Bruce Pearl is out as basketball coach

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#178
ZWVol11 said:
Don't be so literal. My 76 year old grandfather (life long UT bball fan) said that Bruce was once in a lifetime for UT, I hate Duke but Coach K is a basketball god. 900 wins, Olympic Gold Medal, 2 time World Champ coach, 4 NCs and 11 Final Fours. I've agreed with most of the stuff you've said today but this one was a bit asinine.
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Then your grandfather must have not payed attention in the 60's & 70's, cause Mears did the same thing as Bruce for 15 straight years.
 
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utvolpj said:
by that measure so has UT football yet you still knew about it
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No i was alive in the 90's and unfortunately the 2000's too.

And maybe i need to explain a little what i meant. Yes i know we haven't been terrible always just most of my life.
 
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zjcvols said:
I didn't know one elite eight made you a "once in a lifetime coach." What the hell does that make Coach K? Basketball god?
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With Tennessee's Basketball tradition, Yes I would. I think Steve Spurrier took Duke Football to one bowl game and won and they consider him a once in a lifetime coach. The same kind of thing at Wake Forest with Jim Grobe. Pearl set many records that had never been accomplished by any other previous coach in Tennessee's history. I think a once in a lifetime coach doesn't always have to win a national championship. It depends on where the program was before he got there. I think people at Butler would consider Brad Stevens a "Once in a life time coach" and people at Utah would consider Rick Majerus the same thing.
 
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BraytoHunter03 said:
With Tennessee's Basketball tradition, Yes I would. I think Steve Spurrier took Duke Football to one bowl game and won and they consider him a once in a lifetime coach. The same kind of thing at Wake Forest with Jim Grobe. Pearl set many records that had never been accomplished by any other previous coach in Tennessee's history. I think a once in a lifetime coach doesn't always have to win a national championship. It depends on where the program was before he got there. I think people at Butler would consider Brad Stevens a "Once in a life time coach" and people at Utah would consider Rick Majerus the same thing.
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How can someone be a "once in a lifetime coach" when he's third in winning percentage in the program's history, plus he's never been to a Final Four.
 
#184
#184
Pearl was great for our program. He helped make basketball relevant again. His early success resulted from taking Buzz's players and turning them into gold. His recruits, however, in large part didn't pan out. He relied largely on transfers (which isn't a bad thing for the short term but is difficult to sustain). We will find a good replacement because we still have the fans, facilities, and have become a relevant national program.
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VOLsince68 said:
This sucks really. I truly hope Hamilton don't get to pick the next coach. Any word on possible replacements?


GBO!!!!!
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I wouldn't necessarly say that. Hamilton hired BP, and so far has done well with Dooley. Let's just give him a chance...we have no choice anyway.
 
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#189
Vol Mania 21 said:
look i hope i'm wrong, but i'm not expecting much
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Noone knows the future,

But from what I've heard.. The "severance package" was pais so Pearl will admit to his infractions and UT will find out it's sanctions much quicker..

Thus, allowing us to inform our new coach and recruits of the situation we will have.

Pearl being let go was more of a sacrifice for less punishment
 
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zjcvols said:
How can someone be a "once in a lifetime coach" when he's third in winning percentage in the program's history, plus he's never been to a Final Four.
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Pretty sure he meant once in a lifetime here at ut so therefore that takea the final four argument out.
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TennesseePride said:
Noone knows the future,

But from what I've heard.. The "severance package" was pais so Pearl will admit to his infractions and UT will find out it's sanctions much quicker..

Thus, allowing us to inform our new coach and recruits of the situation we will have.

Pearl being let go was more of a sacrifice for less punishment
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Admit to his infractions?
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#193
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zjcvols said:
How can someone be a "once in a lifetime coach" when he's third in winning percentage in the program's history, plus he's never been to a Final Four.
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Your going to give me one stat as to why he wasnt a all-time coach at UT? You cant just look at winning percentage you have to look at accomplishments. There are a lot of variables that go into that stat like what were those other coaches strength of schedule because Pearl always had a top strength of schedule. I don't know maybe those coaches never played hard schedules. Stats lie my friend but accomplishments don't. Fact is he's been to an elite 8! which I might add no one else has done at Tennessee. He also beaten a couple number one teams and got Tennessee to be ranked at number one. He also has more consecutive tournament appearances than anyone. Who else is done that? If you cant look at all that he has accomplished in a short period of time at UT and appreciate that then you are blind my friend.

Phillip
 
#194
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BraytoHunter03 said:
I am sorry but the probability that we will hire a once in a lifetime coach back to back is not likely. That's why you call it a "once in a life time coach" because they are almost impossible to find. We are facing major NCAA penalties, were not a program with a lot of tradition, mens basketball is not the number one sport on campus, and probably were not going to pay a lot for a basketball coach right now. After that description what type of coach is ready to leave his job for that headache? Fact is its going to take a long hard road to get back to what we had these last 7 years.

Pearl was arguably a top 10 coach in America and arguably the number 1 in terms of PR and Marketing. In order for Tennessee Basketball to do well we need a great Marketable coach that is well recieved around the country because Tennessee Basketball doesn't have the tradition to sell itself like a Carolina. Look at the so called candidates were looking at Mooney and Shaka. Those guys couldn't hold a candle to what Pearl does. Trust me people are gonna face the harsh truth of that in the next couple of years. I hope that doesn't happen but most likely it will.
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Welcome aboard, Steven. :salute:
If Bruce Pearl is a once in a lifetime coach, then you must have had a pretty boring lifetime.
 
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BraytoHunter03 said:
Your going to give me one stat as to why he wasnt a all-time coach at UT? You cant just look at winning percentage you have to look at accomplishments. There are a lot of variables that go into that stat like what were those other coaches strength of schedule because Pearl always had a top strength of schedule. I don't know maybe those coaches never played hard schedules. Stats lie my friend but accomplishments don't. Fact is he's been to an elite 8! which I might add no one else has done at Tennessee. He also beaten a couple number one teams and got Tennessee to be ranked at number one. He also has more consecutive tournament appearances than anyone. Who else is done that? If you cant look at all that he has accomplished in a short period of time at UT and appreciate that then you are blind my friend.Phillip
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Awesome. One elite eight and he's god. Please. He's a good coach. Might be the best we've ever had. However, other than one game, Ray Mears did as much as him. He is not that good of a coach. He's not a "once in a lifetime" coach. And even if he is, it's his own damn fault for ruining it.
 
#196
#196
No matter how good of a coach he actually was, UT can not let him destroy the program and reputation of the university to try to keep him. Unbelievable that folks can't understand this. No one at UT wanted him to create this situation and no one wanted to let him go. They simply had no choice under the circumstances.
 
#199
#199
Just got home and saw the news. I was hoping that he would take the high road and resign. But no such luck. Pearl did a lot for UT basketball, but also brought a distasteful situation to the school. I never thought he would lie. Definitely time to move on. The players didn't deserve this.
 
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