Petition to rehire Bruce Pearl

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bleedingTNorange said:
Yea, because the possibility of an opening is higher than they also thought it would be. I've heard all of them, and Hyams (I know) especially, say that they've been told by people that would know that there's zero chance.

Josh ward and will west said they were told there's a better chance they're the next coach than Pearl, and that was their words exactly.
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Hyams I believe for sure and I can see will west saying that......but josh had talked like it was a possibility the other day when I listened to him but Idont think he knows sh*t honestly. I have heard ainge say that there was a good chance and people he talks to said there was but I dont think he knows sh*t either.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
There's people on here saying Hart is open to the idea, and that he's had conversations about it.

Don't you think someone in the Knoxville media has a connection in the AD, or with at least 1 booster?

Multiple sports talk guys have said they've talked to boosters, and they've been told they wouldn't be for it and there's no chance?
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I listen to sportstalk all day long almost every day and never heard any of them say that.
 
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Aesius said:
Unless the local media has sources who are close to the big money boosters (and they most likely do not), they have no idea what's going behind the scenes or if Pearl's return is a possibility.

They have about as much information as we do. They may have sources in the AD, but unless those sources are Dave Hart and Jimmy Cheek themselves, they're worthless when it comes to things like this.

Plus, it's a much better gamble for reporters to either ignore something like this or outright deny it, because to even hint that it's a possibility would cause a ****storm. Stephen Hargis' Gruden story is a good cautionary tale for Tennessee sportswriters.
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It's true, but the same is for anyone claiming that there's a chance Pearl comes back "based on what they've heard". I.E. Ainge.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
It's true, but the same is for anyone claiming that there's a chance Pearl comes back "based on what they've heard". I.E. Ainge.
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Ainge is in the Clay Travis camp of entertainers, not journalists. They can get away with saying whatever they want because they have no journalistic credibility to uphold.

Social commentary on the modern state of journalism aside, they have nothing to lose by reporting even something like message board gossip (which I believe both do on a regular basis). But to do the same as a paid journalist could be career ending.
 
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1982Alum said:
His winning ways were great but he was a bad hire. He lied, he cheated, he continued to do wrong even after warnings. He is gone and we need to find a replacement that wins honestly. Current asset doesn't have the skill. We need to move on forward, not in reverse.

With your logic we should see if Green is available. He took the school to the final 8. That must be worth a 2nd shot too, right?
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Well at least we know how much basketball knowledge you have and it's zilch.
 
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Aesius said:
Ainge is in the Clay Travis camp of entertainers, not journalists. They can get away with saying whatever they want because they have no journalistic credibility to uphold.

Social commentary on the modern state of journalism aside, they have nothing to lose by reporting even something like message board gossip (which I believe both do on a regular basis). But to do the same as a paid journalist could be career ending.
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Well, while I don't care for Travis, he is a journalist. He has written at least two books that I thought were pretty good. The problem is that he took his recognition from the books and turned it into being a sensationalist and trying to be popular instead of being a true journalist. Ainge is neither- just a radio personality who is a former player.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
There's some guys with connections, there have been plenty of stories scooped by area media.
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Based on my perception of your background, I understand why you would be supportive of the area media. I'm not in the Knoxville/Tennessee market and don't have a dog in the media hunt. You might have a better perspective as to who has "connections". As an outsider, I'm not overly impressed by the sports reporting in general.
 
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There is no job opening at Tennessee at the present time. If CCM wins these last four games there will not be an opening he will continue to be Coach. If he fails I think we'll have another coach. No one is gonna talk very much about who it will be until CCM fails and at this time he still has a chance to save his job. It is all about finishing strong and getting an NCAA bid it could happen the opponents are not that strong we could win these games. We could also pull a Texas A&M so we have to let it all play out.
 
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There is no way to sway the "against" party once they pick their side on a public forum, but if a completely non-bias national sports writer (Gregg Doyel of CBS was one of Pearl's biggest critics in 2010/11 and you know how much Clay Travis has loved routing against the vols the past 3 years) can see the light and how the good far outweighs the possible bad (which by the apparent humility and acknowledgement by Pearl seems pretty miniscule); its obviously not some delusional idea that the people who want him back have or that we don't care about integrity, honesty, and all that other stuff the opposed posters keep echoing. Not a bible pusher but seriously if you have never lied, done something you've regretted, etc....then by all means keep throwing those stones

After years away, repentant Bruce Pearl could be jewel for Tennessee - CBSSports.com
 
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Captain3484 said:
There is no way to sway the "against" party once they pick their side on a public forum, but if a completely non-bias national sports writer (Gregg Doyel of CBS was one of Pearl's biggest critics in 2010/11 and you know how much Clay Travis has loved routing against the vols the past 3 years) can see the light and how the good far outweighs the possible bad (which by the apparent humility and acknowledgement by Pearl seems pretty miniscule); its obviously not some delusional idea that the people who want him back have or that we don't care about integrity, honesty, and all that other stuff the opposed posters keep echoing. Not a bible pusher but seriously if you have never lied, done something you've regretted, etc....then by all means keep throwing those stones

After years away, repentant Bruce Pearl could be jewel for Tennessee - CBSSports.com
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Hellava good read, thanks. Come on home Bruce.
 
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Captain3484 said:
I am not against anyone that say Bruce Pearl won't be hired back....I am against the people that say he SHOULDN'T be hired back.
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I don't believe he will be hired back, I have no faith in the UT administration doing so. I have every faith in them keeping Zo or fing up the hire with another cheap seat coach.

For those that say Hart did a great job hiring CBJ, well so far so good, excellent recruiting class and has beat a ranked team. Still has a lot to prove. And remember he wasn't even Hart's 2nd choice. Hart lucked into him.
 
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