Having Sufficiently Gloated, Some Serious Thoughts.

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hatvol96

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1. Bruce Pearl's tenure at UT will be a net gain for the Tennessee Basketball brand. That's why he should get a check on his way out the door.
2. While I admit I enjoy seeing Pearl publicly eviscerated, Hamilton could have handled this better. The players deserved to play the season out without further distractions.
3. People who think Tennessee can't hire someone capable of sustaining Pearl's success and building on it are out of touch with reality. Find me a program with Tennessee's facilities and a 2.5 mil per coach that isn't winning.
4. UT has done a good job working the back channels already in the search for Pearl's replacement. This process is much further down the road than it appears outwardly.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Bruce Pearl's tenure at UT will be a net gain for the Tennessee Basketball brand. That's why he should get a check on his way out the door.
2. While I admit I enjoy seeing Pearl publicly eviscerated, Hamilton could have handled this better. The players deserved to play the season out without further distractions.
3. People who think Tennessee can't hire someone capable of sustaining Pearl's success and building on it are out of touch with reality. Find me a program with Tennessee's facilities and a 2.5 mil per coach that isn't winning.
4. UT has done a good job working the back channels already in the search for Pearl's replacement. This process is much further down the road than it appears outwardly.
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I'd hope so, given Hamilton's compulsive blabbermouthing this week.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Bruce Pearl's tenure at UT will be a net gain for the Tennessee Basketball brand. That's why he should get a check on his way out the door.
2. While I admit I enjoy seeing Pearl publicly eviscerated, Hamilton could have handled this better. The players deserved to play the season out without further distractions.
3. People who think Tennessee can't hire someone capable of sustaining Pearl's success and building on it are out of touch with reality. Find me a program with Tennessee's facilities and a 2.5 mil per coach that isn't winning.
4. UT has done a good job working the back channels already in the search for Pearl's replacement. This process is much further down the road than it appears outwardly.
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If you were a gambling man, how much would you put on UT getting a home run hire? By the last two statements, it seems like you are optimistic.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Bruce Pearl's tenure at UT will be a net gain for the Tennessee Basketball brand. That's why he should get a check on his way out the door.
2. While I admit I enjoy seeing Pearl publicly eviscerated, Hamilton could have handled this better. The players deserved to play the season out without further distractions.
3. People who think Tennessee can't hire someone capable of sustaining Pearl's success and building on it are out of touch with reality. Find me a program with Tennessee's facilities and a 2.5 mil per coach that isn't winning.
4. UT has done a good job working the back channels already in the search for Pearl's replacement. This process is much further down the road than it appears outwardly.
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You make an assumption that the NCAA problems will be behind us. Find me a program with ANY facilities and the specter of a major NCAA penalty (2 years or so -just a guess) looming that can attract a high-quality coach. Don't forget that we are losing at least 6 players (probably 8) and will likely lose a recruit or two following a year of non-recruiting. Thus, the cupboard is a little bare with an embargo blocking new reinforcements from arriving.

If you were a really well-regarded coach, would you take the job or wait for a better option?
 
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SamRebel35 said:
If you were a gambling man, how much would you put on UT getting a home run hire? By the last two statements, it seems like you are optimistic.
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You never really know if you've made a "home run" hire til years down the road. That said, I'll be shocked if Tennessee doesn't hire a guy who will have the program in the NCAA Tournament and competing for SEC titles annually.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
HatVol can you talk more about #4. I have no clue what's going on.
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I mentioned this in another thread, so I feel ok posting again. People speaking for Tennessee's interests have contacted the representatives of at least three coaches to gauge their interest. If Tennessee gets any of the three, the program won't miss a beat.
 
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globadoc said:
You make an assumption that the NCAA problems will be behind us.
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With Pearl gone, they will be.

And yes, I'd take the job, if I were an up-and-comer. There is enough talent in Knoxville to be at least relevant right away; and there is enough support to be a national contender sooner than later.
 
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Hat, just for fun, if I were to throw out the names Gregg Marshall and Mike Anderson...would it be fair to assume at least one of those two coaches have been contacted?
 
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Interesting, looks like we will be competing against NC State and Georgia Tech in regards to the coaching search. Got a feeling Georgia could benefit the most from this by locking down the Atlanta AAU team that Jones and Pearl had in their backpocket.
 
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lylsmorr said:
Hat, just for fun, if I were to throw out the names Gregg Marshall and Mike Anderson...would it be fair to assume at least one of those two coaches have been contacted?
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It would be borderline unethical for me to say any more than I already have.
 
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Last time NC State went on a coaching search their pool of candidates turned into an ocean full of candidates before they were finished.
 
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Appreciate your thoughts and info Hat (Despite all the times you've advised me to end my own life :p).

In all seriousness though, I'm glad to see you feel that Bruce did a lot of good for the program. I agree that we can definitely find someone out there who can do just as good, if not better than Bruce.

Can't wait to see who it is and I can't wait to see where he takes our program next.

I do hate it for these kids on our current roster though. Puts them in a very tough position.
 
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Hamilton has privately indicated that it wasn't to create a firestorm. Wednesday night in Charlotte, Hamilton apologized to the basketball staff at a dinner that was previously planned with the coaching staff and administrators.

Whatever the reason for Hamilton's comments, they were ill-timed, ill-warranted and have created more than a firestorm.

They've created a mess.
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
translation: I can't say anything specific so that I can pretend like I knew everything once it all plays out.

brilliant fail. per usual.
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Keep making yourself look stupid. You're getting very good at it. Tell us some more about "modern society" and how Bruce Pearl is going to weather this storm. Just because the closest connection you have to college basketball is ESPN doesn't mean the same applies to all of us.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Bruce Pearl's tenure at UT will be a net gain for the Tennessee Basketball brand. That's why he should get a check on his way out the door.
2. While I admit I enjoy seeing Pearl publicly eviscerated, Hamilton could have handled this better. The players deserved to play the season out without further distractions.
3. People who think Tennessee can't hire someone capable of sustaining Pearl's success and building on it are out of touch with reality. Find me a program with Tennessee's facilities and a 2.5 mil per coach that isn't winning.
4. UT has done a good job working the back channels already in the search for Pearl's replacement. This process is much further down the road than it appears outwardly.
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2. is interesting, well at least to me. Why today? Pretty obvious, really. The school and Hamilton scored, big time.

The team makes it to the tourney, March Madness money rolls on in, the AD gets a bonus, even if we lose in the first round.

Now Hammy can look the NCAA straight in the eye and say, What else can we do? We're gonna fire the coach, we imposed (laughing) recruiting sanctions. The SEC imposed unprecendented(laughing) sanctions. Now ya'll run along and get OSU.

"Hamilton could have handled this better"? How? That would assume he gives a rat's alphabet about the players. Fire Pearl, fire the next guy, heck at least he's learned not to give extensions. Today he just proved what a sad sack of a man he is, and my opinion has nothing to do with the firing or undermining of a man that deserves it.

No one would have blinked the day after the LOA came out if Hamilton fired Pearl on the spot. He's in trouble again, he didn't tell us, we're moving on. Hamilton couldn't risk it. The money from the past 5 NCAA appearances and last years elite 8 are a factor in all of this. How it's paid out over time plays a part in why a coach loses support on the eve of the team's Big Dance after nine months of,"he's our coach and he will be our coach".

He's a smart guy. He didn't do a good job "handling" the Fulmer exit, now the Pearl exit. I hear all the positives, but what coach would want to work with this guy?
 
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vol66 said:
2. is interesting, well at least to me. Why today? Pretty obvious, really. The school and Hamilton scored, big time.

The team makes it to the tourney, March Madness money rolls on in, the AD gets a bonus, even if we lose in the first round.

Now Hammy can look the NCAA straight in the eye and say, What else can we do? We're gonna fire the coach, we imposed (laughing) recruiting sanctions. The SEC imposed unprecendented(laughing) sanctions. Now ya'll run along and get OSU.

"Hamilton could have handled this better"? How? That would assume he gives a rat's alphabet about the players. Fire Pearl, fire the next guy, heck at least he's learned not to give extensions. Today he just proved what a sad sack of a man he is, and my opinion has nothing to do with the firing or undermining of a man that deserves it.

No one would have blinked the day after the LOA came out if Hamilton fired Pearl on the spot. He's in trouble again, he didn't tell us, we're moving on. Hamilton couldn't risk it. The money from the past 5 NCAA appearances and last years elite 8 are a factor in all of this. How it's paid out over time plays a part in why a coach loses support on the eve of the team's Big Dance after nine months of,"he's our coach and he will be our coach".

He's a smart guy. He didn't do a good job "handling" the Fulmer exit, now the Pearl exit. I hear all the positives, but what coach would want to work with this guy?
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Actually, this team's performance indicates firing Pearl when the letter came out would have resulted in a better SEC finish and higher NCAA seed.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Actually, this team's performance indicates firing Pearl when the letter came out would have resulted in a better SEC finish and higher NCAA seed.
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Then ...why not before,after or in the middle of the SEC mandated suspension?
 
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AlaskaVol said:
Hamilton has privately indicated that it wasn't to create a firestorm. Wednesday night in Charlotte, Hamilton apologized to the basketball staff at a dinner that was previously planned with the coaching staff and administrators.

Whatever the reason for Hamilton's comments, they were ill-timed, ill-warranted and have created more than a firestorm.

They've created a mess.
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