The reason Bruce Pearl will not get fired. ...

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Well said, even if from espn.


Perhaps the NCAA could rule so harshly against Pearl that Tennessee is practically forced to fire him (and Hamilton along with him). But the school seems to have little interest in cutting ties with Pearl. Pearl is still wildy popular in the state of Tennessee. No one really seems to want him out. Certainly not the fans.

Both of these points are related; neither of them are all that hard to figure out. Pearl wins. He wins a lot. He wins in a manner that Tennessee has never experienced before, at least not in men's hoops. He has turned a long-dormant sideshow program into one of the nation's most perennially competitive outfits. In 2007-08, he led the school to its first-ever No. 1 overall ranking. In his five full seasons at the school, Pearl has led Tennessee to five NCAA tournament appearances, which is as many as the previous 22 years of UT coaches combined. He’s also taken the Vols to three Sweet 16 berths, one more than Tennessee had achieved in its history before Pearl arrived. Last season’s Elite Eight appearance? A first for the school.

So Tennessee isn't exactly ready to let go of Pearl. Not just yet. There will be more to this story, of course, and the NCAA could come down on Pearl -- and Hamilton, for that matter -- with the sort of punishment that makes his firing almost mandatory. But unless Pearl suddenly stops being the most successful Vols coach of the modern era, Tennessee appears ready to go to war on his behalf.

Last night, as Pearl's Volunteers essentially played themselves into yet another NCAA tournament berth with a huge win at Vanderbilt, Pearl finished his postgame sideline interview and bounded to the locker room, high-fiving orange-clad Tennessee fans along the way. The symbolism wasn't hard to spot: The Vols still love their winner.

So unless something changes, Pearl seems likely to survive this mess.

Somehow.


So what now? Will Bruce Pearl survive? - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
 
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UT basketball could get the death penalty, and some people here would still be advocating for his return afterwords.
 
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That sums up the truth tho. And pretty much what I said a day or two ago. Pearl is our basketball god so to speak.
 
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Pearl isn't going anywhere and neither is UT basketball. Blown out of proportion. Go Vols! Screw anyone who disagrees, go cheer for Vandy. We know you want to anyway.
 
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golf437 said:
Better than self righteous that has a real hatred for Pearl.
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Oh please. The people who don't want Pearl fired after hearing about those other violations can't seriously tell me it's about 'standing behind our coach.' So many people are just afraid of change.
 
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Pearl will be our basketball coach for many years to come. People who don't want him need to get over it.
 
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The truth is there are fans that love bruce and those that hate him..... but neither can honestly deny the new heights he has taken TN basketball. No Bruce isn't the end all , be all for TN basketball. We can and would survive without him. But Bruce wins... and because of that - he stays. I'm tired of all the haters saying that winning doesn't matter and that his actions are irreputable. We live in the bible belt, so I'll quote some scripture for you... John 8:7. " Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". We've all lied at many points in our own lives. We have covered things up, hidden the facts, hoped and prayed that noone found out what we had said or done. So cut the guy some slack. Forgive and move on.. and be thankful that for the first time since Ernie and Bernie, TN is no longer a nobody in college basketball.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Oh please. The people who don't want Pearl fired after hearing about those other violations can't seriously tell me it's about 'standing behind our coach.' So many people are just afraid of change.
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i dont desire change that goes from NCAA tournament 5of 5 years back to 5 out of 22:peace2:
 
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Please go cheer for another team with another coach. Or stop acting like a UT fan on our site and expose yourselves. Most of this is probably coming from Bill King. He secretely has 6 fake accounts to Volnation and spends every hour of the day bashing us and Pearl. Go..... yourself.
 
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I do not know what to think of Coach Pearl anymore. I want to back him up but keeps on having things like this come up
 
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I haven't heard one legit reason someone wouldn't like Pearl unless they are Kevin Stallings. But, we hate him so who cares.
 
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Volstylexx said:
The truth is there are fans that love bruce and those that hate him..... but neither can honestly deny the new heights he has taken TN basketball. No Bruce isn't the end all , be all for TN basketball. We can and would survive without him. But Bruce wins... and because of that - he stays. I'm tired of all the haters saying that winning doesn't matter and that his actions are irreputable. We live in the bible belt, so I'll quote some scripture for you... John 8:7. " Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". We've all lied at many points in our own lives. We have covered things up, hidden the facts, hoped and prayed that noone found out what we had said or done. So cut the guy some slack. Forgive and move on.. and be thankful that for the first time since Ernie and Bernie, TN is no longer a nobody in college basketball.
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Agreed...Mostly...eh...some
 
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madbamahater said:
Pearl isn't going anywhere and neither is UT basketball. Blown out of proportion. Go Vols! Screw anyone who disagrees, go cheer for Vandy. We know you want to anyway.
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This I believe to be true [the bold that is]. Essentially, we've reached as high as we're ever going to reach under Bruce.
 
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golf437 said:
Better than self righteous that has a real hatred for Pearl.
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I was with all the Pearl supporters.

Until it was revealed that after his tear-fueled press conference he committed another major violation with the 'Saban bump' rule.

See you Bruce. Good Luck.
 
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It is time for the self righteous among us to get over it and forgive and move on. It would be good for the heart health of all the NegaVols.

Bruce Pearl is our coach and only an idiot would fire him so he can come back with some other SEC team and beat us like a red-headed stepchild.
 
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AlaskaVol said:
It is time for the self righteous among us to get over it and forgive and move on. It would be good for the heart health of all the NegaVols.
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By negavols, do you mean those that think there is only one coach in the world capable of having success coaching at Tennessee?

Bruce Pearl is our coach and only an idiot would fire him so he can come back with some other SEC team and beat us like a red-headed stepchild.
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Which team in the SEC is going to hire him? Auburn?
 
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tvolsfan said:
By negavols, do you mean those that think there is only one coach in the world capable of having success coaching at Tennessee?


Which team in the SEC is going to hire him? Auburn?
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Well Mr "GURU", By NegaVols I mean those who are excessively eager to get rid of the best basketball coach we have ever had and who also are devoid of forgiveness. Those of us who expect that no other man can be allowed to make a mistake.
 
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The witch hunt continues and the Haters keep on Hating.Must suck to be you waking up each day hating the coach that brought our program back to relevance.Maybe the reality is they are racists and just hate jews period or maybe they're trolls pretending to be vols.I really could care less because in the end all the BS they spew here will not determine Bruce Pearls fate.True Volunteers should stand behind and beside a coach that truly loves this University and reveres this job as a final destination.May Bruce Pearl become the Joe Paterno of Tennessee Basketball.....:popcorn:
 
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Unforgiving rolled into True Fan commentary. Doesn't get better.
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