My little speech (WARNING: very long)

#27
#27
UTBEATEMALL said:
Andy Katz has already reported that the punishment will most likely not be mitigated by his firing. Bruce and his staff identified prospects before they shot up the board for others like Josh Shelby and Aaron Craft and Chris Jones. Cool, they almost got two of those and Jones' academic record was a joke He had ties set up in Atlanta and was continually building up equity in the Memphis area!ATL yes, Memphis, no. We had the No.9 overall prospect basically saying that he wanted to play for Pearl, we had Harris' dad saying Tobias would be back for Pearl,Pearl would not be coaching next year anyway and we have Scotty Hopson wanting to come back for his senior year! How is getting a new coach who doesn't have any equity at TN put us in a better situation??? Because, I don't know, that actually get to coach the team and recruit. Especially if we get punished just the same. Pearl's proven before that he can get it done with a short bench. He's reputation is based off a deep bench

Jeez, I can't understand how people can't understand fans' passion for Pearl when he gets UT on the cover of Sports Illustrated multiple times and endears everyone when his passion for UT matches or surpasses that of the fans! He created a culture of winning and a standard where fans expected to win and looked forward to vying for National Championships! College basketball is funny that way. I live in NC and Bill Gutheridge and Brad Dougherty were at one of the most prestigious basketball programs ever and they proved to be a far cry from Dean Smith's excellence. When you have a great coach you support him even through adversity. I know Pearl doesn't have a National Championship, but do you see UCONN firing Jim Calhoun He didn't lieor Ohio State firing Jim Tressel???Investigation isn't over.

We just set a standard that we will not back our coaches through difficult times.About to get annihilated by the NCAA is not difficult times, especially when it's the coaches fault. It's beyond that. Pearl made a small mistake initially and paid for it by not being excellent at cheating. He was trying to compete against guys like Calipari that bring in four 5 star players all ranked in the top 10 when he has no National Championships himself and has had two Final Fours removed. God forbid we keep coaches that LOVE our university as much as we do!!Oh, that's why he was trying to get other jobs his entire time here.
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OK. Just remember, there was similar success 10 years ago with Jerry Green.
 
#37
#37
lylsmorr said:
The thing is, it's really not.
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UT's record for the 90's prior to Green's arrival was an abysmal (90-113) over seven seasons with only one winning season (19-15) during that stretch. Saying its going to be easy is very optimistic, but there is nothing wrong with that.
 
#38
#38
I wish we could've read the posts of the Pearl hand wringers had we kept him on board when the NCAA issued a 2 year show cause order.
 
#39
#39
volmaniac5674 said:
Why would you not give a rats ass about the program in 2004? I have cared about all of UT sports my whole life. Sounds like your not a true UT fan. I care about UT football, basketball, baseball, softball, and even tiddly winks if they had a team. I care about all UT sports today, yesterday, 5 years ago, 20 years ago, tomorrow, next week, next year, 5 years from now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now, etc. I care about UT through the good times and the bad times. I care no matter what. This is bleeding orange. You evidently don't.
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#40
#40
He didn't care till 2005 because as he stated he was just a kid. His own games and worrying about who was his homeroom teacher were probably his biggest concern. Leave the kid alone u jackwagons. He never states he is not a fan now because Bruce is gone. I hope the majority on here are this kids age now, that would explain the ignorance.
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#41
#41
volmaniac5674 said:
Why would you not give a rats ass about the program in 2004? I have cared about all of UT sports my whole life. Sounds like your not a true UT fan. I care about UT football, basketball, baseball, softball, and even tiddly winks if they had a team. I care about all UT sports today, yesterday, 5 years ago, 20 years ago, tomorrow, next week, next year, 5 years from now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now, etc. I care about UT through the good times and the bad times. I care no matter what. This is bleeding orange. You evidently don't.
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Perhaps he is 15, not every poster is in the 24-34 demographic.
 
#42
#42
neostig said:
He didn't care till 2005 because as he stated he was just a kid. His own games and worrying about who was his homeroom teacher were probably his biggest concern. Leave the kid alone u jackwagons. He never states he is not a fan now because Bruce is gone. I hope the majority on here are this kids age now, that would explain the ignorance.
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this. there is no way in hell that I will ever be a fan for someone other than Tennessee. thank you sir
 
#43
#43
I liked Pearl, but I knew he had to go.
Wonder if he's eligible to coach Israel's Olympic team.
 
#44
#44
neostig said:
He didn't care till 2005 because as he stated he was just a kid. His own games and worrying about who was his homeroom teacher were probably his biggest concern. Leave the kid alone u jackwagons. He never states he is not a fan now because Bruce is gone. I hope the majority on here are this kids age now, that would explain the ignorance.
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Except he clearly said he followed UT football.
 
#46
#46
OrangeVol79 said:
Fire Mike Hamilton because he hired Bruce Pearl!
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Fire MH because he hired Pearl??? Lets take a look at where the program was 6 yrs. ago.?? I dunno know about everyone else. but where our program is now is 10x's better than where we were in 04' and everyone can agree. Anyone who doesn't , we'll make sure you're seats are behind the black curtain so you can't see the upcoming games. :)
 
#47
#47
I a loyal UT fan and a Bruce Pearl and Pat Summitt fan. GO VOLS! Still waiting for a good coach for the football team. Will Dooley be that coach? Who knows?
 
#49
#49
UTVolsManningFan said:
Bruce Pearl was fired today. I cannot express my sadness. Bruce Pearl to me IS Tennessee basketball. I did not give a rat's ass about the basketball program in 2004. I did however follow UT football like it was the greatest thing ever. I was only a kid at the time but I could really have cared less if the Vols won a basketball game. Sure I wanted them to win but I didn’t follow the program.

I will never forget, NEVER, forget that one day in December of 2005 when my dad tells me that Tennessee is beating Texas in a basketball game. I had been hearing about the new coach, Bruce Pearl, quite a bit. My dad was telling me that he’s a good coach and could really turn the program around. But anyways on that day of the Texas game my dad and I were at the gym and we went into the locker room to watch the game. I don’t remember much about the game itself except that there was this kid that could shoot the ball like crazy. This kid named Chris Lofton. As you all know Tennessee won the game and Tennessee made it to the NCAA tournament that year. I became a Tennessee basketball fan.

The next season I could not wait for basketball season, mostly because the football team did absolutely terrible and I was hoping to have a good basketball year. We had a good year and we were back in the tournament. It was great! The following seasons were always the same: very good. VERY good.

Fast-foward to 2010. Tennessee is in the Elite 8 for the first time ever. In seasons past we had a number 1 ranking, beat many top 10 teams, won huge games and here we are. Playing Michigan State to make it to the Final Four. We lost that game. We had many opportunities to win but we didn’t. Sure I was let down but all I could think about was how far the basketball program had come in just 5 years. And why? Bruce Pearl. Bruce put Tennessee basketball on the map. He put us in contention for not only the SEC title, but the NATIONAL title. Pearl also came to the University at the perfect time. The football program sucked. They were terrible. Had it not been for the basketball team I would have been ashamed to be a Vols fan. But Bruce Pearl and the University of Tennessee basketball team made me PROUD to be a Tennessee Vol. He took my mind off the epic fail that was UT football at that time.

I will be forever grateful for Bruce Pearl. He gave his all for Tennessee basketball every day. The thought of watching a basketball game without one of, if not THE most energetic coach on the sidelines makes me sick. I can’t even imagine it. I will never be as proud to be a Tennessee fan as I was when Bruce took us to the Elite 8.

I don’t care how much you make fun of me. Go ahead do whatever the hell you want, this is just something I had to do. I stand by Bruce Pearl and I can only hope for the best for Tennessee basketball. GBO.

P.S.: Fire Mike Hamilton.
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Except for the not following the program before 2005 these are my exact thoughts. However dont expect to get too many logical responses because you posted this in the wrong place. VN is the finest collection of ungrateful fans youll ever find. Trying to post kind words about one of UT's greatest basketball coach is a lost cause.

GBO
Go Team Pearl
 
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