Tennessee fires Bruce Pearl

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Good for you.

I like the enthusiasm and winning he brought to Knoxville on the men's side. I liked his showing up at the Lady Vol games in body paint and the rapport he had with Pat Summitt (who chose her words very carefully when asked about the situation) who showed up in a cheerleader outfit to cheer on the men's team. The team won and the fans came out.

If you don't care about Tennessee basketball or are an Illinois fan who holds a 20-year grudge, fine, he's a cheater, run him out of town, whatever. But personally, I don't give a sh!t about any of that. At all.

It's a crime that the AD (who sacrificed the team last weekend in a calculated move in an effort to save his sorry a$$) still has a job.

And the violations were what? Having a recruit at a BBQ at his house? Making a phone call or 100 too many? Y-A-W-N.

Sleaze Has No Offseason: Pearl Devoid Of Ethics in APR Criticism | Bleacher Report

I care about COLLEGE basketball and scumbags like Pearl denigrate it. I'm glad you had fun in grad school with a few wins he bought you but c'mon, raise your standards a touch. There in is the problem, programs like Tenn. are so desparate they sell their souls to the devil.

He's a bad act...........Adolph Hitler, no, but a real turd on so many levels. Please don't tell me you dig his sport coats?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Sleaze Has No Offseason: Pearl Devoid Of Ethics in APR Criticism | Bleacher Report

I care about COLLEGE basketball and scumbags like Pearl denigrate it. I'm glad you had fun in grad school with a few wins he bought you but c'mon, raise your standards a touch. There in is the problem, programs like Tenn. are so desparate they sell their souls to the devil.

He's a bad act...........Adolph Hitler, no, but a real turd on so many levels. Please don't tell me you dig his sport coats?

I thought I was clear earlier -- I was in grad school there a long time ago. Back then, tickets were free for the students and easy to come by. The women drew more fans than the men.

I just read that Shaka Smart is being spoken of for the Tennessee job. I could get behind that. He's from Wisconsin and his rise through the coaching ranks has been meteoric.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I thought I was clear earlier -- I was in grad school there a long time ago. Back then, tickets were free for the students and easy to come by. The women drew more fans than the men.

I just read that Shaka Smart is being spoken of for the Tennessee job. I could get behind that. He's from Wisconsin and his rise through the coaching ranks has been meteoric.

Well, at least I thought you were younger! 'Shaka' Kahn would be better than Pearl.