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I don’t think the NFL would actively punish Sorsby for his betting in college. But it’s a risk-management issue. The guy is an admitted compulsive gambler. He bet on his own team dozens of times, and he’s less than 90 days out of his first stint in rehab. The NFL’s punishment would come...

I think TT figured out their chances of surviving both the NCAA's and the Big 12's court filings were slim. If so, I'm guessing they went to Sorsby and said, "We can do this easy or we can do it hard. Easy is we pay you a healthy chunk of money, and you go on your way. Hard is you're off...

I once drank a fair amount of scotch. Still have probably a case and a half of really good stuff. But I haven't had a total of 5 scotches in 5 years. I drink mostly wine now. Some beer, but mostly wine. About 60% - 65% red / 35% - 40% white. With seldom exceptions, my liquor consumption is...

The Big 12 has filed a request for confirmation that it can enforce its conference rules without being vulnerable to state-level retaliation. The Big 12's filing is in the Northern District of Texas, which is a federal court. Far less likely to render a home-cooked ruling than a state court...

Alcohol is an interesting substance. It can be a social lubricant, reducing anxiety and self-consciousness. Wine can be an enhancement to food and vice-versa. Together, both can be better than either is alone. And yes, little aches and pains can fade. It can also provide an escape from...

Free speech means that the government won't put you in jail or confiscate your property because of something you said. Even that has some limits....the famous example of shouting, "Fire!" in a crowded theater when you know there isn't one, you can't threaten the life of the President, and I'm...

Regardless of his prison record (which isn't pristine), 3 years isn't enough. Ruggs didn't set out to do it, but his criminal actions caused a 23-year-old to be burned to death. We know the impact of the wreck -- as distinct from an "accident" -- didn't kill her because the interior of her...

OK, we've had a couple of disappointments in recruiting. That doesn't give any poster license to violate board rules. In two pages we've had a warning for inane schoolyard back-and-forth and a ban for profanity. I'm disappointed too. In both the recruiting outcomes and the apparent feeling...

I don’t care who said what about whose mama first. Stop the, “I’m rubber, you’re glue,” back and forth. Confine the discussion to facts and their interpretation,, not personal characterization. That is not a request.

I can’t believe I just put this together, but Ken Paxton, Texas AG, is the same grifter who just recently won the Republican nomination for Senate. He’s a blowhard scumbag’s blowhard scumbag with multiple ethics investigations in his history. Even within the corruption and self-dealing of...

I hope the Big 12 calls TT's bluff and suspends Sorsby. That gives TT a devil's choice: (1) Set a court date on the regular docket, which will likely be after the season is over, or (2) get an expedited court date and likely lose. Either way, Sorsby doesn't play. I guess there is a third...

There is no commissioner of college football. To have a commissioner who could actually accomplish something and make it stick legally and uniformly (like Roger Goodell or Robert Manfred) would require an anti-trust exemption, which would have to come from Congress. The NCAA was emasculated...

Yeah, softball is looking more and more like football or basketball with all the transfers and a few schools (looking at Texas Tech and a couple of others) tampering before the season even ends. The commitment of Ava Briski would make you think the chances of big sister Jocelyn leaving are...

Good point. It is more than a bit reminiscent of Florida State trying to get out of the ACC without paying the exit fee that they themselves signed off on.

I'd bet a bunch of money that his company would do a whole lot better if he forked out the money to have some continuity in the key positions. Once you get a reputation for always breaking in a new key customer contact, customers start to demand compensation for that in the form of lower...