Bruce Pearl is out as basketball coach

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BasketvolsFan said:
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.
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Thank you. Pearl fans are not Vol fans necessarily. Otherwise they would be more concerned for the best interests of the university in light of how Pearl s*** in his nest here at UT.
 
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VAVolsFan2009 said:
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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This was a resignation or mutual conclusion, but we need it to be labeled a firing for AA purposes.
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Vols4us said:
Thank you. Pearl fans are not Vol fans necessarily. Otherwise they would be more concerned for the best interests of the university in light of how Pearl s*** in his nest here at UT.
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They (myself included) are concerned for the best interests of the university. Every decision has consequences. Both good and bad. Both intended and unintended. After looking at the situation, Pearl fans think it best to stick with him and are ok with the level of mistake that he made. The punishment doesn't fit the crime.

I do understand "taking the high road" as well. Hopefully that's what we are doing and hopefully we can come out stronger or as strong. Although I hope, I just don't think we will.
 
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#206
Sad to see this come. I spent a year with the program as a manager last year. Good staff, good guys, and a great 6 years
 
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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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Got some news for you: During the time of UT's best basketball teams, the NCAA invited 16 and then 32 to its tournament. At least four of Pearl's teams WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE FIELD from the late 60s to the mid 70s. At least two of Pearl's teams WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE FIELD, when it was expanded to 48 teams in 1979.

It's utterly ridiculous to claim Pearl was a once in a lifetime coach. He hasn 't had one single player that would have started on the 1976 or 1977 teams
 
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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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Sorry, but your 76 year old grandfather doesn't know what he is talking about
 
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SGMVols said:
As did Jerry Green.
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No he didn't. Winning percentages are a dime-a-dozen. Pearl greatly exceeded Jerry Green where it mattered most - in national team prestige and tourney advancement.

I'm not saying Bruce Pearl shouldn't have been fired, but to argue that Pearl didn't exceed Green is ridiculous.
 
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shortgameVol said:
Got some news for you: During the time of UT's best basketball teams, the NCAA invited 16 and then 32 to its tournament. At least four of Pearl's teams WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE FIELD from the late 60s to the mid 70s. At least two of Pearl's teams WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE FIELD, when it was expanded to 48 teams in 1979.

It's utterly ridiculous to claim Pearl was a once in a lifetime coach. He hasn 't had one single player that would have started on the 1976 or 1977 teams
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Comparing apples to oranges. The NCAA only invited 16 and 32 teams because talent was very concentrated in the 60's and 70's. It was akin to the situation in women's basketball now. If your team was good, it was because your team was good the year before, and the year before that, etc. People would just aggregate to the universities that guaranteed national penetration and success (which likewise were the only universities that had adequate facilities).

It's much more challenging to coach a great team now. There's MUCH more parity because everyone has the facilities to house a great team.
 
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I really don't know why Green is brought up about successful coaches at UT. No one cared when he left (hyperbole-very few). And no one was there to swope him as as their coach when he left. Anyone using him as a definition of a suceesful coach looses me at that point. His teams really reminded me of this 2011 team-lots of talent playing (as Harris so eloquently put it) with no heart.
 
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shyster said:
I really don't know why Green is brought up about successful coaches at UT. No one cared when he left (hyperbole-very few). And no one was there to swope him as as their coach when he left. Anyone using him as a definition of a suceesful coach looses me at that point. His teams really reminded me of this 2011 team-lots of talent playing (as Harris so eloquently put it) with no heart.
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That's the point, if Jerry Green can win at UT, it's not going to impossible to find a quality replacement. It's not hard to be successful at UT if you're a half competent coach. Sadly, Dickey hired some very incompetent coaches, so most fans think those are the only ones out there.
 
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Look, I couldn't take 15 pages of this stuff. Everyone get over it. He's gone, we're going to get a new coach, and go forward. As is said, it is what it is, and only moving forward that mean one dam. thing. Ever see someone fired at work for non-performance or violating company rules? I have. Life and the world goes on. That's where I am, and I'm not looking back.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
That's the point, if Jerry Green can win at UT, it's not going to impossible to find a quality replacement. It's not hard to be successful at UT if you're a half competent coach. Sadly, Dickey hired some very incompetent coaches, so most fans think those are the only ones out there.
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In all honesty, I don't consider Green's successful, I don't care what his record was. His contibution to the history and legacy of UT basketball is minimal, at best.
 
#218
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Sad day for Tennessee Basketball... End of an era. Best Tennessee bball coach EVER, no doubt. Here's to hoping that the moron Mike Hamilton picks the right guy to take UT to the top.
 
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shyster said:
In all honesty, I don't consider Green's successful, I don't care what his record was. His contibution to the history and legacy of UT basketball is minimal, at best.
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Oh, so all those NCAA tournament appearances, Sweet 16s, SEC Championship don't matter, but Pearl's do?

Makes sense.
 
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#225
I'm really sadden and distraught over this. Sure Pearl did something bad but when is there a point that the good outweighs the bad and what Pearl has brought UT Nation has been overwhelmingly brought good.

If they don't act quick UT B-Ball is going to bleed and bleed bad. Replacing someone like Pearl who brought super energy and filled the stands won't be easy let alone getting us back to the Big Dance.

Thank You Coach Pearl for the memories and times.

Orange :sad: Man
 
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