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Members of the 1983 N.C. State men’s basketball team tried to make up for lost time, but a judge was not having it.

Members of that national championship squad, coached by Jim Valvano, filed a suit requesting NIL compensation last year.

“For more than 40 years, the NCAA and its co-conspirators have systematically and intentionally misappropriated the Cardiac Pack’s publicity rights — including their names, images, and likenesses — associated with that game and that play, reaping scores of millions of dollars from the Cardiac Pack’s legendary victory,” the lawsuit said, via ESPN.

However, a North Carolina judge dismissed the lawsuit this week, citing the “untimely” argument and “failure to allege a violation of a legally enforceable right.”

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