Pearl Signing 6 year contract today.

[Axion Jaxion]

Originally Posted by utfantilidie

Totally against long term contracts. Seems as though he would have learned a lesson with signing the last UT football coach with such a lucrative,long term, buy-out contract.Apparently MBA Mike doesn't understand the prinicples of economics.

What did that contract mean besides a lot of cash going into Phillip's pocket?

[JZVOL]

Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion

What did that contract mean besides a lot of cash going into Phillip's pocket?

That's the point. His massive buyout was garbage.

[VOLnMiami]

Originally Posted by Cat_fan54

Pearl is just the sort of guy UT needed to get its program to the next level. Like some of you said, UT went from being a celler dweller in the east to making the tournament every year. But now its time to sign a bigger guy, a bigger name, who can elevate UT to an elite eight/final four status. If my memory serves me right, Tennessee has never made the final four, so I think its time for them to pull in a big name and try to reach that level.

I agree but some of these fans here are a little off in the mind because they tend to have forgotten or didn't live through all those horrible years where We didn't even get a sniff of the NIT let alone the NCAA tournament...Now We got a coach who gets us to the tournament every year and will improve over time yet people here STILL complain....Hilarious....Pearl is the best coach we have had in many moons and He should be appreciated....Could be worse, look a Florida, Back to back titles and now they had back to back NIT's and will be very very lucky to even get a invite to the NIT this upcoming season.

[Cat_fan54]

Originally Posted by VOLnMiami

I agree but some of these fans here are a little off in the mind because they tend to have forgotten or didn't live through all those horrible years where We didn't even get a sniff of the NIT let alone the NCAA tournament...Now We got a coach who gets us to the tournament every year and will improve over time yet people here STILL complain....Hilarious....Pearl is the best coach we have had in many moons and He should be appreciated....Could be worse, look a Florida, Back to back titles and now they had back to back NIT's and will be very very lucky to even get a invite to the NIT this upcoming season.

Yeah haha at this point, I would rather have Bruce Pearl than Billy the Kid from UF

[golf437]

Great news. Best thing that can happen for tenn.

[Oldblood]

I'm a big Pearl supporter, but I don't think that this season merited any type of contract improvements.

[hatvol96]

I just knew if he hung around long enough, Hamilton would prove he's a Dickey protege and make me detest him. Congratulations, Mike. You didn't disappoint. Consider my VASF donation cut to the minimum required to maintain my football seats.

[TennFan]

Am I reading that we have some "Pearl Hater's?" I know that the Gator's are UT's biggest foe in football and basketball and the Cat's (KY) are there too. Maybe Pearl should have been signed for only 3 rather than 6. Would that be better. I think Bruce has the Vols going in the right direction. How many years did UT not even make it to the NCAA tournament in the last decade before Bruce came along. He also has the Vols playing tougher teams too(i.e Gonzaga, etc). The Zags are a top 20 team and maybe better at times. Bruce could have had us in the final 4 just 2 years ago.Hey, 30-5 in 2007 was fantastic and we beat Memphis who was runner-up in the NCAA tournament.
GO VOLS!

[VolDad]

Originally Posted by Cat_fan54

Pearl is just the sort of guy UT needed to get its program to the next level. Like some of you said, UT went from being a celler dweller in the east to making the tournament every year. But now its time to sign a bigger guy, a bigger name, who can elevate UT to an elite eight/final four status. If my memory serves me right, Tennessee has never made the final four, so I think its time for them to pull in a big name and try to reach that level.

Originally Posted by VOLnMiami

I agree but some of these fans here are a little off in the mind because they tend to have forgotten or didn't live through all those horrible years where We didn't even get a sniff of the NIT let alone the NCAA tournament...Now We got a coach who gets us to the tournament every year and will improve over time yet people here STILL complain....Hilarious....Pearl is the best coach we have had in many moons and He should be appreciated....Could be worse, look a Florida, Back to back titles and now they had back to back NIT's and will be very very lucky to even get a invite to the NIT this upcoming season.

You said that you agree; then went on to say the exact opposite of Cats post. What exactly were you agreeing with?

[zjcvols]

Originally Posted by hatvol96

I just knew if he hung around long enough, Hamilton would prove he's a Dickey protege and make me detest him. Congratulations, Mike. You didn't disappoint. Consider my VASF donation cut to the minimum required to maintain my football seats.

Dickey protege? You've lost your damn mind. At least he cares for other sports, unlike Dickey. I understand not liking the move, I agree I don't like it, but I don't understand detesting a man who is trying to do what he thinks best (which is probably wrong, but different point) for the program. At least Pearl has some sort of resume.

[hatvol96]

Originally Posted by zjcvols

Dickey protege? You've lost your damn mind.

Remind me who groomed Hamilton for the job. He's proving to be nothing more than a clone of the stooge that he succeeded. Give your cronies outsized, unjustified contracts. Same old, same old.

[VolDad]

Originally Posted by TennFan

Am I reading that we have some "Pearl Hater's?" I know that the Gator's are UT's biggest foe in football and basketball and the Cat's (KY) are there too. Maybe Pearl should have been signed for only 3 rather than 6. Would that be better. I think Bruce has the Vols going in the right direction. How many years did UT not even make it to the NCAA tournament in the last decade before Bruce came along. He also has the Vols playing tougher teams too(i.e Gonzaga, etc). The Zags are a top 20 team and maybe better at times. Bruce could have had us in the final 4 just 2 years ago.Hey, 30-5 in 2007 was fantastic and we beat Memphis who was runner-up in the NCAA tournament.
GO VOLS!

What coaching (game prep, discipline, mid-game adjustments, etc.) did you see while watching last year’s team that warrants such praise?

[volsfan97]

Originally Posted by VOLinthaATL

Perfect. 6 more years of terrible defense...love it...

What are you bickering about?

[Rasputin_Vol]

Originally Posted by JZVOL

My only real complaint about Hambone is getting UT in these long-term extensions with coaches that aren't going anywhere (Fulmer).

Why in the world are we paying this guy so much money for 6 years when he hasn't gotten past the Sweet Sixteen? Good night, Mike. You are going to end up in the same situation with Pearl that you were with Fulmer. This basketball team, if they don't get a point guard soon, could easily be a 12 win team in 2010-2011 season. Then what?

[Rasputin_Vol]

Originally Posted by hatvol96

Remind me who groomed Hamilton for the job. He's proving to be nothing more than a clone of the stooge that he succeeded. Give your cronies outsized, unjustified contracts. Same old, same old.

I guess Johnny Majors was in Dickey's doghouse, because he probably would have gotten that raise he wanted before the 1992 season...