Auburn hires Bruce Pearl

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Every UT fan I've talked to is pretty upset. How do you not re-hire the guy in this scenario? Does this guarantee Cuonzo a few more years?
 
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Sandvol said:
He let a kid come to his barbecue and he lied about it. Let's not blow this anymore out of proportion than it already was.
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He lied about it, told everyone in attendance to lie about it, even asked the recruits father to lie about it. It doesn't get much shadier and shameful than that. Besides, there were additional violations discovered which led to his getting deservedly whacked.
 
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Sandvol said:
He let a kid come to his barbecue and he lied about it. Let's not blow this anymore out of proportion than it already was.
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he knowingly committed a violation (same one he had committed at UWM) and attempted to get others to lie with him. When confronted he continued that lie even going so far as to deny a pic from his own home. It wasn't about a hamburger
 
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BlueHalo said:
"Great for the SEC" crowd is cracking me up.

Let me guess, yall loved the Saban hire at Alabama too? SMDH
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The SEC is a weak league. Pearl has a track record of sending teams to the NCAA Tournament. This is good for our league.
 
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I'm disappointed in my generation. It seems to be the 20 somethings that are so willing to root against their school... It's kind of pathetic.
 
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NotoriousB-I-G said:
Have you been under a rock since 2008? Were you around when he was fired? Were you around when the NCAA body-slammed him? Here's your proof and this is only what we know about, and only what he was caught doing:

In the summer of 2008, Pearl invited high school junior Aaron Craft and members of his family to a cookout at his Knoxville home while Craft was on an unofficial visit to Tennessee. At the cookout, Pearl said that Craft wasn't allowed to be there under NCAA rules, but encouraged all those in attendance not to tell anyone about it. When the NCAA began an investigation of the affair, Pearl not only lied about the cookout, but also told Craft's father to lie as well.[9]

On September 10, 2010, Pearl acknowledged the violations in the Craft affair, and also admitted lying about it to the NCAA. As a result, Tennessee imposed sanctions on Pearl and his entire staff including $1.5 million in salary reduction over the coming five years and a delayed retention bonus. His off-campus recruiting was also restricted completely from September 4, 2010 to September 23, 2011.[10] On November 20, 2010, the SEC ordered Pearl to sit out Tennessee's first eight SEC games.[11]

After finding out about additional NCAA violations, as well as a violation of the school's substance abuse policy by a player, Tennessee fired Pearl on March 21, 2011--three days after the Vols' blowout loss to Michigan.[12][13][14] On August 23, 2011, Pearl was given a three-year show-cause penalty for lying to the NCAA, effective until August 23, 2014. This means that the sanctions imposed on Pearl will remain in force if he is hired by an NCAA member school within that period. Specifically, he is prohibited from engaging in any "recruiting activities", which means he cannot contact recruits, although he may evaluate talent during that period. If a school does choose to hire him and chooses to challenge the NCAA restrictions, it must appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and "show cause" for why the sanctions imposed on Pearl should not follow him to that school.[9] In imposing the penalty, the NCAA said that Pearl's lies turned what would have been a minor case into a major one.[15] His assistant coaches were also given one-year show-cause orders, in effect until August 23, 2012.
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a·bun·dant
əˈbəndənt/Submit
adjective
1.
existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

That's not "abundant" cheating. If anyone is guilty of that, it's Calipari, and yet he's happily (well, maybe not so much now) coaching at Kentucky.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Yet you seem to really want to make it known you'll root for Auburn next year.
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Prior to this news, I guarantee you the majority of the fanbase roots for a loss tomorrow if it meant Cuonzo getting canned.


Would you have rather Dooley beat Mizzou his final year and kept his job. Or are you glad Dooley lost, got canned, and we got Butch? We just got Dooley'd my man. Program set back another 3 years - check.
 
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golfballs said:
Chris Lofton shot 47% from 3 in Buzz's last year and his true shooting percentage was north of 65%. He had the 7th highest offensive efficiency of any player in the nation that year.

If he was unknown it was only to those who weren't paying attention.
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Good post. Lofton first caught my attention his freshman year against Kentucky while I was listening to the game on the radio.
 
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CountVolcula said:
As great as everyone thinks Pearl was, he still never won an SEC Title. He made the Elite 8 once, which was a great accomplishment for UT BB, but he was eliminated in the First Round twice in the tournament

He's didn't win any titles at UT and probably won't at Auburn
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That's because conference titles in basketball are stupid as hell.

If your biggest complaint about him is that he lost in the first round twice in six years, you don't have much of a leg to stand on.
 
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NotoriousB-I-G said:
Have you been under a rock since 2008? Were you around when he was fired? Were you around when the NCAA body-slammed him? Here's your proof and this is only what we know about, and only what he was caught doing:

In the summer of 2008, Pearl invited high school junior Aaron Craft and members of his family to a cookout at his Knoxville home while Craft was on an unofficial visit to Tennessee. At the cookout, Pearl said that Craft wasn't allowed to be there under NCAA rules, but encouraged all those in attendance not to tell anyone about it. When the NCAA began an investigation of the affair, Pearl not only lied about the cookout, but also told Craft's father to lie as well.[9]

On September 10, 2010, Pearl acknowledged the violations in the Craft affair, and also admitted lying about it to the NCAA. As a result, Tennessee imposed sanctions on Pearl and his entire staff including $1.5 million in salary reduction over the coming five years and a delayed retention bonus. His off-campus recruiting was also restricted completely from September 4, 2010 to September 23, 2011.[10] On November 20, 2010, the SEC ordered Pearl to sit out Tennessee's first eight SEC games.[11]

After finding out about additional NCAA violations, as well as a violation of the school's substance abuse policy by a player, Tennessee fired Pearl on March 21, 2011--three days after the Vols' blowout loss to Michigan.[12][13][14] On August 23, 2011, Pearl was given a three-year show-cause penalty for lying to the NCAA, effective until August 23, 2014. This means that the sanctions imposed on Pearl will remain in force if he is hired by an NCAA member school within that period. Specifically, he is prohibited from engaging in any "recruiting activities", which means he cannot contact recruits, although he may evaluate talent during that period. If a school does choose to hire him and chooses to challenge the NCAA restrictions, it must appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and "show cause" for why the sanctions imposed on Pearl should not follow him to that school.[9] In imposing the penalty, the NCAA said that Pearl's lies turned what would have been a minor case into a major one.[15] His assistant coaches were also given one-year show-cause orders, in effect until August 23, 2012.
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he lied which was more dumb than nefarious.

i mean if he really intended to cheat to get ahead, i'm sure he could have done more than offer up some ribs and cole slaw.
 
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Shaun1985 said:
The SEC is a weak league. Pearl has a track record of sending teams to the NCAA Tournament. This is good for our league.
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It sure is going to be great to watch the Gators cut down the nets after winning another National Championship, right?
 
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In three years, Auburn will be going to their 1st or second NCAA tourney under Pearl and Tennessee will be looking for another coach without another appearance in the tourney. Mark it down. Don't worry about remembering that I said it, I'll remind you. Pathetic!
 
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NotoriousB-I-G said:
Have you been under a rock since 2008? Were you around when he was fired? Were you around when the NCAA body-slammed him? Here's your proof and this is only what we know about, and only what he was caught doing:

In the summer of 2008, Pearl invited high school junior Aaron Craft and members of his family to a cookout at his Knoxville home while Craft was on an unofficial visit to Tennessee. At the cookout, Pearl said that Craft wasn't allowed to be there under NCAA rules, but encouraged all those in attendance not to tell anyone about it. When the NCAA began an investigation of the affair, Pearl not only lied about the cookout, but also told Craft's father to lie as well.[9]
On September 10, 2010, Pearl acknowledged the violations in the Craft affair, and also admitted lying about it to the NCAA. As a result, Tennessee imposed sanctions on Pearl and his entire staff including $1.5 million in salary reduction over the coming five years and a delayed retention bonus. His off-campus recruiting was also restricted completely from September 4, 2010 to September 23, 2011.[10] On November 20, 2010, the SEC ordered Pearl to sit out Tennessee's first eight SEC games.[11]

After finding out about additional NCAA violations, as well as a violation of the school's substance abuse policy by a player, Tennessee fired Pearl on March 21, 2011--three days after the Vols' blowout loss to Michigan.[12][13][14] On August 23, 2011, Pearl was given a three-year show-cause penalty for lying to the NCAA, effective until August 23, 2014. This means that the sanctions imposed on Pearl will remain in force if he is hired by an NCAA member school within that period. Specifically, he is prohibited from engaging in any "recruiting activities", which means he cannot contact recruits, although he may evaluate talent during that period. If a school does choose to hire him and chooses to challenge the NCAA restrictions, it must appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and "show cause" for why the sanctions imposed on Pearl should not follow him to that school.[9] In imposing the penalty, the NCAA said that Pearl's lies turned what would have been a minor case into a major one.[15] His assistant coaches were also given one-year show-cause orders, in effect until August 23, 2012.
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I don't think that is factually correct. From all the information there was only one lie and that was that he didn't recognize the photo. He also improperly called Craft's father but the conversation was not recorded as far as I know.
 
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