Tennessee's Zakai Ziegler Sues the NCAA

[Joneslab]

Wants another year of eligibility. Says the four-year eligibility rule is a breach of antitrust law.

https://x.com/KSRonX/status/1924938643036082365

[TrueblueCATfan]

😂😂😂

[KCKUKFan]

Wants another year of eligibility. Says the four-year eligibility rule is a breach of antitrust law.

https://x.com/KSRonX/status/1924938643036082365

This is gonna become a thing, isn't it?

[Mr.Nezzer]

Didn't that dude play like 8 years already???


I guess if you don't get want you want in life .....just sue

[Joneslab]

An article about this laying out the parameters of the case.

One thing it mentions is the "where does it end?" thing. If Ziegler is asking for a fifth and is granted it, then why couldn't a guy sue asking for a sixth year? Or a seventh? It could be never-ending.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/tennessees-zakai-zeigler-sues-ncaa-what-to-know-about-the-case-that-could-alter-college-eligibility-rules/

[justford]

Players that have no professional playing options will be doing this for the NIL money. Can’t blame them for trying.

[KCKUKFan]

An article about this laying out the parameters of the case.

One thing it mentions is the "where does it end?" thing. If Ziegler is asking for a fifth and is granted it, then why couldn't a guy sue asking for a sixth year? Or a seventh? It could be never-ending.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...ibility-rules/

So essentially this is a go nowhere, frivolous case.

Does Ziegler have any argument in his favor?

[Joneslab]

So essentially this is a go nowhere, frivolous case.

Does Ziegler have any argument in his favor?

Not a lawyer obviously, but I guess the only thing in his favor could be that eligibility limits could be deemed a civil rights infraction just on their face. In part what they're saying is that the NCAA's rules are frivolous and a breach of antitrust, so you might as well throw eligibility out with the rest of the bathwater.

It would open up a whole world of wild precedent for sure.

[KCKUKFan]

The NCAA is still the governing body, I presume.

So when he signed to play at an NCAA member institution, he agreed to the governing body's rules and regulations.

Seems pretty cut and dry to me. Not a lawyer, but I'm struggling to see where any of this violates antitrust.

[Mr.Nezzer]

Not a lawyer obviously, but I guess the only thing in his favor could be that eligibility limits could be deemed a civil rights infraction just on their face. In part what they're saying is that the NCAA's rules are frivolous and a breach of antitrust, so you might as well throw eligibility out with the rest of the bathwater.

It would open up a whole world of wild precedent for sure.

Not seeing the civil riights infraction...EVERYONE who enters a NCAA institution has the availability of x number of years of athletic eligibility. The NCAA has a right to lay out guidelines and rules. If someone doesn't like said guidelines and rules then don't participate. That is what's know as agreeing to the rules before participating.
I agree that this is kind of a ploy to keep a paycheck flowing with low professional prospects

[Joneslab]

Not seeing the civil riights infraction...EVERYONE who enters a NCAA institution has the availability of x number of years of athletic eligibility. The NCAA has a right to lay out guidelines and rules. If someone doesn't like said guidelines and rules then don't participate. That is what's know as agreeing to the rules before participating.
I agree that this is kind of a ploy to keep a paycheck flowing with low professional prospects

All these eligibility lawsuits are civil rights violation cases.

At least that's what they're alleging. I personally don't buy it, that's just what their attorneys are saying.

[largebluej]

I understand and probably agree with the opinions to the contrary expressed on this post, but given the NCAA's recent record in lawsuits I'd say Ziegler has a good chance of winning his case. College athletics are going to continue to be increasingly more unrecognizable than the version with which what most of us fans became fans.

[KentuckyWild2020]

The inmates are running the asylum

[Joneslab]

A judge has denied Ziegler's motion.

https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/1933173498668585184