UT announces new deal for Pearl

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BigHenry07 said:
Ok, I'm not being a smart ass, but why did you link a USA today piece and not the wall street journal piece? I may have just missed it in the piece you did link. I still say that he is in the top 3 coaches in the SEC and deserves to be paid accordingly.
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Someone posted it earlier today, but I didn't want to go find it. I found the other through a google search. I looked back through the threads and found it...

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I think that there can be an argument made that would place Pearl below the top 3 coaches in the league, though. I am no expert in the true value of coaches, so I won't make the argument. But, others here might. I can say that Pearl doesn't strike me as a top 15 coach, though. I would think that in the SEC, Kennedy would give him a run for his money.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
I agree that this is a good day, but I must disagree with you when you compare it to Fulmer being canned. I was personally sad on that day. I am happy about this news. Please don't slander me and call me a Foolmer and Fulmerite and all of that stuff.
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i felt it was the right move to part ways with fulmer, but i can admit that i teared up when they carried him off the field after the uk game.
 
#85
#85
I agree about Fulmer. I wanted a change, but I thought his press conference and the last game were both very emotional for everyone.
 
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TennTradition said:
I think that there can be an argument made that would place Pearl below the top 3 coaches in the league, though. I am no expert in the true value of coaches, so I won't make the argument. But, others here might. I can say that Pearl doesn't strike me as a top 15 coach, though. I would think that in the SEC, Kennedy would give him a run for his money.
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The argument for Pearl being a top three SEC coach can be made especially when you consider that he has taken the SEC East three of four years. This alone should qualify him for top three or at least in the neighborhood. As for top 15, you may be correct. But we're not comparing his value to other coaches around the country. We should be comparing his value to the state of the program because of him. Does that make sense?
 
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hmanvolfan said:
Alright youngster, you might be well served to find and read the board rules. Just saying.
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where exactly can u find those at? i never actually read them. i was in too big of a hurry to get on the board when i signed up:birgits_giggle:
 
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motown vol 09 said:
where exactly can u find those at? i never actually read them. i was in too big of a hurry to get on the board when i signed up:birgits_giggle:
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Hahaha me too. I hope the message board KGB doesn't come break down my door to take me off to prison.
 
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emainvol said:
That may be the case, but the fact remains that he simply didn't deserve another raise.
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I agree with the others that he was compensated for the current market value. I think the raise was more about what he has done here over the last 4 years not this year in particular, and imo, it would be completely ridiculous to allow Pearl to slip to 5th in the league in pay when he was won more SEC games than anyone over his tenure.
 
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kiffinator13 said:
I agree with the others that he was compensated for the current market value. I think the raise was more about what he has done here over the last 4 years not this year in particular, and imo, it would be completely ridiculous to allow Pearl to slip to 5th in the league in pay when he was won more SEC games than anyone over his tenure.
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I don't know if it was this thread, but there was an interesting discussion about why Tennessee shouldn't overpay just because everyone else does. I have to say that I agree with that line of thinking.
 
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sk vol said:
Why is it a fact?
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Because he got a raise last year and did absolutely nothing that warranted another raise this year. Unless there was some idiotic "20 wins and simply get into the NCAA tourney" clause that I didn't know about.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
I understand that "the results that we just watched" were not really up to par, but the raise was the method to retain Pearl. I have to believe that the three out of four great seasons were the norm and the one bad season (keeping in mind that it wasn't terrible) out of four was the outlier. The raise was to ensure that we get the opportunity to reap the benefits of three out of four more seasons.
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This raise "retained" Pearl the same way that Fulmer's last retained him. Hell, he couldn't even get his name mentioned in the AZ dance where Capel could.
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#99
#99
Give credit where credit is due. Bruce and his reps either created an oppritunity for a raise because Knoxville is where he wants to truly be or just capitalized on the state of the market while he is so popular. I don't agree with it and he can save all the "committed to Tennesse" speeches from here on out. If that was the case I would have liked to have heard it before the contract not after. Nice example coach! Now the players know its not about commitment but taking care of yourself and last years squad seems to be picking up on the notion very well. Don't get me wrong I don't blame the guy but save the spin and call it what it is. Hamilton was a deer in the headlights with no where to go. Congrats Coach, Go Vols!
 
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Yeah...its not like the guy breathed a little life into an abysmal program. Its not like he took a team that was a cellar dweller of the SEC East on a regular basis and almost instantly turn them into the team to beat in the conference. Lord help us if we don't win 30 games every year. In fact, not only does the guy NOT deserve a raise...he should be fired. Wait...IMPRISONED!

Some of you guys are flat out ridiculous. I'm not hear to question anyone's intelligence, but statements like some of these leave me to wander if some of our posters live in reality or fantasy land.

Don't want to give the guy a raise? Fine...let him go to Memphis. We'll just go back to being the program that NO ONE cares about. I LOVE being the laughing stock of a lackluster conference. Thats cool.

These basketball forums prompt a little chuckle from me sometimes.
 
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