Coach Pearl is staying put

#76
#76
He won't be third on that list much longer. And why are we comparing the importance of each sport all the time? It always leads to conflicts/arguments that we don't need on this board.
 
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#77
StunnA N' Orange said:
He won't be third on that list much longer. And why are we comparing the importance of each sport all the time? It always leads to conflicts/arguments that we don't need on this board.
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well its true...men's bball is third on the list and if he wanted he could get a job at a basketball first school....
 
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#78
Sudeepvol said:
how long with coach pearl stay? i mean UT is a football first school (even if it has 10 straight 0-11 seasons) and woman's bball might even be second...will bruce pearl stand to be the coach of a program that is the third most respected at his school?
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If he's being paid well, and enough money is being put into the program and facilities, and if the fan support is there, why does it matter whether there are successful football and women's basketball programs at the same school? Why does there have to be a hierarchy?

Certainly there are some coaches who are egotistical enough that they would want to be the biggest deal on campus. But thus far Pearl has, if anything, embraced the other two programs. He has his players lifting weights with the football team. His support of Summitt is obvious. He wants to be a part of all that winning tradition, not in competition with it.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
If he's being paid well, and enough money is being put into the program and facilities, and if the fan support is there, why does it matter whether there are successful football and women's basketball programs at the same school? Why does there have to be a hierarchy?

Certainly there are some coaches who are egotistical enough that they would want to be the biggest deal on campus. But thus far Pearl has, if anything, embraced the other two programs. He has his players lifting weights with the football team. His support of Summitt is obvious. He wants to be a part of all that winning tradition, not in competition with it.
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Perfect assessment. I was too short on patience for such a precise statement. This university will be about winning together from here on out.
 
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Sudeepvol said:
well its true...men's bball is third on the list and if he wanted he could get a job at a basketball first school....
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Men's bball is not third at UT...are you crazy!?

Granted, we support women's basketball better than any other school in the country, but our fan's are far more passionate about men's basketball...we just haven't had much to cheer about before Pearl came.
 
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Sudeepvol said:
well its true...men's bball is third on the list and if he wanted he could get a job at a basketball first school....
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That's laughable. The majority of Tennessee fans could care less if the university disbanded the women's basketball program tomorrow.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
If he's being paid well, and enough money is being put into the program and facilities, and if the fan support is there, why does it matter whether there are successful football and women's basketball programs at the same school? Why does there have to be a hierarchy?

Certainly there are some coaches who are egotistical enough that they would want to be the biggest deal on campus. But thus far Pearl has, if anything, embraced the other two programs. He has his players lifting weights with the football team. His support of Summitt is obvious. He wants to be a part of all that winning tradition, not in competition with it.
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Nice work.

There's no need to go to a "basketball first" school when UT can offer comparable compensation, fan support, and facilities as any other school in the country.

Furthermore, football and basketball feed each other...school's that make a commitment to compete in both can do so...

Look at Ohio St., Florida, USC, Texas A&M, and Tennessee...all traditional football powers, but they all made it to the Sweet 16 this year.
 
#85
#85
i agree with everything u guys said...but i was watching the women's elite 8 game and i saw a LOT of tenn fans travel to dayton, ohio....there seemed to be less fans at the men's tournement games...maybe its just me
 
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Sudeepvol said:
i agree with everything u guys said...but i was watching the women's elite 8 game and i saw a LOT of tenn fans travel to dayton, ohio....there seemed to be less fans at the men's tournement games...maybe its just me
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The Men's games were during UT's spring break. I think that kept a lot of students away. Pearl said so himself. He mentioned something about trying to get kids to leave Miami to come to Columbus.
 
#88
#88
well i just said that because when i opened the vol nation page, everything was about football...but i guess u guys are right, UT bball is getting more attention from fans and media and i think thats what pearl wanted
 
#89
#89
Bruce Pearl is running for President of the US

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#90
#90
:eek:lol: :eek:lol: , that might have been the wors job of photo editing i have ever seen...but the idea is right on!!!
 
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