There are several people at UT and several boosters that would have to no longer be involved at UT before Bruce would be brought back. Never going to happen and is why he took Auburn job. He burned too many bridges
Are there that many pigheaded people that can't forgive him and give him a second chance?
I mean he told you a couple lies and paid the price, get over it, I am sure he leaned his lesson and will be straightforward from here on out!
its a matter of trust. too many people he sat across the table from and lied to them. they don't / can't trust him. the lies were so unnecessary. If he had been truthful, he would never have been fired. they would have rode it out with him for minor issues.
Are there that many pigheaded people that can't forgive him and give him a second chance?
I mean he told you a couple lies and paid the price, get over it, I am sure he leaned his lesson and will be straightforward from here on out!
I loved Bruce, but would hire back an employee that lied to you? Simple business principal. Nothing to do with basketball.
If UT had to fire Tyndall and they replaced him with any other coach who went 4-14 in his conference, this place would go apoplectic. Pearl's best days are long behind him anyway. He won't win at Auburn and won't get another shot at a bigger job because of it.
Huge revenue and consistent NCAA tournament bids would fix a lot of the trust issues, imo. Agreed that it won't happen, but it is more of a pride thing than a trust thing in my eyes. The big dogs don't want to come off as needy or desperate to a guy they canned.
If I am going to have to deal with recruiting violations I would rather deal with it if pearl was the coach. He has our hearts and always will. I think he is the most beloved men's basketball coach all time at Tennessee. I know the ship has sailed so to speak but, I would give both my left feet to get him back. The basketball is going threw about the same stuff football was. Its been a dark few years in the history of Tennessee.