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quote:Exactly. Bediako’s case is terrible because he expressly waived his right to further eligibility by playing college and entering the draft. He knew he couldn’t return. But Nate used his arse to try to get a cheap competitive advantage.
My point is - eligibility is eligibility. If you use it up due to tenure or due to going pro, you're done.
I don’t really blame Bediako- kind of feel sorry for him in a way. Hope whatever NIL he was promised is still paid out.
I blame Nate trying to pull this off and Byrne signing off on it. Now, they are acting like they are somehow victims in all of this. It’s pathetic and cheap.
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quote:Bama fans again refusing to admit Bediako left school, played pro for three years, and is trying to return. These are nowhere near the same situations.
I'm no fan of Bediako coming back; I get that his pro career didn't reach the levels he had hoped but I put it right there with players getting extra eligibility after being in college for 4, 5, or 6 years
re: King of Cheaters Bruce Pearl is lashing out
Posted by au4you on 2/11/26 at 6:31 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
quote:Bama fans refuse to state this. I’ve never seen one actually say it. They do the “but what about pro euro guys” argument they saw on twitter and try to let that hold up their position.
Hell, NBA is even irrelevant. Name one that has played college then declared for the draft annd signed anny professional contract, and was allowed to play college again. The answer is none, because there is a specific rule against it that has nothing to do with the rules around European pros.
It wasn’t like Oats did this in the offseason. He was doing something unprecedented in the middle of the season to get a competitive advantage and fix a big hole on his roster. Again, in the middle of a season. Then Oats turns around and acts like he’s a victim trying to fix a problem. It’s laughable.
Oats had every opportunity to get a 20 year old Serbian who played the equivalent of AAU professionally to join his team like everyone else in the country.
Damn the right has become the sky screamer snowflakes.
quote:That’s called autism.
trolls, speaks his mind and doesn’t give a frick.
Bama just wasted two quad one “wins” which were still very much winnable without Bediako.
I thought UA’s compliance department would be a little sharper than this. Again, UA is non party to all this. So, they had no obligation have to play Bediako or even let him attempt to join the team. Spitting in the face of the NCAA while trying to do something unprecedented is still so mind boggling to me. Why risk it?
I thought UA’s compliance department would be a little sharper than this. Again, UA is non party to all this. So, they had no obligation have to play Bediako or even let him attempt to join the team. Spitting in the face of the NCAA while trying to do something unprecedented is still so mind boggling to me. Why risk it?
re: Boom: tuscaloosa judge kicks Bediako off Alabama 2026 roster
Posted by au4you on 2/9/26 at 6:10 pm to Diego Ricardo
quote:Barner fandom aside. AU probably wins that one if Bediako doesn’t play. Bediako did a great job of clogging up the paint and making Hall’s life difficult at the rim.
You’re a true dumb Aggot if you think Alabama tried to add an NBA player to their roster to win a regular season basketball game. They were grasping at straws to make a real run at it because they don’t have good center depth.
The TRO prevented the NCAA from punishing Alabama or threatening action only while it was in effect. It was not in perpetuity.
You could argue that other teams were “punished” by having to lose games against an ineligible player.
The NCAA always said he was ineligible. Even with the TRO, Nate could have elected not to play him.
Just a stupid move to become so nationally hated and risk penalty just to beat Auburn and A&M
Yeah. McCormick, Samir and Okoro might be the best defensive backcourt we ever had.
It’s middle of the pack talent. Hall and Pettiford skew that a little bit because they both are elite scorers but are mediocre/bad on the defensive side. We’ve been very spoiled with our best players being elite on both sides of the court.
Chuma, Bryce, Okoro, Jabari, Broome, Walker, CBM, Denver were all elite defenders. Hell Samir would be the best on ball defender if he was on this roster.
Chuma, Bryce, Okoro, Jabari, Broome, Walker, CBM, Denver were all elite defenders. Hell Samir would be the best on ball defender if he was on this roster.
quote:UA attorneys are representing Bediako? I thought he had some Florida agent/sports law guy representing him.
I simply mean in all these cases it's Indiana, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Alabama, Baylor etc lawyers representing the players and also looking out for the exposure of the programs.
quote:Again, UA is not a party. Any appeal would be filed by Bediako. UA has no legal obligation to play or not play Bediako.
1) TRO is simply not extended and Alabama would be forced to appeal or simply stop playing Bediako
quote:UA is not a party. Any exposure for playing a possible ineligible player is on UA.
I would assume that also punishing Alabama would in some way need to point to their awareness or complicity in the procedural issues with the TRO as otherwise they would also be "victims" of the issue.
quote:AU is playing within the guidelines set out like everyone else. Bama is doing something unprecedented in the middle of a season for a competitive advantage. It’d be one thing if this was going on in the offseason where everyone could adjust. But in the middle of a season to help out a weak front court is kinda bullshite. Which is why Bama is getting so much hate from every corner on this. The Baylor Nanji case is bullshite just like Oats said originally. He’s just taking it one large step further
Doesn't AU have a former pro-player on its roster? Filip Jovic? Why the outrage?
quote:I was under the impression that the NCAA is also challenging the TRO under notice/procedural requirements which were not followed. This would give Judge Pruet an easy out because no circuit judge wants to get mandamus’d. Can anyone link the filings?
The NCAA has never tried to attack the legal premise of the TRO itself.
quote:Touch grass buddy. Adults are talking
It warms my heart that Auburn fans are melting over this because they lost again to Oats and Alabama. Take away that one win and Oats still owns Auburn. Add that one win and he owns daddy and son
quote:The TRO doesn’t have offer any protections when it’s not in effect.
If they only play him until then, they are completely 100% protected since it would be an unprecedented legal system event for the NCAA (of all entities) to attempt to undermine the entire purpose of Temporary Retaining Orders.
“unprecedented legal system event” made me chuckle
quote:Quit being dishonest. Is there another example of a player leaving college, entering the draft, playing pro and returning?
Bediako is not even the first American player to do this
quote:The Temporary Restraining Order says that. Also, apparently the NCAA moved to void the TRO because of improper notice.
The NCAA will not punish because the order states they can’t do it. Again, wishful thinking.
Well those requirements are only in place “temporarily” while the Court makes its decision and allows the parties to present their arguments. Should the Court rule in favor of the NCAA, then the NCAA could levy any punishment it sees fit for playing an “ineligible” player.
quote:I’ve been relatively happy with Steven so far. This roster is not built like teams we have grown accustomed to. Probably the least talented team we have had in 10 years. If he gets this squad to the tourney, that’s a great first year.
Steven apologists are deep in the bag of excuses early
re: Auburn MBB vs Bama Game Thread
Posted by au4you on 2/7/26 at 7:38 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Two middle of the pack teams battled it out. Bama has more talent on paper for sure. Bediako eating up space in the paint and protecting rim played a huge factor for Hall’s scoring.
Just wild that dude is still somehow playing. He absolutely takes Bama to another level defensively and on the glass.
Just wild that dude is still somehow playing. He absolutely takes Bama to another level defensively and on the glass.
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