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re: Charles Bediako Suing NCAA for immediate Eligibility.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:06 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:06 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Bediako would almost certainly come off the bench at first and possibly the whole season but he'd play a lot of minutes. Sherrell is a great shot blocker like Bediako. You let each think "you've got 5 fouls to spread over 20 minutes, go wreck shite."
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:10 pm to mistaken4193
quote:Terrible idea. Ideally they’d split time at the 5 spot 50/50 so that each could play at max effort. Right now we’re having to push Sherrell close to 30 minutes which means his tank is empty.
Him at the 5 an Sherrell at the 4
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:13 pm to Diego Ricardo
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You let each think "you've got 5 fouls to spread over 20 minutes, go wreck shite."
Yes, exactly this. Somebody is gonna have the hot hand. But both would get the green light to play aggressive while they are in the game. Similar to what Florida had last year with their bigs.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:15 pm to TideCPA
Philon been calling Sherrell "Shaq" to his "Kobe" but this center arrangement would be like the 2006 Heat who added Alonzo Mourning mid-year as the backup to Shaq. Mourning gave them big minutes and could be hyper aggressive as a shot blocker because he was playing 15-20 minutes a night instead of 25-30 minutes like a starter.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:18 pm to mistaken4193
College sports is on fire and I’m fine with Bama throwing some more gas on said fire for our own benefit. Everyone else is taking advantage of the chaos, so we should, too.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:22 pm to TideCPA
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Terrible idea. Ideally they’d split time at the 5 spot 50/50 so that each could play at max effort. Right now we’re having to push Sherrell close to 30 minutes which means his tank is empty.
Honestly, its matchup dependent. Florida has 3 massive bigs we have to contend with who all play together at times. Without Bediako(and maybe Bristow), we are really gonna struggle against them. I think playing both works when youre facing a team like that, especially since Sherrell can shoot. Then having TBB/Allen at the 3 really means we might even have a matchuo advantage since our guards are far better.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 10:50 pm to VaBamaMan
I honestly have no idea how this ends up. Doing this during the bye week with Chuck already enrolled seems like Nate and Co. thought it would pass through the court pretty easily. But the NCAA response makes it seem like it'll be rejected fairly easily. I don't know how it turns out.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 11:16 pm to RollTide33
This is the same NCAA that denied Quinerly immediate eligibility. It’s not getting approved unless Byrne walks in and flops his dick on the table and says frick you, we’ll take our ball and our giant brand and lead the breakaway- which also isn’t going to happen
Posted on 1/20/26 at 11:45 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
We don’t need the NCAA I don’t think. I could be wrong but I think we just need a judge to grant an injunction that allows Bediako to play until his eligibility is decided in court by a 3rd party arbitrator….which we would keep postponing the court date until after the season on purpose.
And most of the time the NCAA folds anyways before it reaches court
And most of the time the NCAA folds anyways before it reaches court
This post was edited on 1/20/26 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 1/21/26 at 1:35 am to RollTide33
Bediako can enroll without Nate’s approval….
This sounds more like Bediako trying to scrounge some NIL for himself because the euro league ain’t offering better
This sounds more like Bediako trying to scrounge some NIL for himself because the euro league ain’t offering better
Posted on 1/21/26 at 3:51 am to UhOhOreo
I think the difference here is Bediako signed a two way contract with the Spurs. I don’t think the Baylor guy did. I think this would actually be the first time someone has actually signed a professional contract and then tried to come back and play. Would probably open up a whole other can of worms.
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 3:52 am
Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:03 am to Allthatfades
The baylor guy was drafted 31st
Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:07 am to Tidefan99
He was but unless I’m mistaken he never signed a contract
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:07 am to Allthatfades
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I think this would actually be the first time someone has actually signed a professional contract and then tried to come back and play.
Here is my thing with that. We've been allowing pro European players FOR YEARS. They've all signed professional contracts. What's the difference?
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:09 am to mistaken4193
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We don’t need the NCAA I don’t think
This. My understanding is they've already denied his appeal. Bama now just need a judge to say "Hey, we will figure this out, but he can play until we do".
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 7:10 am
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:27 am to VaBamaMan
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Bama now just need a judge to say "Hey, we will figure this out, but he can play until we do".
Can this be done locally? As in Tuscaloosa where we more than likely have an alumnus being the judge?
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:49 am to Allthatfades
quote:The problem is the NCAA has no actual bright lines, so their clearances are completely capricious. For a long time their position was that playing professionally meant forfeiting your NCAA eligibility. But that is no longer their position, as European pros are now prevalent throughout D1 ball (and more recently, G League players). At that point, what difference does it make from a legal standpoint whether someone started their eligibility clock before deciding to go from pro to NCAA ball?
I think the difference here is Bediako signed a two way contract with the Spurs. I don’t think the Baylor guy did. I think this would actually be the first time someone has actually signed a professional contract and then tried to come back and play. Would probably open up a whole other can of worms
Hell, Ohio State has a men's soccer player who previously played in the Premier League and was even on the bench in a Champions League match against PSG!
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:43 am to cdur86
It was filed in Tuscaloosa circuit court
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:08 am to Syd
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It was filed in Tuscaloosa circuit court
The Judge’s wife is Darius Miles’ attorney
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:15 am to Glorious
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