"Why us? "
That's what many LSU fans want to know, as the SEC has chosen to wage war against the Tigers in a way it never has against a member institution before.
The answer is that it's not just about stopping LSU from pushing the boundaries now over a couple of former quasi-professionals who don't look all that much different than a litany of other former Class of 2022 athletes who will be playing college sports this year.
It's about the SEC's ability to police its membership after LSU sought to break a ,
SEC seeking legal authority to expel LSU in updated federal court filing
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That's all LSU was trying to do.
Where was the SEC's fervor to self-police member schools back when
Maybe if the Protect College Sports Act fails to pass or gets doctored in ways the league doesn't like, that could still be on the table. But self-governance doesn't have to mean breaking away from any association with the rest of college sports. At least for now, it means finding the legal authority to create a level playing field within conference borders. That's what the SEC's federal lawsuit is all about. It's also why the conference didn't immediately halt its legal fight when LSU
