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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 2482216, member: 10"] [I]For all of his skeptics and critics, the reality is this: Bruce Pearl has coached Auburn to the point where it's expected to beat UConn, a program that's won more national championships than any program in the past 25 years. That's who's next. The Huskies face the Tigers on Saturday. Auburn won in OT at UConn last year. Now Tiger fans are expecting a winning streak. That's a commentary on why Pearl was brought to Auburn in the first place. It's messy, it's controversial, but Auburn is relevant and charging into 2018 with optimism not even Pearl could have conjured back in the fall. "They're not the same UConn team of the past but they've got a great coach and got a couple of great special players -- and size," Pearl said. "UConn's a scary team because they do have some tremendous pieces. They were better with Alterique Gilbert on the floor because he was a great extension of coach (Kevin) Ollie. Right now they're in the process of reinventing themselves. But they've got the pieces, there's no question. What's going to be different about them vs. every team in the SEC is they've got real size, real personnel, and for us there's no margin for error."[/I] And then this: [I]Shorthanded, overlooked Auburn is 10-1 after its road victory Tuesday night against Murray State. It's no small deal; Murray State's got a good shot to win the OVC and make the [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament']NCAA Tournament[/URL] come March. Auburn was the first SEC program to play at Murray State in two decades. Pearl scheduled the game originally to boost his team's non-conference reputation. It will wind up paying off big-time come March. "I can't get household names to go to Auburn," he said. [/I] Sheesh, UConn isn't even a household name anymore? What, did we drop off a cliff that quickly? [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bruce-pearl-amazingly-has-auburn-at-10-1-just-a-few-weeks-after-his-job-was-in-danger/"]Bruce Pearl amazingly has Auburn at 10-1 just a few weeks after his job was in danger[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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