Comments on: Free Mike Cook

By: Jamie H

Jamie H — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:21:09 +0000

You can’t count postseason games. Then a player’s eligibility would be determined by the performance of his team. This would lead to the best teams getting their players eligible more often. You can’t penalize a kid because his team got knocked out in the first round of the conference tournament.

By: Joshua Panitzke

Joshua Panitzke — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:54:09 +0000

The NCAA is really garbage at times.

If the were fair, they would count each postseason game. 29% and Mike could play some basketball again. Sad day for him. I wish him the best in life. Hopefully he can find work in the D-League and make a surprising run at the pros.

Joshua

Jared R. Beiswenger RIP.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:43 +0000

Mike Cook has been denied a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA according to the Post Gazette.

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/08233/905744-100.stm

By: Jamie H

Jamie H — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:15:29 +0000

The appeal is what we are waiting to hear about

By: Snala the Panther

Snala the Panther — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:19:25 +0000

“the longer they wait to even make the initial decision, the less time he has to file an appeal and to be heard if they deny him eligibility.”

that might be exactly what those a**holes are trying to do.

By: johnny

johnny — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:34 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. Keep in mind that the longer they wait to even make the initial decision, the less time he has to file an appeal and to be heard if they deny him eligibility.

By: Hail2Pitt

Hail2Pitt — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:51:16 +0000

The sad thing is that the NCAA is suspending this kid’s life. Either he gets to play basketball or he leaves Pitt and enters the real world.

I can only imagine how stressful it would be to stare at that fork in the road blocked by some committee, probably made up of a bunch of fat slobs who never played a sport in their life.

By: Bob Berto

Bob Berto — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:31:28 +0000

amen brotha

By: Panthoor

Panthoor — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:43:12 +0000

It seems that the NCAA did not watch the Duke-Pitt game. If they did then they would have seen the pain on a young man’s face on national television. I am guessing that they also missed the love and respect between a coach and a player and the tears of fans everywhere.

I felt so bad when it happened that it was hard not to ask the higher power for his health to be what it was before he drove to the basket. If they are not going to give him the extra year, then let Mike Cook cry now and have him go on with his life.

This is an easy decision:
1- Watch tape.
2- Watch MSG go dark.
3- Listen to cries, feel comradity.
4- Sign something.

By: The Hagen

The Hagen — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:54:46 +0000

The NCAA should be declared ineligible. What they’ve done to Cook is inexcusable. Don’t think for a minute that they’re going to give him an extra year. I don’t see how they can do it after the Mauck ruling without looking like the Morons that they are.