orangefloyd
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do people not understand what pearl did his last year here...the ride was ending. he won 19 games with hopson (who never developed), first round player tobias harris, hall, maymon, golden, fields, goins, woolridge, mcrae, mcbee, and little steven. when a majority of those guys left, cuonzo had to build off of nothing. so tired of crappy tennessee fans who have nothing better to do than complain...bunch of middle aged men sitting around with their lives in a trash can looking for something to hold onto so they can get their exciting little thrills of playing "exciting" basketball while only winning 19 games. crap if you ask me.
And yet 5* kids are just lining up to play there its such an awesome program. Marquette is a stepping stone job for the vast majority of coaches.
In comparison to UT, yes, it is an awesome program with a ton more tradition and recent success than our Vols, no matter how deep you want to plant your face in the sand.
And a mediocre coach like Cuonzo, who knows half the fan base doesn't like him, still won't leave UT for Marquette.
Talk about head in the sand.
you left off a part.....Martin>Pearl at bad coaching.
Sounds like you are taking that Martin has turned them down and Marquette didnt just say "we're not interested". The numbers and records dont lie, Marquette>>UT as a program historically and recently, unless you are only counting one year (this year).
do people not understand what pearl did his last year here...the ride was ending. he won 19 games with hopson (who never developed), first round player tobias harris, hall, maymon, golden, fields, goins, woolridge, mcrae, mcbee, and little steven. when a majority of those guys left, cuonzo had to build off of nothing. so tired of crappy tennessee fans who have nothing better to do than complain...bunch of middle aged men sitting around with their lives in a trash can looking for something to hold onto so they can get their exciting little thrills of playing "exciting" basketball while only winning 19 games. crap if you ask me.
I'm considering the fact that a quality D1 coach has never left a good job for Marquette. The best high school players stay away from Marquette.
And yes, Cuonzo did turn them down. And so did Kevin O'neill.