SacFalcFan Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 just an fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcrews75 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 just an fyi.Just curious, at what point does UT let their AD go? These past few seasons have been a disaster in knoxville and the buck stops with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Just curious, at what point does UT let their AD go? These past few seasons have been a disaster in knoxville and the buck stops with him.not sure they actually have hired a new university president.. i think they still have someone as a temp acting president.. also if bruce does resign which it sounds like he is, kevin ware is going to be a big target for mark fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Falcon Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 rumor was proved to be bogus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xnex Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 rumor was proved to be bogusThat's a shame. I've always kind of liked Pearl and thought he did a great job at UT. But these infractions, along with the lying; and the story about this not being the 1st time he's done this; makes me think he should man up and resign. If he loves UT like he says he does, and he knows that he has brought embarrasment to the school, then he should quit that job and allow Tennessee to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 rumor was proved to be boguswhat proved it? they were talking about him resigning tomorrow.. i haven't seen anything that says it's bogus.. you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Falcon Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) what proved it? they were talking about him resigning tomorrow.. i haven't seen anything that says it's bogus.. you have a link?The rumor was that he was supposed to resign today. A couple of people posted it on message boards claiming to have inside knowledge and then later apologized in the same thread for being wrong. Even the Knox news sentinel picked up on it and claimed it to be fake. Not saying it couldn't happen eventually but the rumor that was started was not true. Edited October 12, 2010 by Volunteer Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pickle1 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 As soon as I saw it, I knew it couldn't be true. It would require integrity, class, and courage. Bruce Pearl possesses none of these qualities, as he has so amply demonstrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E TN Falcon Fan Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) what proved it? they were talking about him resigning tomorrow.. i haven't seen anything that says it's bogus.. you have a link?Brent Hubbs of the Tennessee Rivals site, the unofficial sports information director of UT, said the rumor is bogus and the only upcoming press conference is the media day conference. I doubt Pearl is leaving Tennessee anytime soon. As long as uber-booster Jim Haslam and his son Bill, the probable future governor of Tennessee remain in Pearl's corner, the guy can coach as long as he wants. Pearl endorsed Haslam in the Republican primary and I believe the feeling is that the Haslams are firmly in the coach's corner. Edited October 13, 2010 by E TN Falcon Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuyDawg Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Let Pearl stay. Dude is the definition of a "Vol." Pearl has to cheat if he wants to hang with the big boys of college basketball, so I will give him a pass. SEC basketball offers nothing eye-catching to big time recruits. Vols are born thinking that they are supposed to win at everything, so Pearl has to do what he needs to do to get the recruits to field a winning team. Anything to the contrary would result in Pearl getting FIRED. Just look at the UT message boards, all of UT fans still support him, that's all you need to see. Vols fans just want to win and don't care how they go about it.This is not a knock against UT, simply stating facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 SEC basketball offers nothing eye-catching to big time recruits. John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, Eric Bledsoe, Enes Kanter, Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, and Kyle Wiltjer disagree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pickle1 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, Eric Bledsoe, Enes Kanter, Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, and Kyle Wiltjer disagree with you.He wasn't talking about the massive piles of cash and new cars on display at Kentucky recruiting trips, he was talking about the rest of the conference in general, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 And like the rest of the conference's recruiting, the bashing and insults of UK have also apparently gone way downhill...You can do better than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 But more to the point, Kenny Boynton, John Jenkins, Tobias Harris, Patric Young, Brad Beal, Kentavious Caldwell, and BJ Young also disagree...A little over 1/4 of all of Rivals' 5-star recruits for 2009, 2010, and 2011 have committed to the SEC... And 2011 isn't even finished yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuyDawg Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, Eric Bledsoe, Enes Kanter, Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, and Kyle Wiltjer disagree with you.You don't want to go there man. Does the name John Calipari make you think something might be wrong? You're probably a homer so you will defend him until he gets caught or leaves for another job just before the NCAA comes calling. UK has always been a good basketball school (not too great the previous 2 years before Calipari arrived) but the fact that Calipari ended up there only proves my point. Winning is all that matters no matter what you need to do. Pearl has proven to be of the same mold.The SEC is not known for basketball, sure you'll have a couple of good teams but it will never compare to the Big East or the ACC. Top notch recruits look at those two conferences first and that's why cheating will always happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 You don't want to go there man. Does the name John Calipari make you think something might be wrong? You're probably a homer so you will defend him until he gets caught or leaves for another job just before the NCAA comes calling. UK has always been a good basketball school (not too great the previous 2 years before Calipari arrived) but the fact that Calipari ended up there only proves my point. Winning is all that matters no matter what you need to do. Pearl has proven to be of the same mold.The SEC is not known for basketball, sure you'll have a couple of good teams but it will never compare to the Big East or the ACC. Top notch recruits look at those two conferences first and that's why cheating will always happen.Actually, you don't want to go there, man... The name John Calipari means an offense that allows the best players to showcase their skills and get on the fast track to the NBA. That's why they come play for him. No other reasons. I've said it here 100 times before but obviously you haven't been paying attention, so I'll say it again... Calipari has ZERO infractions on his record. You're **** right I'll defend him. Bruce pearl cheated. Tim Floyd cheated. Kelvin Sampson cheated. Those are facts. Show me an instance where Calipari cheated and I'll shut up about this topic forever. But you know what? You can't do it. Because it's never happened.Oh, and saying UK has always been a "good" basketball school is a bit of an understatement, but you don't want to go there either, man...But back to the point -2009 5* recruits:SEC - 7; ACC - 5; Big East - 42010 5* recruits:SEC - 6; ACC - 5; Big East - 22011 5* recruits (so far):SEC - 7; ACC - 3; Big East - 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuyDawg Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Actually, you don't want to go there, man... The name John Calipari means an offense that allows the best players to showcase their skills and get on the fast track to the NBA. That's why they come play for him. No other reasons. I've said it here 100 times before but obviously you haven't been paying attention, so I'll say it again... Calipari has ZERO infractions on his record. You're **** right I'll defend him. Bruce pearl cheated. Tim Floyd cheated. Kelvin Sampson cheated. Those are facts. Show me an instance where Calipari cheated and I'll shut up about this topic forever. But you know what? You can't do it. Because it's never happened.Oh, and saying UK has always been a "good" basketball school is a bit of an understatement, but you don't want to go there either, man...But back to the point -2009 5* recruits:SEC - 7; ACC - 5; Big East - 42010 5* recruits:SEC - 6; ACC - 5; Big East - 22011 5* recruits (so far):SEC - 7; ACC - 3; Big East - 3I will apologize for my statement about UK basketball, you're right, UK has been very good historically. About John Calipari, there's really nothing that anybody will tell you that will change your view on that guy, and that's fine by me. You should ask some Memphis fans how they feel about him. I'm not that big of a college basketball fan but didn't Memphis have to vacate all of their wins the last year that Calipari was there. And yeah I know, John C. had nothing to do with it and had no knowledge of anything inappropriate. Your breakdown of "stars" says it all I guess. I think your stats may be a little skewed due to the 2 dirty SEC teams.Keep in touch, hopefully you still feel the same way about Calipari in 2 to 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0d1gy Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Who is Bruce Pearl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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