Bruce Pearl was the best coach Tennessee had since Ray Mears. Now they'll hire someone like Buzz Peterson (oh, wait, they already did) and the program will slip into obscurity once again. The next hire will be closer to Lane Kiffin than Ray Mears.
Do I think that Pearl made a humongous mistake? Yes. Should they have fired him? Well, I think the answer is no. Others clearly think differently. We'll see where the program heads now.
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