Wes Rucker on Bruce Pearl

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Sandvol said:
We've talked about this on another thread. The NCAA doesn't have the resources to be all over him. They operate on a pretty strict budget and they are monitoring all the institutions. What they would do is just sit and wait and then pounce if it were significant enough. The lie Rucker is talking about is when Pearl and Jones went to the high school after we did self sanctions and they had contact with the recruit at the school. Also, there was one other thing too that I don't recall but it was another minor thing that Pearl's staff did. Therefore the administration does not trust Pearl. If something significant happened after they re-hired him it would probably mean their jobs too. They are not going to take the risk. They're thinking if he couldn't control himself just after it all happened and so much at stake why would he be able to control himself now and put everybody at risk? I would love to have Pearl back. But, the odds are infinitesimally small.

P.S.-At another institution they could take the risk because the history is with Pearl and not them.
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The other incident was giving too many tickets to a player already on the roster (Brian Williams IIRC).

As for another institution; you can bet the NCAA won't take it easy on them if Pearl slips up under their watch. They are hiring him with full knowledge of his history, and assuming all the risk. It's precisely the reason only one head coach in history with a show-cause penalty has ever gotten another head coaching job. No one wants to assume the risk that comes with that kind of coach. Pearl's past success makes him a little more attractive, but I'll be surprised if he gets anything near a prime job off the bat. His high profile will make his case interesting. Same for Jim Tressel when his expires.
 
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AlaskaVol said:
Idiocy is not bringing Pearl back. Idiocy is sticking with a losing coach too long. Idiocy is not changing coaching strategy and technique when change is needed. Idiocy is making up unfounded excuses to not bring Bruce back. Idiocy is having to play against Pearl when he ends up coaching another SEC team.

Pearl at LSU or Alabama would be deadly.

Bring Pearl back and become a feared program again instead of the lassitudinous basketball cunundrum we are now.
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So to you it's either bring back Pearl, or we for sure will suck? There's absolutely no room for "hire another proven coach who's better than Martin that isn't Bruce Pearl"?

You guys do remember when Pearl was hired, the general reaction of Vol fans was "who?"
 
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jcv0010 said:
That all makes sense. I just don't see him doing anything stupid again. This would be his shot at redemption.
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How many chances does he have to blow to prove it? He was blackballed from coaching D1 for 10 or so years for the Dion Thomas incident. Tennessee was his shot at redemption.
 
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38401 said:
Not much Into UT history? I have seen a carouse of coaches at UT - it's not pretty. I always hope we win ever game - but thanks
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I've likely forgotten more about UT basketball than you know.

And knowing UT history has nothing to do with what you posted. You flat out said you hope we get to see Pearl at another SEC school.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I've likely forgotten more about UT basketball than you know.

And knowing UT history has nothing to do with what you posted. You flat out said you hope we get to see Pearl at another SEC school.
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Yep -I said that ,great observation there- "likely " would like to see Pearl get another chance - if it's at another SEC school and not us- so be it . I would hope you get a second chance someday as well. Merry Christmas
 
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38401 said:
Yep -I said that ,great observation there- "likely " would like to see Pearl get another chance - if it's at another SEC school and not us- so be it . I would hope you get a second chance someday as well. Merry Christmas
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38401 said:
I just hope Pearl is hired in the SEC so we can see his team once a year in TBA and say that could be us going to the NCAA tourney. Instead our discussion will still be - who is our next coach going to be or who do we play in the NIT.
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Hmmm....your original post indicates you hope he gets way more than just a second chance.
 
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AlaskaVol said:
Idiocy is not bringing Pearl back. Idiocy is sticking with a losing coach too long. Idiocy is not changing coaching strategy and technique when change is needed. Idiocy is making up unfounded excuses to not bring Bruce back. Idiocy is having to play against Pearl when he ends up coaching another SEC team.

Pearl at LSU or Alabama would be deadly.

Bring Pearl back and become a feared program again instead of the lassitudinous basketball cunundrum we are now.
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Pearl will not be back. Sorry.
 
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The ncaa would make quite a public ass of itself being "all over" anyone after the royal mess they made of the Frank Haith affair. Not that anyone in his right mind thinks highly of that particular organization anyway. As dumb as Mark Emmert is, he's not likely to want to open up yet another can of worms by revisiting one of his most egregious enforcement mistakes.
 
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Sandvol said:
Therefore the administration does not trust Pearl. If something significant happened after they re-hired him it would probably mean their jobs too. They are not going to take the risk.
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Hiring coaches the caliber of CCM and CDD should be a greater risk to their jobs than taking a flyer on a proven winner like CBP!
 
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walkenvol said:
Hiring coaches the caliber of CCM and CDD should be a greater risk to their jobs than taking a flyer on a proven winner like CBP!
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Dave Hart did not hire CCM or CDD. He has no ties to Pearl either. The Pearl talk is out. of. control.
 
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38401 said:
I just hope Pearl is hired in the SEC so we can see his team once a year in TBA and say that could be us going to the NCAA tourney. Instead our discussion will still be - who is our next coach going to be or who do we play in the NIT.
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This line of thinking is defeatist. It is not Pearl or bust. Tennessee can find a good coach, but they either have to pay or think outside the box. Yikes, this board.
 
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VolGee4 said:
This line of thinking is defeatist. It is not Pearl or bust. Tennessee can find a good coach, but they either have to pay or think outside the box. Yikes, this board.
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They sure have a bad track record. How long and how many coaches was it between CRM and CBP?
 
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VolGee4 said:
This line of thinking is defeatist. It is not Pearl or bust. Tennessee can find a good coach, but they either have to pay or think outside the box. Yikes, this board.
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Everybody is frustrated- I would like to see a great hire - history says probably wont happen- Hart did hire Butch - Great - now focus on Basketball - go get one we can get excited over - its time
 
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VolGee4 said:
This line of thinking is defeatist. It is not Pearl or bust. Tennessee can find a good coach, but they either have to pay or think outside the box. Yikes, this board.
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It only took us our entire basketball history to find a coach who could get us past or into the round of 32 consistently and I just don't have another 100 years to wait till another one comes along.
 
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I'll admit to not having followed basketball this year, but this thread is full of idiots. If it's time to fire CCM, then go out and find a great coach not coming off of a show-cause penalty that left your program with a black-eye. Bruce Pearl had his shot and screwed up royally. And just why so many think he can come back and be the same coach and not break rules baffles me. Talk about an ackward sit down with the parents when it comes to recruiting. "Well Coach Pearl, Coach Soandso from Bumblefawk U says you tried to cover up a secondary violation by committing a major violation, and not only that, but there are reports you tried to get a young man and his father to lie for you so the NCAA wouldn't come down on you. You are an admitted liar coming off a show-cause for lying to the NCAA, so why exactly should we trust our son's future to you?" Yep, no problems there.

Coach Pearl was a great coach at UT, but he threw it away and those days are over. People need to stop whining about wanting to rehire him and start thinking about how we can find a coach similar to him, but without the baggage.

Oh, and to anyone who believes the NCAA doesn't have the resources to keep a coach like Pearl under constant scrutiny, you're fooling yourself. The NCAA is like a scorned woman. They will find a way. Once you've pissed them off, they will move heaven and earth to piss in your Cheerios. But all of UT's sports programs would be getting that special attention, not just basketball.

Pearl isn't worth it. I hate the NCAA with a passion, mostly because it's completely obvious certain schools are allowed to skate the rules. Check out "investigations" over the last several years for proof. (I'm still wondering how much Phil Knight paid those sanctimonious bastards.) But UT isn't one of those schools. Better to try and stay off their radar as long as possible.
 
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Pearl will come here with General Neyland, when he takes the football coaching, you got a better chance of winning the lotto.
 
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Weezer said:
I'll admit to not having followed basketball this year, but this thread is full of idiots. If it's time to fire CCM, then go out and find a great coach not coming off of a show-cause penalty that left your program with a black-eye. Bruce Pearl had his shot and screwed up royally. And just why so many think he can come back and be the same coach and not break rules baffles me. Talk about an ackward sit down with the parents when it comes to recruiting. "Well Coach Pearl, Coach Soandso from Bumblefawk U says you tried to cover up a secondary violation by committing a major violation, and not only that, but there are reports you tried to get a young man and his father to lie for you so the NCAA wouldn't come down on you. You are an admitted liar coming off a show-cause for lying to the NCAA, so why exactly should we trust our son's future to you?" Yep, no problems there.

Coach Pearl was a great coach at UT, but he threw it away and those days are over. People need to stop whining about wanting to rehire him and start thinking about how we can find a coach similar to him, but without the baggage.

Oh, and to anyone who believes the NCAA doesn't have the resources to keep a coach like Pearl under constant scrutiny, you're fooling yourself. The NCAA is like a scorned woman. They will find a way. Once you've pissed them off, they will move heaven and earth to piss in your Cheerios. But all of UT's sports programs would be getting that special attention, not just basketball.

Pearl isn't worth it. I hate the NCAA with a passion, mostly because it's completely obvious certain schools are allowed to skate the rules. Check out "investigations" over the last several years for proof. (I'm still wondering how much Phil Knight paid those sanctimonious bastards.) But UT isn't one of those schools. Better to try and stay off their radar as long as possible.
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Simple fan now going on 43 years I think we are a womens basketball school no fun intented, and don't see it changing in my lifetime, maybe every 15 to 20 years a run at the sweet 16, don't see it changing in my lifetime, done give up, but there is 1 damn thing for sure WE GOT WOMENS BASKETBALL AND SOFEBALL, BECAUSE WE WILL KICK AZZ.:lolabove:
 
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