regardless of what happens after the tournament. Regardless of whether Bruce stays or goes and ignoring any possible sanctions. We should be thankful for all the doors that Pearl has opened for UT.
1) We're well known on the national stage now
2) We've received a ton of facility upgrades since he started here and have some of the better facilities in the conference now.
3) He won. He won big and he provided a lot of entertainment to a fan base that was jaded from the string of coaching hires before him.
4) Again barring any possible sanctions, he left the program in a much better state than when he found it.
I don't like the man but I do appreciate everything he's done for UT. The wins over #1 Memphis, the Elite 8 run, all the upsets when people were saying we didn't have a chance. I spent a lot of time glued to the TV during the Pearl era. Some games I laughed when watching, some games I cried. Some games I went into a rage after we lost...but it doesn't take away from what Pearl has done by making UT a national player in basketball now.
1) We're well known on the national stage now
2) We've received a ton of facility upgrades since he started here and have some of the better facilities in the conference now.
3) He won. He won big and he provided a lot of entertainment to a fan base that was jaded from the string of coaching hires before him.
4) Again barring any possible sanctions, he left the program in a much better state than when he found it.
I don't like the man but I do appreciate everything he's done for UT. The wins over #1 Memphis, the Elite 8 run, all the upsets when people were saying we didn't have a chance. I spent a lot of time glued to the TV during the Pearl era. Some games I laughed when watching, some games I cried. Some games I went into a rage after we lost...but it doesn't take away from what Pearl has done by making UT a national player in basketball now.