Bruce Pearl was not exactly a "no name" coach when he came to UT. He was the hottest coaching prospect out there at the time having had great success already with his Wisconsin-Milwaukee team at the Big Dance. The hype from the national media at the time was tremendous, much greater than anything that's been said about Tyndall so far. Vol fans everywhere jumped on the Bruce Almighty bandwagon by the time his plane touched down in Knoxville. But, I think it's premature and unfair to burden Donnie Tyndall with Pearl-like expectations before he's even been introduced as our new coach. He may have a similar background, but it's unclear at this point whether he'll have the same dynamic as Bruce Pearl once he dons the orange jacket. Hoping for the best, but not expecting anything resembling greatness before the man's even had time to establish himself as the UT basketball head coach.
