Bruce Pearl Fired.

[The X]

[Senser81]

I don't understand why teams like Tennessee and Indiana hire these coaches with well-known "renegade" backgrounds, then the schools act indignant and fire the coach when they are caught for the 8th time.

[Rudi]

Bruce Pearl is a faggot. So is his son.

[Senser81]

Bruce Pearl is a faggot. So is his son.

[tigstah]

is anyone really surprised that he was let go.......

[JayDizzle]

Now this just looks silly.

[Youk]

I'm a big Pearl fan (mainly for his wild antics, but any sports figure who does that is always great in my book), but it was obviously going to happen. Tenneesee is definitely taking a chance with firing him, but you just can't have that bad publicity anymore. You don't lose only Pearl with this move, though. Tobias is going to leave (NBA or transfer, I'd assume NBA) now that Pearl is gone, could others be next?

[NAHSTE]

I'd take him at LSU to be honest. He's an electric personality, if not a good coach. Of course I want to give Trent Johnson 1-2 more years to show improvement, but if Pearl is still without a job by then I'd welcome him.

Adding Pearl would give the athletic dept. the two most entertaining coaches in the SEC.

[Youk]

I'd take him at LSU to be honest. He's an electric personality, if not a good coach.

Les Miles? Bruce Pearl?

It could be heaven in Baton Rouge.

[Herm]

I'd take him at LSU to be honest. He's an electric personality, if not a good coach. Of course I want to give Trent Johnson 1-2 more years to show improvement, but if Pearl is still without a job by then I'd welcome him.

Adding Pearl would give the athletic dept. the two most entertaining coaches in the SEC.

Every team in the sec minus UK and Florida would be upgrading at coach if they hired Pearl. UT will never do better than what they had with Pearl.

[Herm]

Five coaches top UT's list in search to replace Bruce Pearl GoVolsXtra




The University of Tennessee has started its search for a new men’s basketball coach with five coaches at the top of the list, according to a source in the school’s athletic department.

According to the source, who requested anonymity because all of the coaches have yet to be contacted, UT plans to have a coach in place within the next two weeks.

The five coaches that were at the top of UT’s list after Bruce Pearl was fired on Monday are:

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon.

Villanova coach Jay Wright.

Alabama coach Anthony Grant.

Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon.

Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall.

UT senior associate athletic director Chris Fuller and UT associate athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois are taking active roles in the coaching search along with athletic director Mike Hamilton, and university chancellor Jimmy Cheek will oversee the process, according to the source.

Dixon, 45, was named the 2010-11 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. He is 216-60 in his eight seasons at Pitt, and has led the Panthers to NCAA tournament appearances each of those seasons.

The 49-year-old Wright is 224-110 at Villanova since taking over in 2001, and 346-195 with seven-seasons previously at Hofstra. Villanova has won 20 or more games and played in the NCAA tournament each of the past seven seasons.

Grant, 44, is 40-26 in two seasons, including 23-11 this season and playing in the third round of the NIT tournament after winning the SEC Western Division.

Prior to taking over at Alabama, Grant spent three seasons as coach at Virginia Commonwealth, where he led the Rams to a 76-25 record that included two trips to the NCAA tournament.

The 46-year-old Turgeon is 97-40 since replacing Billy Gillispie four years ago.

Prior to Texas A&M, Turgeon was coach at Wichita State, where he went 128-89, including a win over Pearl's first UT team in the second round of the 2006 NCAA tournament.

Marshall, 48, completed his fourth season with the Shockers having back-to-back 25-win seasons that led to NIT appearances.

Prior to Wichita State, Marshall made seven NCAA tournament appearances in his nine seasons at Winthrop, including one that ended with a buzzer-beating shot by Chris Lofton in a loss to Tennessee in a first-round game.

[Pitty]

Lol @ thinking they can get Dixon.

Only team in the NCAA with a worse Tournament reputation than the Panthers.

[Herm]

I thought you'd be happy to rid yourselves of Dixon after this past tourney, but yeah it would be a definite downgrade in jobs for Dixon.

[NAHSTE]

LOL at that list. Dixon is a huge no, Wright is a no, Grant just got to Alabama and it's not like Tennessee is that much better of a program (really it's equal). Turgeon, maybe, but again I doubt it.

I guess that leaves the coach from Wichita State.

[Irish]

Like I have said before Bruce Pearl is overrated and a terrible coach.

He may have brought Tennessee basketball into the national spotlight, but he was never going to win a championship, even though he cheated immensely and brought thug players who have no intention of actually doing anything academic at the school. He never built a solid team together. Always brought in 4-5 star guys that all play the same.

The best pure shooter on the team this year was the walk on Skylar Mcbee. SKYLAR MCBEE.