Sharife Cooper Eligibility Concerns?

[ellitor 33,093]

@toddcPlease remember to include links when pasting articles or parts of articles so I don't have to spend unnecesary time trying to find it. Can't find what you just pasted for example.

[boomstick 1,315]

16 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

I'm about 99.5% sure I saw Sharife yesterday, so at least he's still in Auburn 

He was at practice over the weekend, just didn't participate, according to some people who saw the practice.

[keesler 5,924]

 On 11/20/2020 at 3:08 PM, ellitor said:

NCAA is investigating his dad because in their eyes he went from a small time coach to becoming an agent & having an agency in no time & also had 5 players who was on the AAU team he was associated with end up going to AU. They're looking to see if there is anything fishy about it. Also JGT & an insider on the Bunker say they don't expect Cooper to play next week.

 

Now why in the world would something as trivial as this draw the attention of the NCAA? 

[steeleagle 2,945]

1 hour ago, keesler said:

 On 11/20/2020 at 3:08 PM, ellitor said:

NCAA is investigating his dad because in their eyes he went from a small time coach to becoming an agent & having an agency in no time & also had 5 players who was on the AAU team he was associated with end up going to AU. They're looking to see if there is anything fishy about it. Also JGT & an insider on the Bunker say they don't expect Cooper to play next week.

 

Now why in the world would something as trivial as this draw the attention of the NCAA? 

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THis should detail all that out. Just what we need, a post season ban and our 5* PG declared ineligible....

 

 

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Sources: Auburn Tigers' Sharife Cooper awaits NCAA eligibility ruling

10:39 AM CT

• Jeff Borzello
• Mark Schlabach

 

Auburn star freshman Sharife Cooper hasn't practiced in recent weeks for the Tigers while he awaits the findings of an NCAA investigation into his eligibility, sources told ESPN.

Cooper's representatives have contacted professional teams in Europe and Australia in case the NCAA does not clear him to play this season, sources told ESPN. A source said Cooper's desire is to remain at Auburn this season, but that might not be a possibility if the NCAA doesn't certify him to play.

Cooper, a 6-foot point guard from McEachern High School (Georgia), was a McDonald's All American and five-star recruit in the 2020 class. He was ranked No. 20 in the ESPN 100 and was expected to start immediately at point guard for Auburn this season.

 

 

[Zeek 16,650]

What an annoying two pieces of news.

[casatiger 513]

Well, I don't have any feel for whether we are doing the right thing relative to imposing the 1 year post season ban.  May be a smart thing, but just too early to tell.  There is a lot of information we don't have.  Relative to Cooper, if say Colin Sexton's Dad ran an AAU team and sent 5 players to bama and then became an agent with Lil Wayne we would want the NCAA to camp out on their campus.  Hard to believe we did not see this coming.  I hope we did and therefore had all of our ducks in a row when it became a thing at the NCAA.  

[Win4AU 4,052]

Gotta believe Bruce and the admin knew all this was going on and this season may be a bit bumpy with the youth and distractions that it could bring when they chose to take their medicine yesterday.  Fingers crossed that nothing else pops up.

[ellitor 33,093]

1 hour ago, keesler said:

Now why in the world would something as trivial as this draw the attention of the NCAA? 

Not that I agree with their archaic rules or the way they handle things but based on their rules on ameteurism how is it trivial @keesler?

[Dual-Threat Rigby 8,669]

I don’t think it’s trivial by any measure, you don’t just become an agent and become a pipeline of semi elite talent for primarily one program 

like other people said, hopefully auburn has their ducks in a row 

[Dual-Threat Rigby 8,669]

3 hours ago, boomstick said:

He was at practice over the weekend, just didn't participate, according to some people who saw the practice.

Just giving my testimonial lol

to whoever mentioned that he might’ve received a nice car...it’s pretty damn nice lol. Drop top BMW, don’t remember the model but whoo whee 

[GwillMac6 20,678]

15 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

Just giving my testimonial lol

to whoever mentioned that he might’ve received a nice car...it’s pretty damn nice lol. Drop top BMW, don’t remember the model but whoo whee 

He got that when he was 16 on his birthday. Of course that is a big issue years later.... Smh

[boomstick 1,315]

11 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said:

He got that when he was 16 on his birthday. Of course that is a big issue years later.... Smh

Yeah, it was June of last year. He and his twin brother both got Maseratis.

[ellitor 33,093]

57 minutes ago, boomstick said:

Yeah, it was June of last year. He and his twin brother both got Maseratis.

Seems definitely after Mr' Cooper's wealth was growing. I don't have an opinion on it but I have now seen 2 people connected to the program whose opinions are it's more racial profiling than anything FWIW.

[boomstick 1,315]

1 minute ago, ellitor said:

Seems definitely after Mr' Cooper's wealth was growing. I don't have an opinion on it but I have now seen 2 people connected to the program whose opinions are it's more racial profiling than anything FWIW.

Honestly, it kinda has that feel to it. 

[Dual-Threat Rigby 8,669]

honestly the timing of this news is why it's annoying more than anything. 1. right when the season starts, so there's obv that societal pressure to hold him out 2. right after the postseason ban, so it makes us look corrupt on multiple fronts 

 

the NCAA is sick sometimes 

[toddc 13,194]

Anyone heard Sharife rumors about looking at playing in Europe ?

[TXaubie 566]

53 minutes ago, toddc said:

Anyone heard Sharife rumors about looking at playing in Europe ?

The ESPN article stated that. Since the NCAA has not certified him to play yet. He is looking into that option in case they don’t certify him. 

[bigbird 60,525]

8 hours ago, Zeek said:

What an annoying two pieces of news.

Look on the bright side...

[tigerman1186 537]

You'd think the Ball brothers would've been ineligible with their dad's shoe company??? Big Ballers!!!

[slyinsocal 831]

Point guards. Already thin, becomes a dire situation.

[bigbird 60,525]

20 minutes ago, slyinsocal said:

Point guards. Already thin, becomes a dire situation.

I wonder what Bill Taylor is doing Friday night...

[Barnacle 9,064]

7 hours ago, bigbird said:

I wonder what Bill Taylor is doing Friday night...

Want me to check and see? 

[boomstick 1,315]

13 hours ago, toddc said:

Anyone heard Sharife rumors about looking at playing in Europe ?

Given that the Coopers have hired lawyers, I don't think he's planning to bolt overseas until every avenue to gain his eligibility has been exhausted. 

[Mikey 16,600]

30 minutes ago, boomstick said:

Given that the Coopers have hired lawyers, I don't think he's planning to bolt overseas until every avenue to gain his eligibility has been exhausted. 

I've had to do an about face on the question of lawyers in college sports. I used to think it was not the thing to do. Lately, it seems that those who do hire lawyers, or even threaten to do so, get the1r way with the NCAA. So if the solution is lawyers, then the Coopers/Auburn should go in that direction.

[boomstick 1,315]

4 minutes ago, Mikey said:

I've had to do an about face on the question of lawyers in college sports. I used to think it was not the thing to do. Lately, it seems that those who do hire lawyers, or even threaten to do so, get the1r way with the NCAA. So if the solution is lawyers, then the Coopers/Auburn should go in that direction.

It's about the only way. The NCAA believes it's their organization and that they can request whatever they want to get the answers they want, but often times they overstep their reach and have to be put in check. Most times people don't check them, but it seems the times that people do check them, it works in their favor. Don't know that it will work out in this case, but I'd be hard pressed to deal with the NCAA without legal representation when it came to these matters.