Adonis Thomas to announce today

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#153
hatvol96 said:
Translation: Hat wins, I lose.
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I wish we still hated each other and we were arguing right now about your idol Rick Majerus being a better more honorable coach than Pearl. Then you'd ask me to gargle glass whilst leaping leaden-shod from the Henley St. Bridge....

Man.... those were heady days.... a much simpler time.....
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#154
bnhunt said:
I do not condone in any way, shape, or form what CBP did, but I think a lot of fans are having an epic over-reaction to this. The NCAA will levy out additional punishment, but I don't think that makes us anymore of a laughing stock than Calipari at UK or whatever IU or USC have been and are currently going though. Ask yourself one simple question when analyzing whether the BB program is better off now than 5 years ago - I think 95 percent of the people on this board would day yes even with these recent issues.
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lol What is Cal going through at UK? Nothing. Cal or Kentucky isn't being investigated in any way, shape, or form.
 
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#155
hatvol96 said:
Translation: Hat wins, I lose.
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I think with this one everyone loses. I just don't see how UT doesn't get significantly sanctioned (more so) by keeping Pearl than letting him go. Seems to me if we simply fired him at the beginning of this mess the punishment would be much less severe and we could move on.
 
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BigRed said:
I think with this one everyone loses.
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Not necessarily. This season isn't going to be affected. UT should be really good. I don't see how anyone loses if Tennessee has a great season, then the parties decide a divorce is in order at the end of the season. Two of the three players involved in the initial violation are playing elsewhere. If Pearl & Co. aren't here, there's zero reason for the 'AA to hammer UT. Tennessee takes its posh facility and fat paycheck and hires a top notch coach. Pearl spends a couple of years penance as a TV analyst, then comes back. Everyone wins.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Not necessarily. This season isn't going to be affected. UT should be really good. I don't see how anyone loses if Tennessee has a great season, then the parties decide a divorce is in order at the end of the season. Two of the three players involved in the initial violation are playing elsewhere. If Pearl & Co. aren't here, there's zero reason for the 'AA to hammer UT. Tennessee takes its posh facility and fat paycheck and hires a top notch coach. Pearl spends a couple of years penance as a TV analyst, then comes back. Everyone wins.
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Seems unfair to punish the school, but look at USC Trojan football......... UT would more than likely suffer too. UT should be very good this season, waiting on the 'AA to make their decision on what if any punishment seems unfair too. I like Pearl as a recruiter,motivator, but the lying and trying to involve others to cover it up, it may be better for the University to fire him. I have seen alot of posters on here who want the integrity of the school to matter most and fire him also. Pearl is a good coach,but he is not the University of Tennessee. I would absolutely say the same about Calipari. Its not like UK hasnt had their share of cheating.
 
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shamwowpearl said:
Seems unfair to punish the school, but look at USC Trojan football.
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That was a very different situation. The investigation took forever and the 'AA made a finding of widespread insitutional violations. Also, no punitive action was taken by the university against Pete Carroll. Further, Todd McNair remained on the staff until the penalties were meted out. Mike Garrett couldn't have been more arrogant in his dealings with the NCAA and it cost USC dearly. That's not how Mike Hamilton has handled things to this point.
 
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#161
Hopefully we don't get no penalties in this investigation and he changes his mind. He seemed like in the govolsxtra article that it had alot to do with it. Hopefully Chris Jones changes his mind. I heard we should know something by December what our penalties will be. Is he signing in the early period or late?
 
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volfansince113087 said:
Hopefully we don't get no penalties in this investigation and he changes his mind. He seemed like in the govolsxtra article that it had alot to do with it. Hopefully Chris Jones changes his mind. I heard we should know something by December what our penalties will be. Is he signing in the early period or late?
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Everything I have heard makes it sound like Tenn won't get any indication of the NCAA's findings until next March or April. What has anyone else heard? I could have sworn this was what Hubbs said?
 
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hatvol96 said:
Not necessarily. This season isn't going to be affected. UT should be really good. I don't see how anyone loses if Tennessee has a great season, then the parties decide a divorce is in order at the end of the season. Two of the three players involved in the initial violation are playing elsewhere. If Pearl & Co. aren't here, there's zero reason for the 'AA to hammer UT. Tennessee takes its posh facility and fat paycheck and hires a top notch coach. Pearl spends a couple of years penance as a TV analyst, then comes back. Everyone wins.
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I think you are absolutely on target as to what we can expect the outcome of this situation to be. Pear will be great as a TV analyst. No need for lies there. Hopefully, he will come out of this mess a better person and not continue to have the same integrity issues in the future. UT basketball should continue to thrive with the right hire to replace him.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
UT basketball should continue to thrive with the right hire to replace him.
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I think it can thrive too but finding the right coach can take several years. How many years should fans be expected to wait for success in basketball again if Pearl is canned?
 
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#166
hatvol96 said:
If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time with that.
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Don't get me wrong, I am not holding my breath on this one, but if for any reason he doesn't sign in the early period, I would look at his commitment as "soft" and once the LOA gets in and if it states that the self-imposed sanctions are fitting, than I wouldn't write AT off by any stretch.
 
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#167
No reason it would take years to find the right coach. With the current salary we are paying and the improved facilities, we should be able to attract a top level coach with no problem. The program is much different now than when Pearl was hired. Everyone understands that it is now possible to have an elite program at UT.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
No reason it would take years to find the right coach. With the current salary we are paying and the improved facilities, we should be able to attract a top level coach with no problem. The program is much different now than when Pearl was hired. Everyone understands that it is now possible to have an elite program at UT.
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If Pearl stays through this season, it is still very important that we have another successful season for recruiting purposes for next year.
 
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#174
I was hoping we could reel this kid in because he looked like a beast at the Arby's Classic last year...Missed opportunity for sure.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Not necessarily. This season isn't going to be affected. UT should be really good. I don't see how anyone loses if Tennessee has a great season, then the parties decide a divorce is in order at the end of the season. Two of the three players involved in the initial violation are playing elsewhere. If Pearl & Co. aren't here, there's zero reason for the 'AA to hammer UT. Tennessee takes its posh facility and fat paycheck and hires a top notch coach. Pearl spends a couple of years penance as a TV analyst, then comes back. Everyone wins.
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How good do you think Tennessee will be? I feel like one thing Bruce Pearl has done well with is getting guys through adversity, so maybe this team will really impress.
 
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