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Message: [QUOTE="UConnCat, post: 2497355, member: 15"] I'm not sure if the fact that everyone is watching helps or hurts Cooper's petition. Dawn clearly thinks it will help. The NCAA has put itself in a bind with some help from Dawn. I can't recall a situation in which a coach has made public comments challenging the NCAA to rule a certain way on a transfer waiver petition. The problem for the NCAA is that ruling in Cooper's favor may set some precedents it rather not set: 1) injuries and the state of the roster are factors in ruling on waiver petitions; 2) a player who sits out a season due to injury and then transfers does not have spend a full year in residence at the new school (one semester? why not immediate eligibility?); and 3) coaches who publicly challenge the NCAA to make a decision consistent with perceived precedent will prevail. [/QUOTE]