Mike Cook loses appeal for 6th year of eligibility

[NYWarrior]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3544819

Pitt's Big East title chances take a hit

[reinko]

I struggle...sorry everyone

[NYWarrior]

On espn.com the headline read "Cook loses appeal for 6th year of eligibility" 

And my first thought, my God, I swear Aaron Cook graduated like two years ago?!?!

Aaron Cook pitched in the World Series last year and the All-Star game this year.  If he only graduated from college two years ago, wow!

[Nukem2]

Would have been very surprised if the NCAA had awarded Mike Cook a 6th season.

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I have case of the stupids this afternoon...

[Murffieus]

Cook never improved from his days at East Carolina------IMO he was a better player there than at Pitt.

[The Lens]

Murf, any comment on the 2 post max put on you by the other board?

[Nukem2]

Cook never improved from his days at East Carolina------IMO he was a better player there than at Pitt.

I disagee.  He was THE guy at EC as opposed to a solid player on a very good Pitt team.  He was playing very well before being injurred.

[bilsu]

I did not expect him to get another year of eligibility, but I think the NCAA should take a look at it 30% rule. If cook was on Memphis's team he would have playerd only 27.5% of Memphis's 40 games and thus would have been eligible. Basically a player for a poor team that only plays 28 games has to play in eight or less games, while a player that plays for a very good team that plays 40 games would be eligible if he played 12 or less games. Seem like the rule benefits the elite programs.

[Marquette84]

I disagee.  He was THE guy at EC as opposed to a solid player on a very good Pitt team.  He was playing very well before being injurred.

Not only that but most of his stats improved.

Went from a 37% at ECU to 48% in two years at PITT
More blocks, fewer fouls, rebound and points on a per-minute basis about the same.

But the real improvement is in points per shot--under 1.0 his sophomore year at ECU, and improved to 1.4 his first year at Pitt, 1.3 his 2nd year there.  That is a huge improvemnt--puts him in the same ballpark as Luke Harangody.

[IrishDomer08]

I did not expect him to get another year of eligibility, but I think the NCAA should take a look at it 30% rule. If cook was on Memphis's team he would have playerd only 27.5% of Memphis's 40 games and thus would have been eligible. Basically a player for a poor team that only plays 28 games has to play in eight or less games, while a player that plays for a very good team that plays 40 games would be eligible if he played 12 or less games. Seem like the rule benefits the elite programs.

From the ESPN article...

"Under NCAA rules, an extra year of eligibility is possible if the athlete plays 30 percent or fewer of the team's games. Pitt played 37 games last season -- but that included six postseason games (four in the Big East and two in the NCAA tournaments), which under NCAA rules count only as one combined game for medical redshirt purposes."

It looks like the NCAA has tried to eliminate that problem by counting all postseason games as only one. It essentially removes the postseason success of any team from consideration in this process. He wasn't a star on Pitt's loaded teams, but he was a damn good player. This is a big loss for Pitt, but not surprising. The NCAA doesn't seem to give out 6th years too often...

[ChicosBailBonds]

Murf, any comment on the 2 post max put on you by the other board?

There's another board?