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bigbadbird
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bigbadbird

Colleges paying for athletes schooling- (that they don't attend anyway now)

is all math gymnastics charging one side of the university to the other- all absorbed through other fees
Posted: 06/08/2026 at 12:06 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTHokie2000)

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Sorsby granted injunction. NCAA is crooked but this isn't on them
HokieRat • 06/08/26 10:33 AM ET
Another cut, fast approaching a thousand.**
Roanokie • 06/08/26 07:01 PM ET
Can the Big XII just say he can play, but all conference wins are forfeited
The_VT_Rock • 06/08/26 04:34 PM ET
Not knowing a thing about this Sorsby character, what gambling ...
Atlee Hokie • 06/08/26 03:48 PM ET
He gambled, on his own team @ Indiana. Irelevant GAMBLED. $90,000 worth.
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 04:24 PM ET
I just watched the 30 for 30 on BC b-ball point shaving. I'd seen it and
reestuart • 06/08/26 05:11 PM ET
Yeah, but the just banned like 39 mid-major player from CBB for life
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 05:16 PM ET
He bet on his own team. All sports betting is banned by NCAA anyway.**
reestuart • 06/08/26 04:02 PM ET
And what do the XFL, Blockbuster, and Pan Am think about it?
NOFX • 06/08/26 04:19 PM ET
That's a scum bag judge.
Atlee Hokie • 06/08/26 04:14 PM ET
Yep. it has always been cut and dried.**
reestuart • 06/08/26 05:12 PM ET
Straight to the bank. Don't pass go, or level the playing field. Next jail!**
BoozVT • 06/08/26 03:30 PM ET
Shows hypocrisy in college sports. All schools
Spider73 • 06/08/26 02:42 PM ET
What’s worse: a gambler who is allowed to play, or…
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/08/26 02:21 PM ET
I don't remember, did he bet on any games that he had an influence on?**
BoozVT • 06/08/26 03:33 PM ET
Pete Rose didn’t either…..until he did.**
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/08/26 03:55 PM ET
This is the most idiotic argument of all. Let’s say u get behind $24k, and
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 03:47 PM ET
Ok, cool. While I can be an idiot quite often, I appreciate you pointing
BoozVT • 06/08/26 04:36 PM ET
It wasnt aimed at you, it's aimed at everyone who claimes, if all the rest
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 05:11 PM ET
Of any player, the QB is the one who can alter an outcome, and there's a
reestuart • 06/08/26 05:15 PM ET
On the offense side of the ball, you might be able to include RB and WR
VTHokie2000 • 06/09/26 12:34 PM ET
Yup!**
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/08/26 04:03 PM ET
These ADs are hypocrites and just as culpable for the collapse
HokieRat • 06/08/26 02:49 PM ET
LOL. I could see a Draft Kings Lounge or something like that on a campus,
reestuart • 06/08/26 03:08 PM ET
***I am against gambling and online sports books.
MP4VT2004 • 06/08/26 07:17 PM ET
Sign up for a DraftKings account here and get aa FREE T-shirt!!!
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 03:34 PM ET
I remember that. They were still doing the CCs into the 80s and maybe 90s.
reestuart • 06/08/26 03:55 PM ET
They were still doing CCs into the late 90s because I got a VT CC before I
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 04:07 PM ET
The courts have done more damage to the sport than even the NCAA.
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 12:11 PM ET
The NCAA caused it with their favoritism and inconsistent decisions**
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 12:15 PM ET
gambling has never had any wiggle room, though. It's been very clear
reestuart • 06/08/26 12:51 PM ET
Given that every network has a business deal with a gambling site/app, it
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 01:04 PM ET
Oh, I think it stinks of hypocrisy. **
reestuart • 06/08/26 01:45 PM ET
It does stink of hypocrisy on so many different levels. Given how easy
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 02:53 PM ET
Regular students don’t have direct control over outcome of a game though.**
HoakieBS • 06/08/26 09:59 PM ET
I don't disagree with that statement. However, my point was by creating
VTHokie2000 • 06/09/26 09:13 AM ET
I think it's a really large %. He wasn't making any large bets.
reestuart • 06/08/26 03:05 PM ET
I have a feeling it is a large percentage too. If college students are
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 03:22 PM ET
it's ok- he's a statistics major**
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 01:46 PM ET
He should be winning a lot!**
reestuart • 06/08/26 01:48 PM ET
I agree- but the NCAA invited the courts through selective enforcement
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 01:02 PM ET
The end is near.... it's time to make the Athletic Depts FOr Profit arms
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 12:03 PM ET
Agree...this is not on the NCAA. This is an injunction, not a final ruling.
BleedinOandM • 06/08/26 11:41 AM ET
Im well aware and s why I'm appalled at the injunction. By the time
HokieRat • 06/08/26 11:55 AM ET
Irreparable harm is laughable. He can enter the NFL supplemental draft.**
reestuart • 06/08/26 01:47 PM ET
I don't believe he can now that he has 2026 eligibility again. If what I
BoozVT • 06/08/26 04:01 PM ET
Looks like he still has until June 22 to apply. I don't think the NFL
reestuart • 06/08/26 04:05 PM ET
Even if he did enter the Supplemental Draft, I would be surprised if a NFL
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 04:40 PM ET
Yep, NFL might not draft him anyway because of the risk exposure. **
RJHokie • 06/08/26 04:47 PM ET
I think someone would take a shot in the supplemental draft. It would
reestuart • 06/09/26 02:30 PM ET
Maybe.
RJHokie • 06/09/26 04:11 PM ET
No doubt, but the NFL has suspended and reinstated players for online
reestuart • 06/09/26 04:33 PM ET
Going to be awesome when he's a turnover machine for TT **
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 03:01 PM ET
I would love to spit some Beech-Nut in that judges eyes and ...... because**
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie • 06/08/26 01:59 PM ET
Im kidding of course. Crazy to think a judge is that stupid
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie • 06/08/26 03:17 PM ET
Accountability has been dead for years. If you're surprised by this
NOFX • 06/08/26 11:29 AM ET
But he has to sit the Abeline Christian & Oregan State games!!!
Hokiefied • 06/08/26 10:58 AM ET
All but guarantees no future enforcement
GCHokieof91 • 06/08/26 10:47 AM ET
This is messed up. Pro Leagues ban players all the time for match fixing or
HokieBrazil • 06/08/26 10:38 AM ET
Pro leagues have collective bargaining/unions**
BleedinOandM • 06/08/26 11:39 AM ET
Pro leagues have commissioners and actual governance
NOFX • 06/08/26 11:28 AM ET
As of right now, college athletics still had an education element tied to
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 10:58 AM ET
Colleges paying for athletes schooling- (that they don't attend anyway now) ◄
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 12:06 PM ET
Even though that is absorbed through the various fees, there is still a
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 12:50 PM ET
The truth is many never attend in person classes. my kid played an olympic
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 01:04 PM ET
I can't speak for other instructors at other institutions, but
Pride_and_Joy • 06/08/26 01:31 PM ET
That sounds Vandy Specific to me- and I'm sure many others
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 01:35 PM ET
I imagine you're right! **
Pride_and_Joy • 06/08/26 01:39 PM ET
I wonder if that is true for all division levels or only certain ones.
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 01:09 PM ET
I think it's more prevalent than people would think-
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 01:22 PM ET
You are probably correct and it wouldn't shock me that much if that ever
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 03:01 PM ET
Most coaches of any sport encourage the easier major... that is not ALL
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 03:13 PM ET
Given that DIII does not offer athletic scholarships, I would assume any
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 03:27 PM ET
The judge is probably a TTU donor.**
solareye • 06/08/26 10:39 AM ET
The previous one was but recused after pics of him at a donor event dropped**
HokieRat • 06/08/26 10:43 AM ET
but he helped choose his replacement ?**
bigbadbird • 06/08/26 12:07 PM ET