Big 12 programs threatening to boycott Texas Tech following Sorsby ruling

Just like that, Texas Tech isn't only the archnemesis of BYU football -- a program stonewalled by the Red Raiders twice last season -- but they've become the most hated program in all of college football overnight, thanks to a court ruling that will allow transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play with his new team despite admitting to extreme levels of gambling as a student-athlete.

He'll still serve a penalty, but a 2-game suspension is a slap on the wrist compared to the likely alternative of having his eligibility revoked full-stop.

This accomplishes several things: first, the power of the NCAA as a governing organization has been completely undermined. Were this decision completely in their power, Sorsby wouldn't have a snowball's chance in Lubbock at seeing the field again as a college athlete. But it's not, and that's exactly why the judge's grant allows Sorsby to compete while trumping the will of the NCAA.

Second, this puts Texas Tech right back in the driver's seat of the Big 12 Conference. Their Big 12 peers are not pleased with this fact, especially when considering just how Sorsby rediscovered his eligibility. According to reports, many Big 12 programs are threatening to boycott their matchups with the Red Raiders this season.

Another reporter went a step further, sharing that every program in the league is voting to boycott the Red Raiders this season (BYU and UCF being the only holdouts), and some members are calling for Texas Tech's ejection from the league as a whole.

I'm not seeing this report anywhere else, however, so take that information for what it's worth.

The way I see it, regardless of the ruling, there is very little that college football teams can do to right this apparent wrong. Yes, the slippery slope just got a little slicker with the precedent that a player can gamble all they please and face almost no repercussions to their eligibility, but on the field, BYU football and their Big 12 buddies should see this turn of events as an additional motivator to stick it to the Red Raiders on the scoreboard.

Do you really want Tech to feel sorry about what they've done? Kick their butts in the regular season. BYU doesn't have Tech scheduled this year, so the only way they could give their say would be in the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas Tech was already the villains of the league -- this new development only paints a bigger target on their backs.

The ruling is what it is. Now, let's control what we can.

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