Bruce or Bust?

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VolsSportsFan said:
I thought Hamilton told Cheek Pearl should be retained, and Cheek ignored him.
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By the time he told Cheek to retain Pearl Kiffin fiasco already occurred, NCAA investigation x2 CPHS Alzheimer's coming out, Dooley starting to show his colors.

It was a mess. building new facilities it was a mess...that was allowed to go on too long.
 
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Rudy123 said:
I would be willing to be any amount of money that Bruce would be willing to return to U.T. and that the greater percentage of the fans would like for him to return to U.T. BUT someone who is a decision maker along the way, will not allow it to happen.

We will likely hire another Buzz Peterson to replace Martin while Bruce goes to Clemson, Alabama or B.C. and is in the top 5 every single year.

I don't see this ending well!!!!
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I spent the end of last week with my "Roll Tide" cousins at a funeral in KS. They can't wait to sign a contract with Pearl at Alabama. Please Lord, tell me this won't happen!!!!
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
We need a winner. We really shouldn't need a salesman. Pearl happens to be both, but if we NEED a salesman, then our fanbase kinda sucks.
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The fan base sucks because they want both? Ridiculous!

I live in Middle TN and see what Franklin did for Vanderbilt football. As important as the record, the excitement was tremendous. Vandy football is about to experience what TN did with the loss of Pearl.

I want that excitement around TN basketball back and Pearl will bring it!
 
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Cheek shouldn't be in charge of athletics period. But I would be more afraid of Dipietro to be honest. This is a no win situation. It's nice to say that Hart should run the show and be left alone, but a decision to rehire Bruce after that entire situation is a decision that has to run through many people. It's just the way it is in a large government and political organization. The folks that need to be lobbied on this stuff is the BOT.

Of course the Hope Scholarship had everything to do with the increase in level of students. That goes without saying, but someone on the University end still gets the credit of making it all work.

This stuff is easy to speculate on here and discuss from a black and white standpoint, but that's not how it works on the inside and to the people that matter. Right or wrong, that's just how it is. If we want Bruce back, we need to fill the inboxes and voicemails of Hart, Cheek, DiPietro, and probably most importantly the Trustees (while at it I'd include the Governor too because he's the head of the BOT and for who he is), who like to say under the radar and would hate the attention.
 
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gunner said:
Any true fan of UT Basketball would support Pearl returning if Martin is out. Pearl is the most successful coach at UT since Ray Mears.
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I'll say this, as a non Pearl supporter, I'd be much more happier with him if Martin and him were the only choices.
 
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And this article just shows that Hamilton gets more blame than he deserves. I have no issues with any of the hires Hammy did but our fan base gives him crap for it.
 
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One more thing to add and then I'm done, UT is not some great academic institution whose leaders (Cheek) are against athletics. Sure there have been issues, but much of that has to with instability and a lack of good leadership at the top positions. It seems this stuff is getting better but it takes time to build stability and trust.

I'm saying this because to call for people outside of the AD to be fired over this stuff is silly as that isn't their main job. Florida, Georgia, Vandy, Ohio State, Auburn and many others institutions with much better reputations academically have all had much greater success of late than Tennessee. Everyone can co-exist and thrive. It takes stability, good leadership, compromise, and most importantly good fits in the important positions of AD, head coaches, etc. Many on here may disagree, but it's as much up to athletics to adapt to the University as it is the University to adapt to the AD. Just have to find the right coaches and administrators who are a good enough fit to make it work and also win games.
 
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Shaun1985 said:
And this article just shows that Hamilton gets more blame than he deserves. I have no issues with any of the hires Hammy did but our fan base gives him crap for it.
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Hamilton doesn't get enough blame from the UT fanbase. He destroyed every men's sport in the Athletic Program. You cannot defend this little loser.
 
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knowthevols said:
Solid post, thanks.i
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I am 82 and have seen a lot of balls bounce. I have sat courtside to watch my nephew win a NC, BUT one of the most memorable was when Bruce painted up to attend the Lady Vols game which induced the Greatest Coach ever to dress as a cheerleader and attend the Mens game. Who in hell can beat that!!!!!!!!

Do you wonder why I want BRUCE.

Go Vols!!!
 
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marvin said:
I am 82 and have seen a lot of balls bounce. I have sat courtside to watch my nephew win a NC, BUT one of the most memorable was when Bruce painted up to attend the Lady Vols game which induced the Greatest Coach ever to dress as a cheerleader and attend the Mens game. Who in hell can beat that!!!!!!!!

Do you wonder why I want BRUCE.

Go Vols!!!
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Who did your nephew play for and what sport?
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
We need a winner. We really shouldn't need a salesman. Pearl happens to be both, but if we NEED a salesman, then our fanbase kinda sucks.
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You kidding me. Of course we need a winner that was implied. Also, yes we do need a salesman. We are football first and basketball a distant second. Having said that, he could be either someone with flashy press conferences or flashy play. You can't be boring on the court and off or people, like me, will decide that my budgeted money isn't going to UT basketball.
 
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marvin said:
I am 82 and have seen a lot of balls bounce. I have sat courtside to watch my nephew win a NC, BUT one of the most memorable was when Bruce painted up to attend the Lady Vols game which induced the Greatest Coach ever to dress as a cheerleader and attend the Mens game. Who in hell can beat that!!!!!!!!
Do you wonder why I want BRUCE.

Go Vols!!!
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Pat probably just felt the need to reciprocate but we'll never know how comfortable she was doing it.
 
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It seems like CBP will want to go somewhere new and start fresh rather than have his own past sucess to live up to here. From an interview earlier this year, CBP said he wanted to build a non-relevant BB program at a football school up to relevance, like he did at TN. Don't know that he will want to come here where TN fans will expect sweet 16 from him each season???

So what is Pearl looking for in a next job?

I asked him.

He answered this way.

"It's going to need to be somebody that has the vision that Tennessee had," Pearl said. "Tennessee had a vision to try to get its men's basketball program to the level of its football program and where Pat Summitt had the women's basketball program. That was Tennessee's vision. They said, 'We're winning in everything else. We want to do it in men's basketball, too.' So that would be the job I'd want -- a job where somebody has that vision. It would almost need to be a school that's won a national championship in football or baseball. Somebody who's done it and wants to try to do it again in men's basketball. And I'm not saying I can win a national championship. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying it would need to be somebody who wants to try to do those things. Let's upgrade the facilities and schedule [national opponents] and engage the fans and be relevant. Just be relevant. That's what we did at Tennessee. I wanted Tennessee to matter to Kentucky fans. I wanted Tennessee to be a game Kentucky fans circled. We did that. And that's the kind of thing I would like to try to do again."
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Which school with a 'vision' will hire Bruce Pearl next year? - CBSSports.com
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
It seems like CBP will want to go somewhere new and start fresh rather than have his own past sucess to live up to here. From an interview earlier this year, CBP said he wanted to build a non-relevant BB program at a football school up to relevance, like he did at TN. Don't know that he will want to come here where TN fans will expect sweet 16 from him each season???



Which school with a 'vision' will hire Bruce Pearl next year? - CBSSports.com
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He just described the present state of Tennessee basketball. Just offer and Bruce will take the reins.
 
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Sudden Impact said:
The interview before the NCAA tourney loss indicated otherwise....Hamilton threw Pearl under the bus. Hamilton should have kept his mouth shut....
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Hamilton was ordered to do that. This was meant to sabotage our tournament so it would be easier to fire Pearl. Do you realize how difficult it would have been to fire Pearl had he made a deep run in the tournament?
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Hamilton was ordered to do that. This was meant to sabotage our tournament so it eould be easier to fire Pearl. Do you realize how difficult it would have been to fire Pearl had he made a deep run in the tournament?
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Solid post and you are right there would possibly have been riots.
 
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marvin said:
I am 82 and have seen a lot of balls bounce. I have sat courtside to watch my nephew win a NC, BUT one of the most memorable was when Bruce painted up to attend the Lady Vols game which induced the Greatest Coach ever to dress as a cheerleader and attend the Mens game. Who in hell can beat that!!!!!!!!

Do you wonder why I want BRUCE.

Go Vols!!!
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You get a like from me for being 82 and knowing how to use a message board. lol
 
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Rudy123 said:
I would be willing to be any amount of money that Bruce would be willing to return to U.T. and that the greater percentage of the fans would like for him to return to U.T. BUT someone who is a decision maker along the way, will not allow it to happen.

We will likely hire another Buzz Peterson to replace Martin while Bruce goes to Clemson, Alabama or B.C. and is in the top 5 every single year.

I don't see this ending well!!!!
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I'd love to have Buzz in charge of recruiting. I really couldn't care less where Pearl goes to coach but we do need a coach who can recruit, coach in practice, develop and make necessary adjustments during games.
 
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