Bruce Pearl To Retire from Auburn

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JMSqb11 said:
Correct. The first big test that will be visible for everyone to see is if there are any roster changes. My guess is they don’t make this move right now unless they knew the locker room would stay together.
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I'm not sure if the players can even really hit the transfer portal at this point...with football it reopens with a coaching change, but the player is essentially having to sit the remainder of the season if they leave.

With basketball season not starting, but the players already enrolled I don't know how this would work to be honest.
 
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Good luck Coach Pearl. Though by the end of his tenure I didn't think he was the coach for UT, I have gained a new respect for Coach Pearl over the years. You just a leader by his works. Pearl has led a championship level program as a vocal man of faith. Players continued to trust him in a society that tries to teach kids differently.
 
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The biggest surprise to me is barn offering Stevie 5 years. I’m wondering if Bruce didn’t give some of his remaining $$ toward that contract.? Is that stupid? lol siap
 
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An even better question. Auburn plays Memphis in an exhibition game this fall in Atlanta. Little Stevie vs One Cent in a scintillating coaching matchup. Who ‘ya got?
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Unlikely any of his players portal out right now as they would have to sit for the upcoming season. He’s kind of screwed them over in that regard but helped make sure Steven had a stacked roster for his first season.
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You're not suggesting Bruce Pearl would go behind closed doors and lobby for a favorable outcome that benefits him and his family while simultaneously screwing everyone else involved, are you?

Asking for a friend.

Regards,
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Shay
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I find this trend of coaches retiring right before the season starts to force the university to give their preferred assistant a shot at the job pretty nauseating to be honest. Not that I care that much here because this will be hilarious.
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Rick is going to do the same to us and have Gainey be his replacement most likely. Just hope that isn’t for a few more years and at least Gainey is much more respected than Steven Pearl lmao
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I find this trend of coaches retiring right before the season starts to force the university to give their preferred assistant a shot at the job pretty nauseating to be honest. Not that I care that much here because this will be hilarious.
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Bruce Pearl isn’t a good person. So of course he pulls a move like this.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I don’t get this response. Auburn just had an 11 year run under Bruce that brought the program out of the literal gutter….

Take the emotions out of it, no sane or person with a pulse would have passed on Bruce in 2014 if he said after an 10+ year run and a final four appearance, they’d have his son take over as head coach…. Looney tunes for anyone who says they would have passed.
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You entirely missed the point! Logic says you don’t 1) do nepotism 2) replace a great coach with “in waiting” assistant FOR FIVE YEARS that’s never been a head coach! It’s dumb! So AU will get what they deserve in due time!
 
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If Bruce doesn’t run for Tuberville’s seat, the whole thing might just be a way for him to be a “part time” head coach. You can’t pay him $10 million/year to work 40 hours a week. But you can pay him a couple million and overpay Eff’g to work the 80-100 hours. It won’t surprise me to see Bruce sitting on the bench. Especially if he loses the Senate election in November 2026 (or a special election sooner if TT steps down earlier).

However, Bruce would get more attention sitting at a TV set doing halftime, pre-game, and post-game analysis. Or with Dickie V winding down his career he could be the color guy on the broadcast of the biggest games each week.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I don’t get this response. Auburn just had an 11 year run under Bruce that brought the program out of the literal gutter….

Take the emotions out of it, no sane or person with a pulse would have passed on Bruce in 2014 if he said after an 10+ year run and a final four appearance, they’d have his son take over as head coach…. Looney tunes for anyone who says they would have passed.
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Also, you must not know the story of Steven F$&@ing Pearl when he arrogantly said to someone in Knoxville “Don’t you know who I am? I’m Steven F’in Pearl”

My post had nothing to do with Bruce’s coaching.

I’m glad we aren’t stuck with the brat!
 
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About 7 years ago I saw Eff’g at Circle Park when TN was about to play Florida (instead of attending the Barn football game).

He was wearing knee length Capri pants and his footwear was more like slippers than shoes.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
If Bruce doesn’t run for Tuberville’s seat, the whole thing might just be a way for him to be a “part time” head coach. You can’t pay him $10 million/year to work 40 hours a week. But you can pay him a couple million and overpay Eff’g to work the 80-100 hours. It won’t surprise me to see Bruce sitting on the bench. Especially if he loses the Senate election in November 2026 (or a special election sooner if TT steps down earlier).

However, Bruce would get more attention sitting at a TV set doing halftime, pre-game, and oust-game analysis. Or with Dickie V winding down his career he could be the color guy on the broadcast of the biggest games each week.
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He will be head coach again somewhere if he loses that election. I wouldn't be surprised if it's back at Auburn. That guy just has too much energy to sit around and watch somebody else coach.
 
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beachvol23 said:
Also, you must not know the story of Steven F$&@ing Pearl when he arrogantly said to someone in Knoxville “Don’t you know who I am? I’m Steven F’in Pearl”

My post had nothing to do with Bruce’s coaching.

I’m glad we aren’t stuck with the brat!
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Oh no...... someone said something to someone else that ruffled your feathers.... Like I said first, people need to take emotion out of it. Imagine getting your feelings hurt as a fan by a coach who has zero to do with your life.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
I'm not sure if the players can even really hit the transfer portal at this point...with football it reopens with a coaching change, but the player is essentially having to sit the remainder of the season if they leave.

With basketball season not starting, but the players already enrolled I don't know how this would work to be honest.
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Which is the best case for Auburn and the players.

Apparently it sounds like Bruce is still going to be around and isn't moving "on" just yet. This is hardly the worst case scenario for the school and the players.
 
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