Bruce Pearl comments for first time on Auburn's self-imposed postseason ban, Sharife Cooper's eligibility case
It has been a tough week for coach Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers, and it is only Monday.
First, the Tigers announced a self-imposed postseason ban for this season due to violations from former assistant Chuck Person that came to light in 2017. Then, it was reported that 5-star freshman Sharife Cooper was exploring overseas options as he waits for a decision in his NCAA eligibility case.
On his weekly radio show, Pearl discussed the ban, saying he thinks it’s the right decision:
Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl's first comments on the postseason ban (on an in-house radio show):
"It was a really difficult decision, but I think it's the right decision. The kids are disappointed, but it's amazing how resilient they are."
— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) November 24, 2020
Then, Pearl discussed Cooper’s situation, though he couldn’t offer much of a comment about it:
Bruce Pearl on Sharife Cooper's eligibility: "Sharife's a great kid. His initial eligibility review is ongoing, and we're hopeful for a resolution as soon as possible. There's not much more I can comment on"
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) November 24, 2020
The Tigers will likely face a bit of a rebuilding year in 2020-21, especially if Cooper doesn’t play. We’ll see what happens with the Auburn program starting this week.
If you don’t want problems, don’t invite problems in. Auburn didn’t seem to understand that when they hired Pearl.
It wasn’t Pearl that was taking $ from agents. Nobody knows if Pearl was even aware of it. I did hear earlier that you don’t self impose a ban unless your guilty. It’s a shame that kids that had nothing to do with this are punished.
If Pearl is that stupid or clueless he should be fired. I don’t for one second believe he didn’t know what was going on.
It’s way past time for the NFL and the NBA to have their own “minor league”. They are rolling in cash and most college men on these rosters need real educations to live by after their very short 4 college years. I don’t see how college presidents and athletic boards can turn their heads when the public also needs to trust that their all their graduates really have legit transcript performance. College is expensive. The sheepskin better actually guarantee something, and it sure can’t guarantee pro rosters for everybody.
You’re just being obtuse. How should he know? You think he should have private security tailing his assistants? If he knew, he would have fired Person immediately. Why endanger your own job or program for something like that?
I don’t think anyone is arguing that Persons didn’t do it. That’s pretty clear. The self imposed ban was to get ahead of the unpredictable NCAA. This situation with cooper, however, is a entirely different situation.
It has nothing to do with Pearl or Auburn but nice try..
You ought to read more about it.
It involves his dad since he’s a sports agent. Again, nothing to do with Pearl or auburn.
I think you’re the one failing at reading comprehension.
I think you’re reading with Auburn-colored glasses.
Rather read with auburn colored glasses than not be able to read at all, which it looks like you can’t so good luck with that.