DeCourcy: NCAA flunks math, and logic, in Cook case

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Yes, Mike Cook Was Screwed By the NCAA
Published 8/21/2008 by Chas at Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue
Count on Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News to know about all of this . The Panthers played 27 regular-season games–nine non-conference, 18 in the Big East season. They competed in the Big East tournament, which counted as one game because any team could be eliminated the first day. They played four early games in the Hispanic College Fund Basketball Challenge, which counted as two under NCAA rules for multi-team events. The Panthers’ NCAA Tournament appearances does not factor in; postseason doesn’t count because there’s no expectation a team will make it. So as permitted by ...

Mike Cook Denied 6th Year Under NCAA Math
Published 8/21/2008 at FanHouse
... Pitt played four games, only counted as one game. The two NCAA Tournament games are not counted at all. So, Pitt is credited with playing 30 games. That put Mike Cook's percentage of games played at 36.67% (11/30). In that respect, it was no surprise when the NCAA finally said no to his appeal. So what exactly was Pitt and Mike Cook appealing, and why did it take the NCAA's student-athlete reinstatement committee some two months to turn down his appeal? It seems Pitt pointed out a flaw in the way they do the math. The way the NCAA counts games that a ...

What to read while riding Usain Bolt to work
Published 8/21/2008 by Mike Rutherford at Card Chronicle
... injury ended his season. Thomas is a big hitter who forced a fumble and recovered one in his two games last year. Thomas isn't back to 100 percent yet, but "it will all come in time -- I've just got to go through it day-by-day." LT can hit, and he did force and recover fumbles last year, but he started as a true freshman in 2006, and was a sophomore before getting injured a year ago.   Did the NCAA completely botch the Mike Cook decision? It's definitely possible. The Panthers played 27 regular-season ...