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And it shouldn't be.

It should be, why is Duke in this position?

Because we were put in this position.

It's not like we proactively said, go breach the contract real quick so we can see you real quick before the weekend's out.

This is something where...

And again, this has major implications.

It could have major implications across the landscape of NIL and how these contracts are formed.

Jason, you're thinking intellectually.

That's not how conversations start.

That's not how we're playing on sports radio and on the internet and on social media.

Again, this is an emotional portion of this.

And the emotions that start stem from Duke filing this because people don't know the backstory.

Even if they ask, right, they don't know the backstory.

And thankfully, some people care enough to ask.

But most people aren't.

They're just seeing the headline and going, Duke is doing what?

And I hate that that's the position that Duke has been forced to put in.

That's my point is the emotional part of this is I hate that Mensah did this at the 11th hour because the fact that he did has prompted Duke to thrust itself into this national conversation, probably in a way that they didn't want to via the courts.

They want to be the leaders that being proactive about making NIL beneficial for all parties instead of forcing their way through legal measures.

And I think that's the that's the long and short of it is that Derry meant to put Duke in a very, very bad situation.