I support bruce pearl

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This is a support Bruce Pearl thread, for anybody who wants to be negative, please take your comments to another thread. I wanted to come out on the record and say I support Bruce Pearl and everything he has done for this University. When I first attended a Tennessee basketball game I had to walk out of Thompson Boiling because the basketball that was being played was atrocious (Buzz Peterson's teams). Pearl has made me believe in our basketball program and always puts the Vols in a position to win games. He makes it exciting and he loves Tennessee.

I know his transgressions were serious and I think he should have been suspended for the entire season, but I think a lot of the blame regarding his suspension and the way it was handled should be placed on Mike Hamilton.
At the same time, Tennessee basketball will recover if he is let go, but for the time being he is our basketball coach and I hope he leads the Vols to victory over Michigan and anybody else we play.
 
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Good post. Misguided but good. Bruce Pearl deserves all of the blame. He cheated then lied about it. He then issued a tearful apology and then proceeded to go out and cheat again. Bruce Pearl needs to be fired for this. I wish him success in whatever he does, but he needs to be let go.
 
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This is a support Bruce Pearl thread, not tear him up thread like the 20 or so other threads. We all have our opinions on what he did but this is a support thread. BigOrange 15, I know I didn't state that when you read my post, but when the world is on one man shoulder's it would be nice for him to know he has people supporting him as well, especially a night before he possibly coaches his last game/games at Tennessee.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
This is a support Bruce Pearl thread, not tear him up thread like the 20 or so other threads. We all have our opinions on what he did but this a support thread.
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Exactly, Big Orange. The truth is not allowed in this thread. How dare you.
 
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I posted this before but it has to be said again for me to gethis off my my mind. Why now?!?!? Mike needed to stay off the tweeter, cell phones, and radio shows until the season was over. If he knew this was a done deal he could have waited until the tourney was over. For no reason other than for the players this is there time. What a fool. He did the same thing before the Oregon game.
 
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I stand with you. I want Bruce to stay
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atxvol2010 said:
We all have our opinions on what he did but this is a support thread.
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No, we don't. What Bruce did is a matter of public record. If you don't believe he should be fired for what went on, fine, but that would make him the first D-I coach in any sport to get in crap that deep and not get canned for it.
 
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Manvol said:
I posted this before but it has to be said again for me to gethis off my my mind. Why now?!?!? Mike needed to stay off the tweeter, cell phones, and radio shows until the season was over. If he knew this was a done deal he could have waited until the tourney was over. For no reason other than for the players this is there time. What a fool. He did the same thing before the Oregon game.
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Tweeter. Awesome.
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milohimself said:
No, we don't. What Bruce did is a matter of public record. If you don't believe he should be fired for what went on, fine, but that would make him the first D-I coach in any sport to get in crap that deep and not get canned for it.
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Obviously, this is absolutely spot on; but, I'm sure we'll get an interesting rebuttal.
 
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People have an emotional attachment to Bruce, based on his personality and what he did for the program.

IMO, this is what causes the irrational feelings of support even in the face of lies on top of other lies.

I'm relatively young, so Pearl teams are just about the only memories I have of UT basketball. So I understand the emotional attachment to the guy.

However, what he did was wrong and nothing can change that.

This is and has become such an ordeal that it is essential for both parties to just go their seperate ways.
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Edit- I should have kept this out of your support thread. My apologies.
No sarcasm intended.
 
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FTCvol said:
People have an emotional attachment to Bruce, based on his personality and what he did for the program.
IMO, this is what causes the irrational feelings of support even in the face of lies on top of other lies.
I'm relatively young, so Pearl teams are just about the only memories I have of UT basketball. So I understand the emotional attachment to the guy.
However, what he did was wrong and nothing can change that. This is and has become such an ordeal that it is essential for both parties to just go their seperate ways.
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Could it be...a rational post? Better save this one; there won't be many like it in the next week or two.
 
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FTCvol said:
People have an emotional attachment to Bruce, based on his personality and what he did for the program.
IMO, this is what causes the irrational feelings of support even in the face of lies on top of other lies.
I'm relatively young, so Pearl teams are just about the only memories I have of UT basketball. So I understand the emotional attachment to the guy.
However, what he did was wrong and nothing can change that. This is and has become such an ordeal that it is essential for both parties to just go their seperate ways.
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This is a good post. I'd just add that the irrationality also comes because the vast majority of the Pearl lovers only began following basketball when Pearl became coach. So, to them, he is the be all end all.
 
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Op then you would have ran out during Wade's tenure instead of walk out. U-G-L-Y.
 
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LawVol13 said:
This is a good post. I'd just add that the irrationality also comes because the vast majority of the Pearl lovers only began following basketball when Pearl became coach. So, to them, he is the be all end all.
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I don't even think that is an excuse because I have only been following for the last 2 years and I still think Pearl is a liar that needs to be fired.
 
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LawVol13 said:
This is a good post. I'd just add that the irrationality also comes because the vast majority of the Pearl lovers only began following basketball when Pearl became coach. So, to them, he is the be all end all.
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"Vast majority" is a statement that you can't even begin to validate. I've loved UT basketball since I was a little kid during the Wade Houston era, and I consider myself a Pearl supporter. I obviously disagree with his conduct, but the guy's contributions to the program can't be overlooked.

Also, when you have to reach back a couple of decades to point to a period where UT was successful, then it is kind of understandable how BP has developed into a larger than life basketball coach at UT. You can't really be mad at people for growing attached to the outgoing personality of BP and his winning record.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
"Vast majority" is a statement that you can't even begin to validate. I've loved UT basketball since I was a little kid during the Wade Houston era, and I consider myself a Pearl supporter. I obviously disagree with his conduct, but the guy's contributions to the program can't be overlooked.

Also, when you have to reach back a couple of decades to point to a period where UT was successful, then it is kind of understandable how BP has developed into a larger than life basketball coach at UT. You can't really be mad at people for growing attached to the outgoing personality of BP and his winning record.
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I don't consider you in the class of people I was describing. While I disagree with most of what you're saying, I see what you're saying as reasonable and rational. You're the exception to the rule.
 
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LawVol13 said:
This is a good post. I'd just add that the irrationality also comes because the vast majority of the Pearl lovers only began following basketball when Pearl became coach. So, to them, he is the be all end all.
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I think a lot of ruthless Pearl supporters started watching in the early 90's with Wade. The only successful years from Wade's start to Pearl's were the Green years, and those were more frustrating than not.

Folks who knew Pearl and only Pearl--why would they be panicky about his replacement? They've never even experienced the frustration of year after year of ineptitude.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
Good post. Misguided but good. Bruce Pearl deserves all of the blame. He cheated then lied about it. He then issued a tearful apology and then proceeded to go out and cheat again. Bruce Pearl needs to be fired for this. I wish him success in whatever he does, but he needs to be let go.
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Those are exactly my thoughts on this matter. I actually want video of the door hitting him in the ass as Hamilton slams it though.
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I support Pearl and would like for him to stay but what he has done cannot be undone. The scrutiny around the program is just to much to bare for the university, alumni, and fans. This whole thing could have been avoided had he come clean at the beginning of this process. It's been a great run even as tough as it was to watch this 2010/2011team play, we still made the tournament a UT record 6 straight years. Now, I'm wondering how many years until we get back...I've always enjoyed the NCAA tournament but when the Vols are in it and competitive, it makes it that much more special. Truly sad times for the UT men's basketball program that could have been avoided by telling the truth when he had the opportunity.
 
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Go Vols!!! No Matter who that coach is. Currently Pearl is our guy so I back him 100%. if he is relieved of his duties then I back the next guy the same way. That is the way I am. Hamilton says juryu is still out on Bruce. If that is the case then bruce go beat Michigan and Duke and make a final swing at a final four.
 
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