Auburn hires Bruce Pearl

[TennaciousD957]

Over/under on how many games it takes for Auburn to beat Tennessee?

One?

They just did. :cray:

 

[VolsSportsFan]

You know what really will cause a meltdown? If the "Martin isn't happy" stuff is true and he bolts, meaning there was going to be an opening anyway, and yet this proves Pearl was never an option.

 

[golfballs]

ok, now let's move on

 

[Fatman Photos]

Wonder if all the Bruce Sniffers will become Auburn fans now?

 

[BigOrangeD]

Kind of Sucks but I guess we'll survive.:loco:

 

[NashVol11]

As will our hopes of ever being relevant in basketball.

Yep. No other coach could ever be good here.

C'mon, man.

 

[orangefloyd]

Sad day. He could do a lot better than barn.

 

[GBO18]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

[D.C. Vol]

I'd like to see the terms of this contract.

 

[99gator]

thanks booger eater

 

[BowlBrother85]

auburn wasn't worried about tennessee. tennessee isn't firing its coach.

auburn was worried about the schools who are looking for a coach.

It was definitely not a given that Martin would be retained if they didn't get a bid (which they just barely did).

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

I thought he wouldn't settle for Auburn.

Awww all you university of Pearl fans hurt now?

 

[ranradVOL]

Wonder if all the Bruce Sniffers will become Auburn fans now?

We can only hope.

 

[Boston Vol]

As will our hopes of ever being relevant in basketball.

Yep no other quality coaches out there. Just Pearl or bust right?

 

[BlueHalo]

Wonder if all the Bruce Sniffers will become Auburn fans now?

Wonder if the Cuonzo apologists will still buy tickets to watch .500 teams 3 years from now.

 

[patrick]

Time to buy an Auburn bball shirt.....

:yess:

 

[RiseToTheTop]

exciting times for AU. meanwhile we are bored to death watching Cuonzo fall asleep on the bench during a 52-48 game

 

[UTBasketball2]

You know what really will cause a meltdown? If the "Martin isn't happy" stuff is true and he bolts, meaning there was going to be an opening anyway, and yet this proves Pearl was never an option.

Which is where the saying "be careful what you wish for" comes into play.

 

[golfballs]

I thought he wouldn't settle for Auburn.

should tell you something

 

[zjcvols]

Oh well.

Not really worried about a guy who can't recruit yet.

 

[Boca Vol]

It will take longer to build his program at Auburn. But he's won everywhere he has coached. Stands to reason he will win at Auburn, too. If he didn't return to Tennessee, I was really hoping he would wind up coaching away from the SEC.

Building a basketball program is a lot easier than building a football program. You can immediately change the program with 1 class.

 

[johnnybravo]

I guess they didn't care what Slive thought since he supposedly said Bruce will never coach in the SEC

 

[kamoshika]

Auburn hired Bruce Pearl as its new basketball coach Tuesday, bringing in a frequent visitor to the NCAA Tournament, a coach with SEC experience, a three-time national coach of the year and fan favorite.

Pearl coached at Tennessee from 2005 through the 2011 season, taking all six of his teams to the NCAA Tournament. He's been an ESPN basketball analyst the last several seasons.

"I'm humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love," Pearl said. "I don't know how long it will take, but it's time to rebuild the Auburn basketball program, and bring it to a level of excellence so many of the other teams on campus enjoy."
Splash! Auburn hires Bruce Pearl as basketball coach - AuburnTigers.com - Official Athletics Site of the Auburn Tigers

 

[Pulscifer]

Auburn just got a HELL of a hire.

 

[Vol4Real]

I give Bruce a standing ovation. Now it is time to get 100% behind this team for a good tourny run.