LOL at Pearl going to Auburn. If his market is anywhere near as flush as some seem to think it is, he isn't going to go there. He will have much better opportunities. Personally, I can see him staying out of coaching for another year to fully take advantage of an entire offseason for recruiting purposes. He cannot recruit until August of 2014 as of now, so any team that hires him is essentially sacrificing the spring and summer recruiting periods to do so, and this hurts the school and Pearl.
Now for the conspiracy part. If his genuine desire is to come back to Tennessee, then he waits until next season, watches Martin fall flat on his face with an almost entirely new starting five, and waits for the call at seasons end when UT pulls the plug on Martin.
The #BBB crowd will enjoy that thought.