This is the argument the Pavia/Aguliar attorneys have to make convincingly. The NCAA is going to to claim everyone knew the rules when they went to JUCO and knew they would run out of eligibility. It’s going to boil down to which side’s argument is more convincing. From my perspective this is just another in the long list of L’s the NCAA should take in the courtroom, but my biggest concern is the judge saying he doesn’t have the authority to make a ruling due it’s now nationwide implications following a) all the add ons from other regions of the country to this lawsuit and b) recent Supreme Court rulings to curb district judicial authority on nation-wide issues. The judge could simply deny the request on those grounds and let the plaintiffs appeal to the Appelate Court, which could, in essence, serve as a ban for Joey since its unlikely an appeal would be heard by Sept. In this scenario, he could win the case down the road but never play again because he would be out of eligibility on the years equation. That’s why Pavia declared and isn’t planning to return to Vandy even though he’s probably not going to get drafted. There’s a good chance they win this case long term but also a good chance that win doesn’t happen on Feb 10.