You tell me.
Multiple Knoxville media outlets are saying it's not gonna happen, and that they've been told by high level donors they would never bring him back.
I admit, I personally don't know any of them, but wouldn't it sell their station more to speak the complete opposite if they were making up lies?
I see the Clay Travis article, and some national ones, but they're just giving an opinion on what Tennessee should do. Have you heard anyone around Knoxville saying they're hearing it's likely???
I listen to those guys all the time off and on all the time and none of them have ever that its not happening.....they say they dont think it will happen which I agree with but some of them have started saying that the possibility is higher now than they thought it would be.
Unless the local media has sources who are close to the big money boosters (and they most likely do not), they have no idea what's going behind the scenes or if Pearl's return is a possibility.
They have about as much information as we do. They may have sources in the AD, but unless those sources are Dave Hart and Jimmy Cheek themselves, they're worthless when it comes to things like this.
Plus, it's a much better gamble for reporters to either ignore something like this or outright deny it, because to even hint that it's a possibility would cause a ****storm. Stephen Hargis' Gruden story is a good cautionary tale for Tennessee sportswriters.
There is no job opening at Tennessee at the present time. If CCM wins these last four games there will not be an opening he will continue to be Coach. If he fails I think we'll have another coach. No one is gonna talk very much about who it will be until CCM fails and at this time he still has a chance to save his job. It is all about finishing strong and getting an NCAA bid it could happen the opponents are not that strong we could win these games. We could also pull a Texas A&M so we have to let it all play out.
I handled plenty of employees before and set boundaries on them with great ease. Hart knows how to get it done and he doesn't have to take any risks by doing so.
I truly think if Pearl was hired he would not be a problem...
Money talks and people walk...
One better be of Dave Hart so you can make him look at this petition. GoVolsXtra man haven't been there in ages.
I handled plenty of employees before and set boundaries on them with great ease. Hart knows how to get it done and he doesn't have to take any risks by doing so.
I truly think if Pearl was hired he would not be a problem...
Money talks and people walk...
It's easy to set the boundaries, much harder to hold them accountable and make sure they are doing the right thing.
I'm not saying it's going to happen or even likely, but I'm getting the point that if Martin is fired, which I fully believe he should be, you almost have to hire Pearl.
Really it doesn't matter how it looks to other schools, if the NCAA comes camping (which I believe is overblown), none of that. What the program needs is fan support, and with Pearl you get that 100% guaranteed. So much that it won't matter if we suck next year. It won't matter if we suck 2-3 more seasons, Pearl is that popular. Sure if he doesn't win it will wear out, but if it comes to that I honestly don't think fans will care by then, because the admin gave it a shot.
Either he comes back and starts winning again and all is well, or he comes back and sucks and in 4-5 years he's sent packing, but at least this time it will be over performance and not some NCAA issue.
And even though I generally hate speculation and all, you have to admit if we fire Martin and replace him with someone unproven, and some other team does hire Pearl and he starts winning, well this fanbase likely won't get over that for a LONG time.
I'm pretty much firmly in the "Bring Back Bruce" camp now. I honestly believe any way you slice it, the potential positives far outweigh the potential negatives. I respect why someone would be against it, but really I don't think the program can take a gamble with someone else. Granted, if we did get a home run, big name hire, that obviously changes things, but I don't see one coming here.
Pearl had boundaries before, they were set by the NCAA, who's to say he decides this time to follow them and be honest?