While ESPN’s Paul Finebaum has taken Texas Tech’s side as transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby tries to get his eligibility from the NCAA to play for the Red Raiders this season, not everyone at the Worldwide Leader in Sports feels the same way. Rece Davis, one of the faces of ESPN’s College GameDay, is a bit more skeptical and critical of this situation.
And he’s focused on how the quarterback the Red Raiders are hoping to get back might not exactly have the best sort of defense for this situation. Frankly, it really sounds like Davis isn’t a huge fan of this whole situation or Sorsby’s defense and the attempts to regain eligibility for the Red Raiders.
“While having sympathy for the situation, your behavior still has consequences about what you might sacrifice and to me, betting on your team is beyond the pale, even no matter how minute it was,” Davis said during a recent episode of the College GameDay podcast.
It looks like Rece Davis isn’t buying Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s defense
So, how does Davis feel about Sorsby’s attempts to get back on the field? What about his thoughts on something akin to Finebaum’s suggestion of a couple of games in terms of suspension as a punishment for this situation?
“While there might be some aspect where you would have some grace to let people work their way back, because as we mentioned earlier, because gambling has become so prevalent, right or wrong, in our society and so mainstream, maybe there’s a defined path back as opposed to the lifetime ban,” Davis explained. “But it probably needs to be more than a slap on the wrist.”
This specific situation is an interesting one and it’s hard to blame people for being skeptical and critical of the situation given the current state of gambling in our society. It’s something that is incredibly prevalent in so many aspects of life. And that’s probably not a good thing.
As for how to move forward from this sort of circumstance and to give someone an opportunity for redemption? Well, that’s a tricky thing here.
“This is not speaking as a clinical psychologist or anything, but what he was doing, while I’m sure it was addictive in nature, seemed to be really small bets and different things like that,” Davis continued. “It seems a little bit as if it might somehow diminish those who are really in the throes of various addictions. It seems like a manipulative way to get the outcome you desire.”
That’s a pretty biting critique here.
And while Davis leaves room for being open to this being a legitimate defense and clear explanation for what is going on with Sorsby, he’s also making it clear that many people will diminish or dismiss a gambling addiction because of perceived differences from other addictions.
That makes much of this discussion an interesting one as well. Because so many people aren’t seeking out the thoughts of clinical psychologists or experts on this. Davis acknowledged that he might have a blindspot in that space and that might create a bit of bias for him, but I suspect plenty of people aren’t willing to consider that on this.
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