Would you support the rehire of Pearl in 2014?

Would you support the rehire of Pearl in 2014?

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#26
#26
chavisut said:
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come on
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really? Come on guys.
 
#28
#28
Just because i voted no it does not make me any less of a VOL FAN.I Love Tennessee Football&Basketball.Always have & i always will.I have supported Tennessee through good times and bad times.I remember when they fired Bill Battle and hired Johnny Majors.And when that happend Tennessee was going through a transition period in football.Seems to Me after Don Devoe was fired we went through a transition period in basketball.Were we ever great under Devoe no.But we were better than we were under Wade Houston&Kevin O'neil.My point is.Just because i don't want Pearl back coaching at UT does'nt mean i'm not a vol fan.I am 150% VOL.MY BLOOD RUNETH ORANGE.Anyone that has Neyland's 7 game maxims framed on his man cave wall is a VOL fan.
 
#29
#29
No, while I'm yet to be sold on Cuonzo Martin(I hope he succeeds but I'm unsure he can) I would not in any manner support the re-hiring of Pearl. He was good for the program but you cannot take the risk of re-hiring him and having the NCAA constantly watching every move you make. The fact they gave him a 3 year show-cause means his every move will be scrutinized if he does make a return to college. I wish him the best wherever he goes(NBADL or NCAA in the future), but it is best for us to move on.
 
#31
#31
It's pretty clear the people choosing the third option are either trollin or not playing with a full deck.
 
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#32
#32
I think coach Martin will suprise us.I have a gut feeling about that man as our coach.And i will remember what i posted 2 months into basketball season book it.If i am wrong i will eat crow and admit i am wrong.GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO FEEL FREE TO CALL ME OUT.
 
#33
#33
Bruce is going to be coaching somewhere three years from now. Considering how much the boosters and the vast majority of Vol fans would support such a rehire, it would be impossible not to imagine the return of Bruce Almighty. After 3 years, Cuonzo will have had enough time to prove whether he's worth retaining or not. I just hope BP doesn't wind up coaching an SEC opponent because whoever he coaches will wind up vying for, and probably winning, conference championships. Besides, it would really get under the skin of Mike Slive, John Calipari, Baldy, and Billy Donovan. Having suffered a punishment disproportional to the "crime" will serve as Bruce's baptism of fire. To his credit, he's smart to have learned from his mistake. What he's been through will make him not only wiser, but stronger than ever. All of his future opponents will like him even less than his rivals in the SEC did.

My gut feeling is that the longing for Bruce to return to Rocky Top will be inversely proportional to Cuonzo's success, i.e. the more Cuonzo wins, the less we'll miss Bruce; the less Cuonzo wins, the more we'll miss Bruce.
 
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#34
#34
If any team hires Pearl right after his ban ends and he commits a violation while he is there, that team is going to get smashed into the ground by the NCAA.
 
#35
#35
I would but, it would depend on several varibles. most importantly how the new one has the program in.
 
#40
#40
Special Ed said:
Bruce is going to be coaching somewhere three years from now. Considering how much the boosters and the vast majority of Vol fans would support such a rehire, it would be impossible not to imagine the return of Bruce Almighty. After 3 years, Cuonzo will have had enough time to prove whether he's worth retaining or not. I just hope BP doesn't wind up coaching an SEC opponent because whoever he coaches will wind up vying for, and probably winning, conference championships. Besides, it would really get under the skin of Mike Slive, John Calipari, Baldy, and Billy Donovan. Having suffered a punishment disproportional to the "crime" will serve as Bruce's baptism of fire. To his credit, he's smart to have learned from his mistake. What he's been through will make him not only wiser, but stronger than ever. All of his future opponents will like him even less than his rivals in the SEC did.

My gut feeling is that the longing for Bruce to return to Rocky Top will be inversely proportional to Cuonzo's success, i.e. the more Cuonzo wins, the less we'll miss Bruce; the less Cuonzo wins, the more we'll miss Bruce.
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Todd Bozeman laughs at you...hard.
 
#41
#41
Special Ed said:
Bruce is going to be coaching somewhere three years from now. Considering how much the boosters and the vast majority of Vol fans would support such a rehire, it would be impossible not to imagine the return of Bruce Almighty. After 3 years, Cuonzo will have had enough time to prove whether he's worth retaining or not. I just hope BP doesn't wind up coaching an SEC opponent because whoever he coaches will wind up vying for, and probably winning, conference championships. Besides, it would really get under the skin of Mike Slive, John Calipari, Baldy, and Billy Donovan. Having suffered a punishment disproportional to the "crime" will serve as Bruce's baptism of fire. To his credit, he's smart to have learned from his mistake. What he's been through will make him not only wiser, but stronger than ever. All of his future opponents will like him even less than his rivals in the SEC did.

My gut feeling is that the longing for Bruce to return to Rocky Top will be inversely proportional to Cuonzo's success, i.e. the more Cuonzo wins, the less we'll miss Bruce; the less Cuonzo wins, the more we'll miss Bruce.
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Pearl will have to go through the full cycle of American sports shame. First he has to sit out the three years. (I'd be really surprised if he doesn't give TV a shot, if nothing else to keep his name out there.) Once the three years are over, he's allowed to coach again -- but he's still going to be radioactive. So his first job back has to be in basketball Siberia -- a Division 2 school, an NAIA school, someplace crappy like that. Then he has to A) have clear success there and B) keep his nose absolutely clean. Only then will he be considered sufficiently rehabilitated for a major-conference school to give him a shot. And even then it will be some desperate and lame basketball program like, say, Auburn. And by then he'll be pushing 60. If I were him I'd be so depressed by it that I'd try to just go into TV and stay there. He's obviously got the personality for it.

As far as the poll question goes -- in 2014 Tennessee will just be coming off probation. The absolute last thing they'd do is hire Bruce Pearl back. Phil Fulmer has a better shot at coaching UT men's basketball than Pearl does again.
 
#42
#42
You guys just don't get it. Let's hire a known cheater and a liar. Hey, I have an idea! Let's hire Dave Bliss in 2015 while we are at it. I think we should rehire Lane Kiffin if USC fires him.
 
#43
#43
I cant believe I'm saying this but where's hat?

As far as taking back Bruce...get back with me in 13.
 
#46
#46
zjcvols said:
You guys just don't get it. Let's hire a known cheater and a liar. Hey, I have an idea! Let's hire Dave Bliss in 2015 while we are at it. I think we should rehire Lane Kiffin if USC fires him.
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Is this the same known cheater and a liar that Jimmy Cheek said was our coach and would be our coach for a long time just before they booted him for something that wasn't even an issue (the "bump")?

Obviously firing BP was the right thing to do because of the show cause on him now. But that's not what this thread is about. While supporting his rehire is clearly in the minority, 40/60 split this close to the issue is not that crazy. You let a year or two go by of potentially mediocre basketball (keep your panties on, I’m still speaking hypothetically, I like Martin and i want him to succeed...), the rumblings will start and people will be considering a rehire of Pearl much more then than they are now.
 
#47
#47
Special Ed said:
Bruce is going to be coaching somewhere three years from now. Considering how much the boosters and the vast majority of Vol fans would support such a rehire, it would be impossible not to imagine the return of Bruce Almighty. After 3 years, Cuonzo will have had enough time to prove whether he's worth retaining or not. I just hope BP doesn't wind up coaching an SEC opponent because whoever he coaches will wind up vying for, and probably winning, conference championships. Besides, it would really get under the skin of Mike Slive, John Calipari, Baldy, and Billy Donovan. Having suffered a punishment disproportional to the "crime" will serve as Bruce's baptism of fire. To his credit, he's smart to have learned from his mistake. What he's been through will make him not only wiser, but stronger than ever. All of his future opponents will like him even less than his rivals in the SEC did.

My gut feeling is that the longing for Bruce to return to Rocky Top will be inversely proportional to Cuonzo's success, i.e. the more Cuonzo wins, the less we'll miss Bruce; the less Cuonzo wins, the more we'll miss Bruce.
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solid post.
 
#49
#49
I wouldn't be opposed, except for one thing. IF we ever got caught with any NCAA violations after that point, it would be open season. The 'AA would not hold back, and I wouldn't expect them to.
 
#50
#50
UT's#1Fan said:
Is this the same known cheater and a liar that Jimmy Cheek said was our coach and would be our coach for a long time just before they booted him for something that wasn't even an issue (the "bump")?

Obviously firing BP was the right thing to do because of the show cause on him now. But that's not what this thread is about. While supporting his rehire is clearly in the minority, 40/60 split this close to the issue is not that crazy. You let a year or two go by of potentially mediocre basketball (keep your panties on, I’m still speaking hypothetically, I like Martin and i want him to succeed...), the rumblings will start and people will be considering a rehire of Pearl much more then than they are now.
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Yes. He is still the same liar and cheater. Just because Jimmy Cheek was trying to keep the players and fans focused on the season (which didn't work anyways) doesn't mean he isn't a liar and a cheater.

And it goes to show our dumb some of our fanbase is (just like every fanbase). As one of my favorite music artist says "Gotta learn when you get burnt, even if it's with you." Hiring him would be dumb. You know what the NCAA would do to us if he committed a violation? They would burn our basketball program to the ground.

What makes you want to trust a liar and a cheater? Because he gave piazza's to students? Because he supported the Lady Vols? Seriously. Bruce isn't going to get a high profile job. His career is basically over. Let it go, support Coach Zo, and enjoy football season coming up.
 
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