisions he made when he was 18-19.

Why portal? If he gets good playing time and can really shine against SEC competition at UK, he can get drafted. Being on a bad team makes standing out a little easier and portal every year isn't a great look either.

Last year's O-Line was atrocious. Not just bad. Guys were falling over each other, the team couldn't run the ball at all, and it felt like every snap was reaction time training for Arch, which led to a some small bad habits. Flood can have the benefit of the doubt for a rough season without a major threat at RB, but if the OL is still a problem in 2026 and we still can't run the ball with two 1000yd backs and if Arch is still being sacked 6 times against FL or 5 times against MS St., who else can we blame?

Poor kid. Ruined his future regardless of the outcome of this lawsuit. Gambling ads are rampant nowadays and young men are the sacrificial lambs. Sure, he is at fault as well, but these platforms are explicitly designed to be as addictive as possible and to hook you in. This is the ugly side of ad-reads for Prizepicks and such platforms.

Man this just might be the craziest comment I've read on this entire forum. Props to you sir.

Will enjoy my new Lakers message board until Sark and co. sort out this OL

Crazy to think none of this would even be a conversation if we had just held onto John Mills a little over a year ago. He has been outstanding as an OL for Washington and he was only a 3-Star recruit.

He will come visit, up his stock, and then return to Indiana a wealthier man.

Because all it takes is for one of those bench guys to develop into a really good player and it's worth it. Plenty of examples of that happening across CFB.

Carson Beck's arm falls off and Marcus Freeman retires

A trustworthy WR1, Linebacker depth/experience