If Bruce is let go... I want Tubby Smith

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#178
if tubby wanted to be on the national scene, and coach k resigned tomorrow, would you want your AD to throw everything you could at him to get him?
 
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If Smith isn't mediocre, what makes him above mediocre? Is it the single championship? Is it the winning a championship with a team given to him to win a championship? Is it the half-assed recruiting he did for years? What exactly are you saying makes him great? Ask any Kentucky fan and they will tell you he was mediocre AND THEY ARE RIGHT. He walked into a GREAT situation and only watched it go down hill.

I don't recall specific analyst names but several all talked about his underachievement and it was time for him to go when he left Kentucky. They all knew Kentucky was the best program in the country and Tubby Smith couldn't live up to those expectations.

He's NOT a hot commodity. Why do you think his primary option was Minnesota??? MINNESOTA??? Their #1 sports program is HOCKEY.
 
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Nashville said:
If Smith isn't mediocre, what makes him above mediocre? Is it the single championship? Is it the winning a championship with a team given to him to win a championship? Is it the half-assed recruiting he did for years? What exactly are you saying makes him great? Ask any Kentucky fan and they will tell you he was mediocre AND THEY ARE RIGHT. He walked into a GREAT situation and only watched it go down hill.

I don't recall specific analyst names but several all talked about his underachievement and it was time for him to go when he left Kentucky. They all knew Kentucky was the best program in the country and Tubby Smith couldn't live up to those expectations.

He's NOT a hot commodity. Why do you think his primary option was Minnesota??? MINNESOTA??? Their #1 sports program is HOCKEY.
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Try reading his career stats before making yourself look even dumber.
 
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#183
Tubby's a good coach. His recruiting isn't elite. He wouldn't be my first choice if Pearl were canned.
 
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volsNYvols said:
Tubby's a good coach. His recruiting isn't elite. He wouldn't be my first choice if Pearl were canned.
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He wouldn't be mine either. However, it's beyond retarded to act as if he's some kind of joke when his career accomplishments absolutely blow Pearl's out of the water.
 
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LawVol13 said:
Try reading his career stats before making yourself look even dumber.
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Nice deflection from backing your comments up.

UT needs someone who can build, build, build. Otherwise, we will always be a weak, decent now and then team. Pearl could have done it aside from the violations and his inability to stop playing the underdog role. That's the only way he can coach.

Regardless, Smith won't be going anywhere. The powers that be at UT know he isn't anything special.
 
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LawVol13 said:
He wouldn't be mine either. However, it's beyond retarded to act as if he's some kind of joke when his career accomplishments absolutely blow Pearl's out of the water.
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Exactly. You just don't luck up by taking over 3 programs and leading them all to Sweet 16's. He most likely will do the same at Minnesota. Tubby isn't the greatest thing, but he's way better than what most Kentcky fans lead others to believe.
 
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Sweet 16???? Are you serious? Is that something special now?

By the way, I never said Pearl was anything special either. No, he doesn't compare to Smith. That doesn't make Tubby Smith great.
 
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Nashville said:
Sweet 16???? Are you serious? Is that something special now?

By the way, I never said Pearl was anything special either. No, he doesn't compare to Smith. That doesn't make Tubby Smith great.
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It's a huge deal for the Pearlophiles. Tubby is not a legend or anything, but he is a very, very solid coach.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
The departure was great for both parties. Tubby didn't fit in as well with Lexington and everyone wanted a coach who could recruit the biggest stars. Both Tubby and Kentucky have benefited from leaving each other. There's no way Tubby is close to being a mediocre coach.
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I agree. The Billy Clyde experiment and selling your soul and integrity for Calipari have done wonders for Big Blue Nation.
 
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#190
Did someone really say "one championship and zero final fours?"
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#192
I'll say this, hiring Tubby Smith is the sort of move that would go a long way towards rebranding Tennessee as a program that takes men's basketball seriously. The widespread perception is still that we're a gimmick and a novelty, coached by a chestpainter. Hiring a guy with the gravitas of Smith would announce that Tennessee is in men's basketball to stay.
 
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VOLnMiami said:
Yes He was...He was head coach a div 2 school for 9 years and won the national title with Southern Indiana and was head coach at div 1 Milwaukee for 5 years setting the all time wins record for that school in that period of time prior to taking the Tennessee job....I would say that makes him established :good!:
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So setting a wins record at a school who didn't start winning until the 90's means he was established?
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I'll say this, hiring Tubby Smith is the sort of move that would go a long way towards rebranding Tennessee as a program that takes men's basketball seriously. The widespread perception is still that we're a gimmick and a novelty, coached by a chestpainter. Hiring a guy with the gravitas of Smith would announce that Tennessee is in men's basketball to stay.
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I agree with this wholeheartedly
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Nashville said:
Sweet 16???? Are you serious? Is that something special now?

By the way, I never said Pearl was anything special either. No, he doesn't compare to Smith. That doesn't make Tubby Smith great.
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When they are at Tulsa and Georgia, I would say it is a pretty big deal. How good has UGA been since he left?
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Vercingetorix said:
I'll say this, hiring Tubby Smith is the sort of move that would go a long way towards rebranding Tennessee as a program that takes men's basketball seriously. The widespread perception is still that we're a gimmick and a novelty, coached by a chestpainter. Hiring a guy with the gravitas of Smith would announce that Tennessee is in men's basketball to stay.
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Exactly.
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Nashville said:
If Smith isn't mediocre, what makes him above mediocre? Is it the single championship? Is it the winning a championship with a team given to him to win a championship? Is it the half-assed recruiting he did for years? What exactly are you saying makes him great? Ask any Kentucky fan and they will tell you he was mediocre AND THEY ARE RIGHT. He walked into a GREAT situation and only watched it go down hill.

I don't recall specific analyst names but several all talked about his underachievement and it was time for him to go when he left Kentucky. They all knew Kentucky was the best program in the country and Tubby Smith couldn't live up to those expectations.

He's NOT a hot commodity. Why do you think his primary option was Minnesota??? MINNESOTA??? Their #1 sports program is HOCKEY.
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Sofa King Retarded.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
Sofa King Retarded.
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I hate to disagree with a fellow Cat, but I agree with Nashville. From what Tubby walked into, to what he left....night and day. UK went from number 1 seeds in the NCAA with number 1 recruiting classes----to barely making the tourny and giving scholarships to project players and kids only San Jose State wanted.

I'd love a UK rival to hire Tubby.
 
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