I almost feel like I'm typing to a shrink in writing this but here goes.
I believe Pearl should be fired. It's very hard for me to say that as Pearl is solely responsible for getting me hooked on UT basketball. I have been a die-hard UT (football) fan from the day I was born at St. Mary's hospital across the river from campus. It's not that I wasn't a fan of all UT sports, I just didn't follow basketball as avidly as I did football, and do now (recruiting, watching every game, this mess, etc.). However, Pearl has done everything wrong short of stealing money from the university and I don't see how the university can justify keeping him on. That being said, I will still support him if he stays, but I almost feel like a parent (maybe because I am one now) that finds himself disappointed after his child has done something wrong. You still love them for what they are, but you must be objective with what they have done most recently.
I would consider myself a posi-Vol, but I too think he needs to go.
Go Vols. We will survive. Pearl is not bigger than UT. Nobody is.