Shepherd Head Coach Ernie McCook

[iupgroundhog]

So players who were ineligible for grades and/or not enough credits to play.. I get it, administrative failure for players already on team..so whatever administrative penalty is appropriate, I’m fine with..
good thing is it will never diminish Shepherd football past or present ..

I find it shocking that you guys try to minimize the issues and sweep it under the rug. No big deal, you say. Wrong! What happened down there is a very big deal. You guys have to own it. I hope the entire Shepherd following doesn't take the same attitude.

[IUPFan69]

I find it shocking that you guys try to minimize the issues and sweep it under the rug. No big deal, you say. Wrong! What happened down there is a very big deal. You guys have to own it. I hope the entire Shepherd following doesn't take the same attitude.

You’re absolutely right. What Ernie McCook and the entire Shepherd athletic department did was completely wrong, and it’s disappointing that so many Shepherd fans still refuse to own up to it. At the end of the day, that victory doesn’t count; you didn’t truly win anything.

[Ram040506]

You’re absolutely right. What Ernie McCook and the entire Shepherd athletic department did was completely wrong, and it’s disappointing that so many Shepherd fans still refuse to own up to it. At the end of the day, that victory doesn’t count; you didn’t truly win anything.

Doesn’t count sure. But it definitely happened lol!

https://shepherdrams.com/news/2022/1...ss-record.aspx

https://shepherdrams.com/news/2021/9...downs-iup.aspx

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don't blame the coaches at all for this. It's the culture of our country now, as dramatic as that may sound. Most of the kids are delusional to start with and think they are the diamond in the rough, and their support system does nothing but pump these kids up and make them further believe it.

Shepherd had a LB that just finished up at Hampton, had a great year, and declared for the draft via Twitter. Shepherd also in the last 2 or 3 years has had a couple guys forgo their eligibility still left and declare for the draft via social media. If you call them out on it, your a hater (even though, it's idiotic decisions). It's hilarious to even post about the NFL draft when you were barely an honorable mention all conference D2 player, there is zero self awareness lol!

I'm baffled by it all, but have come to expect any player that has eligibility left and had a decent year, I'd expect them in the portal come season's end.

The cemetery is filled with irreplaceable dead people.

These guys all seem like big losses right up until they get replaced by equal or better guys.

The show goes on.

[Bart]

The cemetery is filled with irreplaceable dead people.

These guys all seem like big losses right up until they get replaced by equal or better guys.

The show goes on.

But sometimes what was a winning team becomes a losing team next year. It's not easy to get it back once it is gone.