Transfer Portal Thread

[CAVPUT]

Of ALL the places, he had to pick Auburn.

I hate this lol

It's UT. There would be no other choice than Pearl/Auburn. It's a karma law.

 

[CAVPUT]

Bruce will be fired before the completion of next season.

I'll believe it when I see it. We kept saying the same thing about Wade. It's only at UT where coaches meet their untimely end.

 

[Tnphil]

Bruce will be fired before the completion of next season.

I'll believe Wade or Pearl is fired when I see it.

 

[walkenvol]

Bruce will be fired before the completion of next season.

I’ll take some of that action! Wade is still at LSU, gonna be a while before those dolts with the NCAA get around to CBP

 

[VolInNW]

My question:

If Auburn is in fact investigated by the NCAA and found to have committed multiple violations, which star player will the SEC Commish make US get rid of to save Pearl??

(I mean, we lost Pearl to allow a cover up for Cam...so, just analogizing)

 

[Volitaire]

My question:

If Auburn is in fact investigated by the NCAA and found to have committed multiple violations, which star player will the SEC Commish make US get rid of to save Pearl??

(I mean, we lost Pearl to allow a cover up for Cam...so, just analogizing)

Peal lost himself by lying to investigators, has nothing to do with anything else where do our fans come up with this crap?

 

[gorockytop98]

Another big man entering the portal...

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Who isn't a big fan of.... Choke Em Back a Dong?

 

[UneducatedGuess]

Peal lost himself by lying to investigators, has nothing to do with anything else where do our fans come up with this crap?

Lying about cooking a killer hamburger. 3 year show cause.

Decades of fake classes for student athletes? Meh

Tennessee should never have fired Pearl.

 

[jp1]

How Wade and Pearl continue to get great players is beyond me. Honestly, I had very little doubt Kessler was not coming to Knoxville. He toyed with us in his initial recruitment, but still baffles me how players choose their schools.

Really? Not sure why you are baffled how they get recruits.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Lying about cooking a killer hamburger. 3 year show cause.

Decades of fake classes for student athletes? Meh

Tennessee should never have fired Pearl.

Pearl could have just told the truth and everything would have been gravy.

You get caught, own up to it.

Don’t lie and embarrass yourself.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Lying about cooking a killer hamburger. 3 year show cause.

Decades of fake classes for student athletes? Meh

Tennessee should never have fired Pearl.

Pearl was lying to his superiors about things other than hamburgers. He 100% needed to be fired... his own bosses could not trust him.

 

[InVOLuntary]

How Wade and Pearl continue to get great players is beyond me. Honestly, I had very little doubt Kessler was not coming to Knoxville. He toyed with us in his initial recruitment, but still baffles me how players choose their schools.

$eriously?

 

[Col_Cathcart]

How Wade and Pearl continue to get great players is beyond me. Honestly, I had very little doubt Kessler was not coming to Knoxville. He toyed with us in his initial recruitment, but still baffles me how players choose their schools.

I hear that Pearl makes a mean cheeseburger

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Lying about cooking a killer hamburger. 3 year show cause.

Decades of fake classes for student athletes? Meh

Tennessee should never have fired Pearl.

They should have fired him the very minute he told the AD he had lied to an NCAA investigator. They should have never waited a day to fire him. Letting the ncaa wolf in the door like that is an instantaneous firing offense, IMHO. If he hadn't lied to them, then the school could have stood by him with the small infractions. But he lied to them...........

 

[Namorto1]

Of ALL the places, he had to pick Auburn.

I hate this lol

Guess he wants to jack up 3 pointers just like everyone at Auburn. Probably a bad decision on his part with a lot of questions lingering around Auburn.

 

[UneducatedGuess]

They should have fired him the very minute he told the AD he had lied to an NCAA investigator. They should have never waited a day to fire him. Letting the ncaa wolf in the door like that is an instantaneous firing offense, IMHO. If he hadn't lied to them, then the school could have stood by him with the small infractions. But he lied to them...........

Roy Williams and Will Wade are laughing at you.

 

[Volitaire]

Roy Williams and Will Wade are laughing at you.

Roy Williams? An academic scandal that started 30 years ago where every student could attend fake classes has nothing to do with him and the ncaa has yet to rule on Will Wade.

 

[cardvolfan]

Really? Not sure why you are baffled how they get recruits.

It was a rhetorical question.

 

[Lurker]

Of ALL the places, he had to pick Auburn.

I hate this lol

This choice was pretty predictable. Auburn was a close second when he picked UNC out of high school after being an Auburn or Duke lean. I know some posters felt differently, but I don't think UT was ever a serious contender for this kid - now or out of high school. Given his quick exit from Chapel Hill, I don't think he would have lasted more than a year in Knoxville anyway.

 

[cardvolfan]

This choice was pretty predictable. Auburn was a close second when he picked UNC out of high school after being an Auburn or Duke lean. I know some posters felt differently, but I don't think UT was ever a serious contender for this kid - now or out of high school. Given his quick exit from Chapel Hill, I don't think he would have lasted more than a year in Knoxville anyway.

All very good points. He seems to be a “family controls coach” sort of player and one that doesn’t fit our culture.

 

[peaygolf]

Lmao. Do not understand why kids are going there, Bruce and Co. are about to get hit hard by the NCAA. Smh...

Ugh, I doubt that. Jacksonville State might get hit hard.

 

[Lurker]

Agreed. Given what has been written about him, it's impossible for me to believe he would take to Coach Barnes' style.

Now, I'm just anxious to hear some good news on the big man front. I think we are set at guard. I'd love to see some hope in the form of a genuine post presence and, while I hope he returns for sure, I don't think Fulkerson's return will fill that bill.

 

[cncchris33]

Agreed. Given what has been written about him, it's impossible for me to believe he would take to Coach Barnes' style.

Now, I'm just anxious to hear some good news on the big man front. I think we are set at guard. I'd love to see some hope in the form of a genuine post presence and, while I hope he returns for sure, I don't think Fulkerson's return will fill that bill.

The father was a concern for me, but the fact that he reached out to Barnes (allegedly) helped to calm those fears. Still, the first sign of struggle or disagreement could have sent him/them off the rails with Barnes, too.

 

[ricepatty]

This choice was pretty predictable. Auburn was a close second when he picked UNC out of high school after being an Auburn or Duke lean. I know some posters felt differently, but I don't think UT was ever a serious contender for this kid - now or out of high school. Given his quick exit from Chapel Hill, I don't think he would have lasted more than a year in Knoxville anyway.

Also saw that he wanted to be more of a stretch forward instead of an inside presence. I know it’s looking like Barnes wants to shoot the 3 more next season with the shooters coming in but can’t blame him for going to Auburn when that’s all they do. We need a big that is willing and able to play inside, defend, and catch lobs.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Roy Williams and Will Wade are laughing at you.

I couldn't care less about either of them. i care about UT. And I don't want my alma mater to be represented by a smarmy, sleazy, cheating liar/laughingstock.