Having Sufficiently Gloated, Some Serious Thoughts.

#201
#201
Like moths to a candle this thread was started by a child and has atrracted many like characters. Why argue with them? It will only make you be considered the same.
 
#202
#202
ApacheVol said:
Like moths to a candle this thread was started by a child and has atrracted many like characters. Why argue with them? It will only make you be considered the same.
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hatvol can be called many things, but I don't think "child" is one of them.
 
#203
#203
HendersonVol said:
He made the exact same joke that hatvol makes incessantly. Read my discussions today. Most of them ended with me just fundamentally disagreeing with someone, making peace, or having a hatvol clone call me dumb.
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I don't think it takes a hatvol clone to make that call.
 
#211
#211
Is denial still one of the steps to acceptance, if one is needing to accept intellectual shortcomings? Or does one just get stuck in a loop?

Let's find out.
 
#217
#217
wounded mullet said:
I have had a better conversation with an online customer service bot. They should program you with more command scripts.
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So I'm getting called out for being repetitive for calling out the people for being repetitive. That's an interesting take.
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#219
#219
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.
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Agreed.
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.
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Agreed.
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.
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Agreed.
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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Agreed.

Either we should get married or hump-a-lot. :rofl:
 
#220
#220
Tenacious D said:
I don't revel in it, at all. I appreciate all that Pearl did here, and believe that his legacy of accomplishments will continue to be seen far more admirably with his leaving, than if he stayed.

But, even this pales in comparison to my love for the University, itself - and in its mission to fully and properly educate and prepare its students to serve our state, our nation, and in fact, all of mankind. And this simply cannot be accomplished without the deep and constant instilling of those ideals which make this possible, namely; honesty, integrity, responsibility, duty, sacrifice, hard work and courage.

And without sacrificing an ounce of the credit due Pearl for his innumerous and significant contributions to our basketball program - the dichotomy between his actions and those ideals which we espouse and rightfully cherish ultimately proved too egregious, too glaring and too great to be overcome by any lesser means of correction.

And so, while I am not glad to see Pearl go - I cannot help but to be glad that he is, as it signifies that the University is unwilling to allow the slow undoing or bastardizing of those things which are of absolute importance, for anything of lesser or transitory significance - including both Pearl and the basketball program itself, and rightfully so.
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Well spoken. :rock:
 
#221
#221
hatvol96 said:
I enjoy seeing bad things happen to bad people. Pearl's a bad guy. Period. I'd have the same reaction if this was happening to Pearl and he was the coach at Oregon.
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This comming from a lawyer????????
 
#222
#222
Tenacious D said:
I don't revel in it, at all. I appreciate all that Pearl did here, and believe that his legacy of accomplishments will continue to be seen far more admirably with his leaving, than if he stayed.

But, even this pales in comparison to my love for the University, itself - and in its mission to fully and properly educate and prepare its students to serve our state, our nation, and in fact, all of mankind. And this simply cannot be accomplished without the deep and constant instilling of those ideals which make this possible, namely; honesty, integrity, responsibility, duty, sacrifice, hard work and courage.

And without sacrificing an ounce of the credit due Pearl for his innumerous and significant contributions to our basketball program - the dichotomy between his actions and those ideals which we espouse and rightfully cherish ultimately proved too egregious, too glaring and too great to be overcome by any lesser means of correction.

And so, while I am not glad to see Pearl go - I cannot help but to be glad that he is, as it signifies that the University is unwilling to allow the slow undoing or bastardizing of those things which are of absolute importance, for anything of lesser or transitory significance - including both Pearl and the basketball program itself, and rightfully so.
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Excellent post. You have very elegantly stated my position on this matter from the beginning. Except for those who had personal distaste for Pearl, others aren't pleased that we find ourselves in this situation. However, the reputation of the university is much more important than trying to justify keeping someone of Pearl's character. Thanks for the post.
 
#225
#225
Its been hard to figure which of the billion threads on the subject to make my only post about it. I guess this thread is as good as any.

I think the entire world as significantly over reacted to some guy denying having some kid over for some food. Ditto on the bump thing. What he did is just not important at all to me. But for whomever coaches us next year, Go Vols.
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