r/CFB • u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 • Sep 03 '26
News [On3] BREAKING: The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and head football coach Lane Kiffin, @PeteNakos reports.
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u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State Sep 03 '26
This will be the most popular the SEC has ever been on r/CFB
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u/JustHereForCatss Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
I haven't seen this conference or subreddit so United in my lifetime. All my homies hate Lane
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u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 03 '26
He really took years of goodwill from Alabama/FAU/Ole Miss and torched it in a few months
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u/BobbysSmile Alabama • Alabama A&M Sep 03 '26
Lane: "get your popcorn ready"
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u/amayain Alabama • Marquette Sep 03 '26
One of my favorite Lane moments, especially when Big Al was eating the giant popcorn at the half
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u/tritonice Mississippi State Bulldogs Sep 03 '26
He had it MADE in Oxford, as much as it pains me to say that. He could have earned $10 million+ for as long as he wanted. 9-10 wins and CFP appearances most years gets you a statue in the Grove.
Something seriously wrong happened last year in his brain, or maybe he was just pulling the longest con since Saban canned him.
Now, he has achieved super villain status and has a high chance of TARMAC pt. 2 if he doesn't win pretty much instantly.
Can't wait to see the mustard fly in a couple of weeks.
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u/Baiji519 Wofford Terriers Sep 03 '26
I’ve never seen someone who kept failing upward, then torched all that unearned good will to the ground.
Que Kiffin entering some sort of rehab/treatment center by November/December.
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u/gasmask11000 Ole Miss Rebels • Magnolia Bowl Sep 03 '26
Unrelated but does anyone want a Lane Kiffin bobblehead? I got it back when I got a COVID test in 2020
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u/Dangerous_Golf_7417 Texas A&M Aggies Sep 03 '26
No but someone in Oxford could make bank with a Lane Kiffin pinata
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u/Secret_Hyena9680 Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
Back when he left the Vols, my bank would let you throw three darts at a pic of Lane if you opened a new account.
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u/maoterracottasoldier Sep 03 '26
He got an undeserved redemption arc that was fabricated by the media. I’m so happy to see it come crashing down immediately. He’s just a bad person
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u/SmarterThanMyBoss Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats Sep 03 '26
So true. I HATED him like 20 years ago. Before it was cool (or at least before I was on reddit and discovered it was cool). Then over his time at FAU and, mostly Ole Miss, I was tricked into thinking he had matured into an OK dude who did amusing stuff sometimes.
But nope, he's the same entitled asshat he always has been.
I am so upset that I have to root for holier than thou ass Dabo this weekend. Kiffin is a piece of crap for making me do that.
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u/veganmathlete Oklahoma • Red River Shootout Sep 03 '26
He basically rented a dog? Cosplayed being a dog owner? Who does that?
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u/luis1972 Ohio State Buckeyes • The Alliance Sep 03 '26
Oh, we were all united against Texas Tech too. All it takes to unify good people is to single out the villains.
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u/TheSwitchler Sep 03 '26
He's such a little piece of shit
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u/Maleficent_Ant_8895 Iowa Hawkeyes • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 03 '26
Nah he’s a giant piece of shit
The kind you pound MiraLAX and grab onto the disabled handle bars in the stall and see Jesus midway through your shit
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u/VoarTok Houston Cougars Sep 03 '26
This is the kind of visualization that only comes from lived experience.
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u/tantalumcaps Indiana • California Sep 03 '26
I haven't seen this conference or subreddit so United in my lifetime. All my homies hate Lane
To be fair, Laney is going out of his way to leave no bridge unburned and no yoga class unattended. It's not anti-SEC bias for me. It is just really easy to dislike him.
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u/AWolfGaming Michigan Wolverines Sep 03 '26
Al Davis in his senility did a lot of dumb shit with the Raiders. However, him using an overhead projector in a 45 minute presser of why Kiffin was fired was everything you needed to know about Lane. Davis called him a professional liar and a con man. Al Davis was the founder of the Lane Kiffin Hate Club
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u/skippy_smooth California Golden Bears • MAC Sep 03 '26
I thought Al was crazy for that, but man was he right.
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u/DrMidnight76320 Indiana Hoosiers Sep 03 '26
You have mad skills when you allow a senile old man 45 minutes of clarity to illustrate how much of a turd you are.
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u/buckeyebrain1969 Ohio State Buckeyes • Gallaudet Bison Sep 03 '26
He's not only the founder of the Lane Kiffin Hate Club, he's also a member!
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u/Unsung_Ironhead NC State Wolfpack Sep 03 '26
He’s uniting the cfb fanbases like Will Wade united the college basketball fanbases
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u/MurrE1310 Georgia Bulldogs • Cornell Big Red Sep 03 '26
We were all united against Texas Tech just a couple months ago
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u/Epcplayer UCF Knights Sep 03 '26
r/CFB darling Greg Sankey
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u/Neither_Call2913 Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Sep 03 '26
r/CFB supporting the SEC in anything, ever, was not on my 2026 Season bingo card.
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u/Klightgrove Oregon Ducks • Iowa Hawkeyes Sep 03 '26
Wild wern't we told the other day on this sub that the SEC would not do anything about it?
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u/DafoeFoSho Illinois Fighting Illini • Team Meteor Sep 03 '26
Adam Silver upped the ante for commissioners. Time to throw down.
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u/Ranger_Nietzsche Illinois • Michigan Sep 03 '26
SEC can't be one-upped by the NBA. Or appear as toothless as the NCAA
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u/gollumaniac Boston University • Buffalo Sep 03 '26
S-E-C! S-E-C! Now excuse me while I go take a cold shower.
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u/StreetReporter Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Sep 03 '26
It’s this subs equivalent of the USSR being our ally in World War 2
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u/AmnFucker Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 03 '26
"If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons."
-Winston Churchill
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u/heyheyathrowaway485 Salisbury Seagulls Sep 03 '26
I've always loved [checks notes] Greg Sankey????
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u/Taxes_and_Fees Florida State Seminoles • Drake Bulldogs Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
“In the ACC you sue your conference”
“In the SEC your conference sues you”
- Yakov Smirnoff
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u/Expensive_Team_5072 Syracuse Orange Sep 03 '26
OK, that was lol worthy, literally.
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u/ernyc3777 Syracuse • Penn State Sep 03 '26
The SEC or the SEC?
Are LSU players commodities or athletes?
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u/Broke-Till-Payday North Carolina Tar Heels Sep 03 '26
Will we do have options on them thanks to draft kings
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u/r0sco Missouri Tigers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 03 '26
Are the LSU players securities* or athletes?
Commodities are regulated by the CFTC.
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u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 03 '26
"Defendants waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season."
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u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Purdue Boilermakers Sep 03 '26
Tf is goin’ on
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Sep 03 '26
Lane Kiffin is doing his thing. This is the result.
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u/BerriesNCreme Sep 03 '26
Lane is a habitual line stepper
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u/Kramerica_CEO Michigan Wolverines Sep 03 '26
Fuck yo couch
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u/HBTFD1785 Georgia Bulldogs Sep 03 '26
"I mean what am I gonna do? Jump up and start recruiting professional athletes to play college football for my team, like it's something to do? Come on, I have a little more sense than that.
Yeah, I remember recruiting professional athletes to play college football for my team."
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u/Kramerica_CEO Michigan Wolverines Sep 03 '26
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Man that skit is a classic. The way they rewind it and play what he said again ☠️
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u/NewspaperChemical785 Ohio State Buckeyes • Waterloo Warriors Sep 03 '26
Al Davis was right
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u/averagejoeag Texas A&M Aggies • Air Force Falcons Sep 03 '26
He finally found a place as corrupt as him.
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u/Lefthook16 Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 03 '26
Basically what this could mean is the players won't be eligible. You have to have rosters set 24 hours before kickoff so theoretically changing a ruling even for 24 hours at this stage could cause LSU big problems. Pate broke it down on Sunday's show.
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u/Taako_Cross Penn State Nittany Lions Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 04 '26
Nah some Baton Rouge judge will place an injunction to allow them to play with a court date in February ‘27 to determine if they’ll be allowed to play in the 26-27 season.
Edit: exactly what I said would happen- happened. Shocking.
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u/JustHereForCatss Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
Lane Kiffin
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u/tagillaslover Clemson Tigers Sep 03 '26
He’s actually such an idiot, I don’t understand it. He’s going through all this trouble for guys that were going to be backups
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Sep 03 '26
He loves being the center of attention and skirting every rule possible. This is his version of natural selection.
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u/AeolusA2 Michigan Wolverines Sep 03 '26
They also must submit their roster 24 hours before their game, so by 7:30 tomorrow night. If they try to submit with deemed ineligible players I don't pretend to know what will happen, but probably nothing good for LSU.
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u/sqigglygibberish Duke Blue Devils • Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 03 '26
When was the last time we had a major team forfeit a game? (Not a “removed years later in an investigation” but a true in season forfeit)
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u/BobbysSmile Alabama • Alabama A&M Sep 03 '26
It just hit me that we are like 2 days from college football.
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u/ThatStrangeGuyOverMe Alabama • Illinois Sep 03 '26
College football has already begun, and there's games starting today and going through Monday as well!
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u/JohnPaulDavyJones Texas A&M Aggies • Baylor Bears Sep 03 '26
Dawg, we're already back to college football. USC's backups gave up 23 points to SJSU in one quarter last weekend, and either Bill Belichick has a defense again or TCU's offense is making 2010s Kansas look competent.
Those are the sorts of things that one loves to be able to say about college football when it's back.
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u/Optimal_Cook_851 Sep 03 '26
and Memphis might be a g5 playoff contender, and NDSU could win the MWC in their first year of FBS.
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u/MidlandsBraves Clemson Tigers • Clemson Tigers Sep 03 '26
It’s still bush league bullshit that here 48 hrs before the game Clemson has to prepare for players who may or may not play.
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u/tagillaslover Clemson Tigers Sep 03 '26
I thank the sec for doing this just days before they play us. I imagine the distraction and all the extra noise won’t help LSU.
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u/ninusc92 South Carolina • Palmetto Bowl Sep 03 '26
ESPN will certainly make it their main talking point alongside Dabo’s comments. Agreed that this is only good news for Clemson.
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u/LETX_CPKM Oklahoma Sooners • /r/CFB Patron Sep 03 '26
The bandwagon for Clemson on Saturday night will be Standing Room Only. Time to go get some $2 bills yall…
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u/chaser676 Ole Miss Rebels • Egg Bowl Sep 03 '26
I'm sure you can spin it as "look, everyone in the world is against us!", but I wonder if the locker room may actually go towards "why are you risking our season over this shit?"
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u/Icy-Taste-3096 NC State • Penn State Sep 03 '26
This, and I could also see an element of "why do we need to bring these NFL guys in, can't we win without them?"
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u/surreptitioussloth Virginia Cavaliers • Florida Gators Sep 03 '26
What does that even state a claim for?
Getting players to pursue lawsuits over rules even if it happened wouldn’t be something for courts to get into, especially when the controversy over those rules is legitimate
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u/BoldElDavo Virginia Cavaliers Sep 03 '26
In its complaint, the SEC requests the court “enter a preliminary and permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from violating the Conference’s First Amendment rights by compelling the Conference to associate with conduct that is contrary to the Conference’s purpose and mission.”
Frankly I don't know how this is different from the lawsuit already taking place.
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u/Neither_Call2913 Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Sep 03 '26
I have a feeling that this lawsuit will go on complete hold until the lawsuit regarding the SEC’s ban on pro players is decided. But it’s being filed now to make the battlefield more clear on what battles are going to have to be fought.
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u/shapu West Virginia Mountaineers • WashU Bears Sep 03 '26
If you don't love this, you don't love Kiffin football
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u/whatifevery1wascalm Alabama Crimson Tide • Iowa Hawkeyes Sep 03 '26
The judges for the Northern District of Alabama have degrees (BA and/or JD) from:
3x Alabama
2x Other
1x Auburn
1x Tulane
1x Tennessee (Pending Senate Confirmation)
0x LSU
So get your conspiracies loaded now
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u/BrownBabaAli Alabama Crimson Tide • WashU Bears Sep 03 '26
Imagine if they filed it at the divisional office of the court in Tuscaloosa
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u/Cool_Guy_McFly Texas Tech Red Raiders Sep 03 '26
YES EVERYONE PLEASE FOCUS 100% OF YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS AND NOT ANY PREVIOUS OFFSEASON NEWS THAT STUFF IS NOT IMPORTANT NOW.
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u/DCAbloob Penn State Nittany Lions • Navy Midshipmen Sep 03 '26
Seconded.
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u/TheWikiJedi Baylor Bears • Team Chaos Sep 03 '26
The Texas Tech Penn State game still hasn’t happened. One day the prophecy will be fulfilled
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u/ID_Poobaru Boise State Broncos • Gallaudet Bison Sep 03 '26
I've actually forgotten about the Sorsby stuff because of this
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u/thisshitsstupid Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 03 '26
Its crazy how quickly Texas Tech became old news and over shadowed by something somehow fucking worse. Quiet impressive really.
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u/blacfd Oregon Ducks Sep 03 '26
How much are you willing to bet that people lose interest in Texas Tech?
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u/EveryManAViKing Texas Tech • Texas Tech Sep 03 '26
You can’t lose interest in Tech, that’s collusion, so good luck with that.
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u/jsmeeker Texas Tech Red Raiders Sep 03 '26
That won't happen. Cody Campbell is inevitable.
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u/NYCHoo Virginia • Georgia Tech Sep 03 '26
Can we just rename this sub to r/employmentlaw at this point
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u/preddevils6 Tennessee • Austin Peay Sep 03 '26
I miss when the sub was r/chikfilabags
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u/dbcwb Penn State • Princeton Sep 03 '26
What's the context for "paidtowatchthegrassgrow?"
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u/Dokkan_Lifter James Madison Dukes Sep 03 '26
Kids getting "landscaping" jobs while never touching a lawnmower
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u/javascript Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
I too received an allowance but sadly it was in the low two figures :(
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u/JeffGoldblumsChest Florida Gators • Team Meteor Sep 03 '26
Did you try suing your parents?
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u/TheNittanyLionKing Penn State Nittany Lions Sep 03 '26
Being a college football and NFL fan also means learning everything there is to know about the weather, common injuries and recovery timelines, and the legal system.
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u/frick_this_fricking Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout Sep 03 '26
This might be the first and only time I’ve seen this sub on the side of the SEC
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u/averagejoeag Texas A&M Aggies • Air Force Falcons Sep 03 '26
Leave it up to Lane Kiffin to bring the world together.
This timeline is insane.
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u/Spalliston Georgia Tech • California Sep 03 '26
In the sub's defense, this is also a rare case where the SEC winning is both a) good for the sport and b) potentially bad for the SEC.
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u/MrAshleyMadison Florida Gators Sep 03 '26
grabs popcorn bucket
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u/surgingchaos Western Oregon Wolves • Oregon Ducks Sep 03 '26
Can we somehow strip 5 first-round picks from LSU? Asking a friend.
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u/thricethefan Florida State • Georgia Sep 03 '26
Gonna have to litigate over that number, Jayden won’t tolerate it
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u/surgingchaos Western Oregon Wolves • Oregon Ducks Sep 03 '26
Damn, that guy and that number just won't go away :(((
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u/31_mfin_eggrolls Tulane Green Wave • Lawrence Vikings Sep 03 '26
Expel them from the SEC and bring up the original Louisiana football team
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u/ThisKidIsAlright Florida State • Tulane Sep 03 '26
Tulane rejoining the SEC and immediately having more SEC championships than some current members would be hilarious.
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u/JeffGoldblumsChest Florida Gators • Team Meteor Sep 03 '26
I am so glad we didn't end up with him as coach
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u/tagillaslover Clemson Tigers Sep 03 '26
Billable hours on a generational run
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u/skippy_smooth California Golden Bears • MAC Sep 03 '26
Out here feeding families
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u/Set-Admirable West Virginia • Backyard Brawl Sep 03 '26
Buying third and fourth vacation homes actually.
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u/Im_A_Real_Boy1 LSU Tigers • Montréal Carabins Sep 03 '26
I’m sure there’s beluga caviar and filet wagyu beef going into those hungry mouths
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u/FaithHopeLove821 Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 03 '26
Undefeated in the offseason, and now dragging their dominance into the regular season.
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u/LightsOut0980 LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
I activated one hell of a monkeys paw when I begged for Brian Kelly to leave huh
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u/WallImpossible Missouri Tigers • Team Chaos Sep 03 '26
Yes, but I still believe it was worth it
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u/707royalty Florida State Seminoles • Pac-12 Sep 03 '26
Someone with that secondary flair would say that
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u/boringestlawyer Georgia Bulldogs • Ole Miss Rebels Sep 03 '26
The SEC- we all hate each other but not as much as we all hate Lane Kiffin
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u/National_Head_3678 Auburn Tigers Sep 03 '26
He's like the smart aleck little brother that your mom won't let you hit.
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u/RUSpicyPickle Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Paper Bag Sep 03 '26
Lane Kiffin wanted this war
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u/corundum9 Ohio Bobcats • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 03 '26
Joey Freshwater about to be Billy Billhour
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u/AUBeastmaster Auburn Tigers • Colorado State Rams Sep 03 '26
He’s been Joey freshwater, Joey swampwater, Joey backwater, now what is he?
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u/teamlie Boston University • Notre Dame Sep 03 '26
Does anyone remember when he did that hyped up sideline interview with CBS when he played Saban a couple years ago? When he threw off his headset at the end? That was cute.
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u/huhwhat90 Alabama Crimson Tide • Paper Bag Sep 03 '26
"Get your popcorn ready"
Proceeds to get annihilated
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u/timshel_life Arizona State Sun Devils Sep 03 '26
I really should have went to law school.
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u/Jojojojo5555 Harvard • Arizona State Sep 03 '26
Have gone
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u/SteveFrench12 Sep 03 '26
Not everyone went to Harvard…or law school
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u/willpc14 Trinity (CT) Bantams • Princeton Tigers Sep 03 '26
That's right. Some of us went to better schools. /s
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u/originalbiggusdickus Columbia Lions • Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 03 '26
Damn, I'm late
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u/Far_Eye6555 Michigan Wolverines • Army Black Knights Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
All them law grads got super foooooked last month for the BAR which is kinda funny but I do feel for them
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u/puruglysfupa Cincinnati Bearcats Sep 03 '26
Imagine if Sorsby had gone to LSU instead. We could’ve had maximum drama from one school.
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u/Collador1 Texas Longhorns Sep 03 '26
But Tech said nobody would care about this kind of stuff if it was happening at LSU....?
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u/Fuzzy_Afternoon7754 LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
We took that as a challenge, apparently
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u/seaweedbrainpremed Virginia • William & Mary Sep 03 '26
Gotta feel for Lane Kiffin. Everyone’s out to get him it can’t be him that keeps getting in these situations right?
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u/BlueRidgeRambler9 Tennessee • Appalachian State Sep 03 '26
He is truly too pure for this world.
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u/BatManatee UCLA Bruins • Big Ten Sep 03 '26
"God keeps testing me" - Jon Jones while drunk driving, shooting stop signs, hitting a pregnant woman with his car then fleeing the scene, hiding from drug testers, popping for PEDs, busted for coke, etc etc etc
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u/wisertime07 Clemson Tigers • The Citadel Bulldogs Sep 03 '26
You hate to see it.. and on the other hand, you love to see it.
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u/HoosierHoo Sep 03 '26
This is the exact legal move that made Texas Tech and Sorsby nope out.
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u/southernboy90 LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
I hope it does for us too. This is beyond ridiculous. These dudes are not LSU legends or even louisiana kids.
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u/Gvillegator Florida Gators Sep 03 '26
Maybe maybe maybe try and get an athletic admin not run by charlatans and clowns
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u/Thorwor Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
Apparently the Louisiana governor is a big part of the problem.
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u/Gvillegator Florida Gators Sep 03 '26
Of course he is. None of these clowns would feel half as bold as they do without political cover from the Governor of your state
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u/southernboy90 LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
Brother, this is LOUISIANA state university. If it isn't run but absolute idiots its not louisiana.
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u/the_dayman56 Indiana Hoosiers • College Football Playoff Sep 03 '26
Offseason drama going into OT this year
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u/skoducks Oregon Ducks Sep 03 '26
Indiana’s national championship run last year was historic but billable hours has remained undefeated every year. Top that Cignetti
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u/Cfbandporn Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 03 '26
It's going to be so funny when LSU starts their season 2-2
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u/Tommy05Sox Iowa Hawkeyes • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 03 '26
I'll tell you what: you can't get sued if you're not in a conference. Come to the independent life, LSU.
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u/legend023 Tulane Green Wave • LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
LSU’s losses might rival the 2010 Bama teams losing on r/cfb.
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u/IceColdDrPepper_Here Georgia Bulldogs • Georgia Bulldogs Sep 03 '26
If Clemson beats LSU it will be the #1 upvoted post in r/CFB history
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u/HamlinHamlin_McTrill Tennessee Volunteers Sep 03 '26
I don't understand LSU's POV at all on this. Going to extreme lengths and provoking all out war with the league over two guys who got cut in mini-camp. We're not talking about All-Americans here, and they aren't going to propel them to being a national title contender. Why was this worth it?
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u/andiwaslikewhaaaaaat Missouri Tigers Sep 03 '26
"You've got to keep Lane away from the guys playing in the NFL"
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u/CountOff Michigan Wolverines • Rose Bowl Sep 03 '26
Well of all the things Lane Kiffin could potentially get sued for, this is likely among the least problematic
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u/dros1017 LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
Oh for fuck's sake, when will this end?!? Just rule these players ineligible and let's play some football
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u/Mrpetey22 Washington State • Alabama Sep 03 '26
Tell that to your judges
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u/themattboard Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Sep 03 '26
And coaches
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u/FylntCoal Sep 03 '26
that would work if homer judges across all of college sports weren't so incompetent.
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u/b100darrowz Texas Lutheran • Billable Hours Sep 03 '26
Once in a millennia offseason for billable hours
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u/legitimacys LSU Tigers Sep 03 '26
They are suing because LSU violated the SEC's first amendment rights. That's interesting. I don't know what I expected it to be, but it wasn't first amendment rights.
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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl Sep 03 '26
First amendment rights aren't just free speech, but freedom of association. Which includes being able to set rules around membership in private organizations, like an athletic conference, so long as they aren't protected classes like race, gender, religion, etc.
By breaking SEC rules to sign these players, LSU is infringing upon the other 15 members rights to freedom of association because they all agreed to abide by the SECs rules to be part of the organization.
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u/UpsideTurtles North Texas Mean Green • Texas A&M Aggies Sep 03 '26
Any time these law suits happen im always confused by some of the filings until someone (like you!) comes in and explains it really well, then it makes perfect sense. But I guess that’s literally what a lawyer is for lol
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u/Richard_AIGuy Ohio State • Georgia Tech Sep 03 '26
Lane Kiffin has managed to get sued by his own conference BEFORE coaching a single game for his current school. This has to be some kind of record.
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u/white2234 Miami • West Virginia Sep 03 '26
Lane kiffin out of a job before the ole miss game would be poetic
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u/heardThereWasFood Ole Miss Rebels Sep 03 '26
And then of course we lose the game anyway 🤷
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u/526mb Oregon Ducks • Portland Pilots Sep 03 '26
In its complaint, the SEC requests the court “enter a preliminary and permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from violating the Conference’s First Amendment rights by compelling the Conference to associate with conduct that is contrary to the Conference’s purpose and mission.”
Interesting 1st Amendment claim. I’m not really sure how being compelled to honor a contract for competition among sports is a violation of the 1st Amendment. I think the theory that because LSU is a State university that having a state run college forcing them to compete with NFL players is synonymous with compelled speech.
If this were a private university, then there would be a no claim since you could just seek another remedy.
As a CFB fan and a lawyer, this is going to be fun to watch.
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u/CharlemagneOfTheUSA Oregon Ducks • Arizona State Sun Devils Sep 03 '26
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u/Simple_Dragonfruit48 Cal Poly Mustangs Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
I try to stay away from rich people suing each other legal bullshit but does this mean a judge could issue an injunction blocking the injunction allowing NFL players to come back?
Has the answer to the NCAA’s injunction problem been more injunctions this whole time?
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u/jizzmcskeet Texas Longhorns Sep 03 '26
It's not about playing football, it is the injunctions we met along the way
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u/Jorr_El BYU Cougars • Marching Band Sep 03 '26
We're not beating the accusations here that college football is just reality TV for a different audience. The drama is just insane
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u/Snapplestache Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 03 '26
Lotta people finding windows to press themselves against while laughing
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u/kadoozie92 Texas Tech Red Raiders • Paper Bag Sep 03 '26
Take it from me, do NOT get the AG involved, LSU
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u/EastonMetsGuy Oregon Ducks • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Sep 03 '26
I love it! I have no idea what this means nor am I even gonna try to figure out what this means
Anyway, in the same sport in about 5 hours, Rutgers vs UMass! Lets go baby
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u/eliastheawesome Clemson Tigers • Cheez-It Bowl Sep 03 '26
I’ve seen enough. Give Mizzou the death penalty
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u/110397 Texas A&M Aggies Sep 03 '26
Bro hasn’t even coached a single game yet 😂