OT: Bruce Pearl is Back as Auburn Coach

[tcf15]

Gary Parrish ‏@GaryParrishCBS 5m
Auburn has reached an agreement with Bruce Pearl. He will be the Tigers’ next basketball coach, a source told @CBSSports.

Jeremy Fowler ‏@JFowlerCBS 3m
#Auburn source confirms: "Yes, it's Bruce (Pearl)." Huge cultural shift for Tigers hoops.

 

[intlzncster]

Gary Parrish ‏@GaryParrishCBS 5m
Auburn has reached an agreement with Bruce Pearl. He will be the Tigers’ next basketball coach, a source told @CBSSports.

Jeremy Fowler ‏@JFowlerCBS 3m
#Auburn source confirms: "Yes, it's Bruce (Pearl)." Huge cultural shift for Tigers hoops.

Guess that means they'll be taping/blackmailing recruits.

 

[WestHartHusk]

What cultural shift? Getting recruits by any means seems to be exactly what Auburn already does.

 

[Kitaman]

Now he can spend some of Barkley's moola.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

So they just abandon recruiting for the summer? I thought his show cause went through the end of August?

 

[Penfield]

BC just saw this and fired Steve Donahue....

 

[James]

Sort of liked him as an analyst , maybe because we didn't have to witness him sweating profusely through his pits . Gross

 

[jibsey]

I'm trying to remember what he did. Didn't he have recruits and parents over to his house for a backyard barbecue and then ask them not to tell about it? There must have been more.

 

[Penfield]

I'm trying to remember what he did. Didn't he have recruits and parents over to his house for a backyard barbecue and then ask them not to tell about it? There must have been more.

The big part was lying to the NCAA about it. Probably would have got a slap on the wrist if it weren't for that.

 

[Marat]

I wonder what the Tenn fans think about him returning to the SEC coaching against his former school.

 

[jibsey]

It was wrong but after the NCAA changed the rules on us I despise them. He deserves another chance and he can flat out coach. Their program will rise, watch.

 

[intlzncster]

I'm trying to remember what he did. Didn't he have recruits and parents over to his house for a backyard barbecue and then ask them not to tell about it? There must have been more.

That' not all of it. Hist history is a beauty. http://deadspin.com/5898192/bruce-p...world-that-created-a-monster-deadspin-classic

IIRC He also recorded a phone conversation of a recruit trying to get the kid to dump on another schools coach, ostensibly to use for yet another recruit? That one was weird.

 

[jibsey]

Talk about recruiting wars! Pearl knows he is getting his last shot and he won't blow it. It's easy for things to get out of control in recruiting (Nate Miles) isn't it? In ours (we) were trying to help a kid with a medical situation but it spun out of control.

 

[djct1999]

this is what auburn and bruce pearl feel about the show cause:

http://thebiglead.com/2014/03/18/watch-bruce-pearl-mosh-pit-with-stoked-auburn-fans/

 

[husky91]

Auburn is already considered as dirty as it gets in athletics, why pile on

 

[SubbaBub]

Trying to remember a team of that did anything? Sounds like a Mike Jarvis type hiring to me. Yeah, he can be the #3 program in the SEC but what is that really unless AU is buying Cam Newton types for BB.

 

[Fishy]

The show-cause is basically toothless in its expiring days - truly no big deal.

The SEC is pretty bad and Pearl can coach - they'll head up the standings pretty quickly.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The show-cause is basically toothless in its expiring days - truly no big deal.

The SEC is pretty bad and Pearl can coach - they'll head up the standings pretty quickly.

But if it runs through August 23 I don't understand how Auburn avoids appearing before the infractions committee. Saying "there's only 5 months left on this thing, let's just forget about it" doesn't seem like a compelling argument to me.

 

[SallyH]

I'm trying to remember what he did. Didn't he have recruits and parents over to his house for a backyard barbecue and then ask them not to tell about it? There must have been more.

Yes, it was the recruiting of Aaron Craft, of Ohio State. I remember there was some talk of the kid being a rat, but why should he jeopardize his entire college career because the coach to whom he had committed broke the rules?

 

[Fishy]

But if it runs through August 23 I don't understand how Auburn avoids appearing before the infractions committee. Saying "there's only 5 months left on this thing, let's just forget about it" doesn't seem like a compelling argument to me.

They're not worried about impressing you

Auburn has two choices....

1) Accept the penalty and prevent Pearl from recruiting until August 23rd.

2) Let the NCAA know in writing that they intend on showing why the penalty should not be enforced on Auburn. Worst case...Pearl is prevented from recruiting 'til 8/23.

The upside of Pearl way, way outruns the downside. Pearl's name will outrecruit 3/4s of the SEC without him doing anything. (Remember, even if Pearl can't recruit, Auburn's staff certainly can - they will not be unrepresented this summer.)

Fun fact...the lead investigator on the Pearl case, Dave Didion, now works for Auburn.

 

[Adios]

Auburn is already considered as dirty as it gets in athletics, why pile on

We are considered dirty, too. On the bright side, a lot of message board posters here use periods to end their sentences.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

They're not worried about impressing you

Auburn has two choices....

1) Accept the penalty and prevent Pearl from recruiting until August 23rd.

2) Let the NCAA know in writing that they intend on showing why the penalty should not be enforced on Auburn. Worst case...Pearl is prevented from recruiting 'til 8/23.

The upside of Pearl way, way outruns the downside. Pearl's name will outrecruit 3/4s of the SEC without him doing anything. (Remember, even if Pearl can't recruit, Auburn's staff certainly can - they will not be unrepresented this summer.)

Fun fact...the lead investigator on the Pearl case, Dave Didion, now works for Auburn.

When you said "toothless" I assumed you meant it won't be enforced. I have no doubt Pearl is going to win at Auburn. He's got a track record. (And not just the slime he leaves behind him.)

 

[Fishy]

I'm sure it will be enforced, but the impact of such a short term restriction effectively makes it toothless - my guess is that Auburn will not even bother with the show-cause hearing.

What interests me is the response that his hiring got - basically, Auburn received nothing but good press for hiring someone currently under NCAA sanction. I guess the press picks its battles.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I'm waiting for the "I've gotta be cleaner than everyone else because of the target on my back" speech he's going to give. Maybe he could use the one he gave when he got hired at Tennessee.

 

[progrocks]

What will be the response if someone signs up Sampson (who is a much better college basketball coach that Pearl)?