Bruce Pearl Fired

**sportsfandave** · 03-21-2011, 02:55 PM

maybe he will end up at Ill.

**CyBroncos** · 03-21-2011, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by CyJack13

Also Calipari has never been in trouble personally with the NCAA, his program have been hit with punishments but he never actually has, so that's not a good comparison.

Calipari is an absolute scumbag. He gets out of town and moves onward and upward to another job before the NCAA punishes his previous stop. The thing with him is the media absolutely loves him so he always gets a free pass and you'd never know he has a less than pristine past.

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 03:05 PM

Bruce will be on the shelf for at least a couple of years. UT had no choice--they are looking down the barrel of big time NCAA sanctions. Local sources are saying chances are very good Bruce would have been suspended by the NCAA for at least one year. But that won't be known until this summer when the NCAA hearing occurs--way too late to be hiring a new basketball coach. Also, firing Bruce now allows UT to cut a deal with the NCAA and potentially avoid big sanctions.

Bruce will probably get the Kelvin Sampson tag from the NCAA, making it very difficult for him to be hired at the college level for quite some time.

The thing that is the most pathetic is he lied to the NCAA about a secondary violation, then tried to cover it up. If he would have come clean from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

**Wesley** · 03-21-2011, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by The_Architect

Was that the recruit? Or is she his assistant coach?

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Was that the recruit? Or is she his assistant coach?

No, that I think is the gal he ended up marrying (after he dumped his first wife, and after he got the new one pregnant).

Full disclosure: I can't be sure from this picture if this is in fact his current wife.

To say the least, its been an action packed time in Knoxville for Bruce.

**CycloneErik** · 03-21-2011, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by volclone

Bruce will be on the shelf for at least a couple of years. UT had no choice--they are looking down the barrel of big time NCAA sanctions. Local sources are saying chances are very good Bruce would have been suspended by the NCAA for at least one year. But that won't be known until this summer when the NCAA hearing occurs--way too late to be hiring a new basketball coach. Also, firing Bruce now allows UT to cut a deal with the NCAA and potentially avoid big sanctions.

Bruce will probably get the Kelvin Sampson tag from the NCAA, making it very difficult for him to be hired at the college level for quite some time.

The thing that is the most pathetic is he lied to the NCAA about a secondary violation, then tried to cover it up. If he would have come clean from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

Agreed. He is the poster child now for the phrase "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up." The original violation was just having someone at his house on an unofficial visit, right? I'm not sure that's the worst sin in the coaching world.

Lying about that leads to problems. If he lied because he knew there was more to uncover, that's one thing, but they haven't really announced anything earth-shattering, have they?

**cyclonepower** · 03-21-2011, 03:37 PM

what does tenn. have for us to poach off there team?

**CyJack13** · 03-21-2011, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonepower

what does tenn. have for us to poach off there team?

Tobias Harris? We just need to convince him that he should put off the NBA for a couple of years.

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

Agreed. He is the poster child now for the phrase "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up." The original violation was just having someone at his house on an unofficial visit, right? I'm not sure that's the worst sin in the coaching world.

Lying about that leads to problems. If he lied because he knew there was more to uncover, that's one thing, but they haven't really announced anything earth-shattering, have they?

Right--the original violation was hosting recruits at a cookout at the head coach's house. The NCAA had a photo taken by one of the recruits parents of Bruce and the kid and others--they asked Bruce if he knew where the photo was taken and he claimed he did not. The recruit was Craft who ended up at Ohio St. He then allegedly called Craft's dad and tried to coach him through the upcoming interview with the NCAA.

Amazingly enough, I don't think there are/were any major violations--a bunch of secondary violations that became much worse due to the lying/cover-up.

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by CyJack13

Tobias Harris? We just need to convince him that he should put off the NBA for a couple of years.

Tobias' dad says he's gone if Bruce is gone. Scotty Hopson is probably gone as well, although he really needs another year of college ball. No one else on the roster is better that what we already have.

**A-town Cy** · 03-21-2011, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonepower

what does tenn. have for us to poach off there team?

Kevin Ware - Yahoo! Sports
Chris Jones - Yahoo! Sports

**marothisu** · 03-21-2011, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by CyJack13

He's done as a D-1 coach.

He's 231-99 as a Division 1 coach. He is 145-61 at Tennessee, 65-31 in SEC conference play, and he's made the NCAA tournament EVERY YEAR. He's been to the NCAA Tournament 8 times out of the 10 seasons he's been a coach, including 3 sweet 16s and an Elite 8. If you seriously think he's done as a D1 coach, then you need to learn about basketball.

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

Kevin Ware - Yahoo! Sports
Chris Jones - Yahoo! Sports

These guys will never show up in Knoxville. They will ask to be let out of their letters of commitment. Might be good gets.

**Cyclonestate78** · 03-21-2011, 04:19 PM

IMO I think Pearl showed legit remorse for what he did. It isn't crazy to think that he tried covering up a minor violation due to the NCAA's history of handing out unfair punishments for minor violations while letting major violations at more prominent programs go unpunished. You look at the things Pearl said and compare that to what Tressel said and you tell me who showed actual remorse.

Pearl will get hammered by the NCAA while Tressel will probably have the NCAA reduce his self imposed 5 game suspension back to 2 games. This is how the NCAA works.

In regard to the people who brought up Calipari.... BINGO. How is it that 2 different basketball programs under his leadership get nailed by the NCAA for violations and have to vacate Final Four seasons yet never once has Calipari gotten in trouble with the NCAA? The NCAA is trying to say that these basketball programs were cheating but the man in charge of running these basketball programs had no part in the violations? Get real....

**volclone** · 03-21-2011, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by marothisu

He's 231-99 as a Division 1 coach. He is 145-61 at Tennessee, 65-31 in SEC conference play, and he's made the NCAA tournament EVERY YEAR. He's been to the NCAA Tournament 8 times out of the 10 seasons he's been a coach, including 3 sweet 16s and an Elite 8. If you seriously think he's done as a D1 coach, then you need to learn about basketball.

Tell that to Kelvin Sampson. Or Dave Bliss. Not saying he's done forever, but he won't get a job for the next couple of years.