Auburn hires Bruce Pearl as men's basketball coach

[pmull]

Bruce Pearl is a good hire for the boogers. He can coach and promote the program. This is going to make Antony Grant's job more difficult.

Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs has made a big splash by hiring former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl as the Tigers' new men's basketball coach, according to the school.

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[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Sigh...this puts a lot more pressure on Bill Battle.

[2Stater]

Pearl will be gone in a year or two, once a better program extends him an offer. That's providing he doesn't act a fool like he did at UT.

[McBaman]

If nothing else, this will tell us something about how much positive impact a coaching change can have on a struggling program.

CBB has a year before he has to make another decision.

[Chechem]

Pearl can coach bb.
It's a challenge coaching Aubs, but he can do it if anyone can.

We're screwed.   

[Marshal Dillon]

Pearl will be gone in a year or two, once a better program extends him an offer. That's providing he doesn't act a fool like he did at UT.

Isn't this the same stuff Barn fans said about Saban?


 

[N.AL-Tider]

Pearl can coach bb.
It's a challenge coaching Aubs, but he can do it if anyone can.

We're screwed.   

Naaa!  We are still at 109 consecutive wins over the cow-chasers in gymnastics... 

[2Stater]

Pearl will be gone in a year or two, once a better program extends him an offer. That's providing he doesn't act a fool like he did at UT.

Isn't this the same stuff Barn fans said about Saban?


 

The difference is that I'm right and, as usual, they were wrong. 

[Marshal Dillon]

Pearl will be gone in a year or two, once a better program extends him an offer. That's providing he doesn't act a fool like he did at UT.

Isn't this the same stuff Barn fans said about Saban?


 

The difference is that I'm right and, as usual, they were wrong. 

 

[Marshal Dillon]

Pearl can coach bb.
It's a challenge coaching Aubs, but he can do it if anyone can.

We're screwed.   

What, no way!! We have CBB in charge and he knows more than anyone about the Tide BB program. We have a nice coach who is a decent fellow. All Pearl has done is go to 6 straight NCAA Tourneys at UT, beat a #1 ranked Memphis, beat National Champion Florida twice in their run to the NC, defeated #1 Kansas, #2 Kentucky, & other high profile victories in his stint as UT coach. Plus, Coach Grant is a really nice person and good guy. Pearl is toast!



 

[pmull]

I thought Barbee was an excellent hire for them 4 years ago. He was a hot young coach and they were moving into a new facility. It did not work out. The last 7 barn coaches dating back to Joe Eaves in 1949 have not had a career winning record in the SEC. Auburn is a tough place to coach basketball.

Only time will tell how Pearl will do for them. He is taking over a program that does not have any talent. They lose their best players from this year. They did not have a good early signing class and Pearl can not recruit until August 24. It will take time for him to get some SEC caliber players.

Auburn has never had a better basketball program than Alabama in my lifetime. Maybe a year here or there but overall we have always been better. If, and it is a big if, Pearl gets things going he will be gone in a New York minute to a higher profile school.

Pearl is a good coach but nobody else wanted him this year. The barn is taking a risk with this hire. Pearl is the first coach ever to be hired with a "show cause" in place. They are banking on a high risk = high reward.

[2Stater]

I thought Barbee was an excellent hire for them 4 years ago. He was a hot young coach and they were moving into a new facility. It did not work out. The last 7 barn coaches dating back to Joe Eaves in 1949 have not had a career winning record in the SEC. Auburn is a tough place to coach basketball.

Only time will tell how Pearl will do for them. He is taking over a program that does not have any talent. They lose their best players from this year. They did not have a good early signing class and Pearl can not recruit until August 24. It will take time for him to get some SEC caliber players.

Auburn has never had a better basketball program than Alabama in my lifetime. Maybe a year here or there but overall we have always been better. If, and it is a big if, Pearl gets things going he will be gone in a New York minute to a higher profile school.

Pearl is a good coach but nobody else wanted him this year. The barn is taking a risk with this hire. Pearl is the first coach ever to be hired with a "show cause" in place. They are banking on a high risk = high reward.

Sonny Smith had a good team back in the 80's with the 2 Chucks (Person & Barkley). I believe it was 1988 or 89 when Louisville won the NC with Pervis Ellison, Auburn gave them all they could handle in the NCAA tourney. Realistically, Auburn probably had the 2nd best team in the country at the time. That's the only time that I can remember an Auburn basketball team ever being relevant.

[Marshal Dillon]

I thought Barbee was an excellent hire for them 4 years ago. He was a hot young coach and they were moving into a new facility. It did not work out. The last 7 barn coaches dating back to Joe Eaves in 1949 have not had a career winning record in the SEC. Auburn is a tough place to coach basketball.

Only time will tell how Pearl will do for them. He is taking over a program that does not have any talent. They lose their best players from this year. They did not have a good early signing class and Pearl can not recruit until August 24. It will take time for him to get some SEC caliber players.

Auburn has never had a better basketball program than Alabama in my lifetime. Maybe a year here or there but overall we have always been better. If, and it is a big if, Pearl gets things going he will be gone in a New York minute to a higher profile school.

Pearl is a good coach but nobody else wanted him this year. The barn is taking a risk with this hire. Pearl is the first coach ever to be hired with a "show cause" in place. They are banking on a high risk = high reward.

Excellent post and accurate especially about the talent level at Auburn and their overall program. If by some miracle Pearl could build the program up in say 3 years, he would be 57/58 years old. I am not so sure he would bolt to start over again, unless it was a fantastic opportunity like Ohio State, Kentucky, Florida, Michigan, etc.


 




 

[pmull]

I thought Barbee was an excellent hire for them 4 years ago. He was a hot young coach and they were moving into a new facility. It did not work out. The last 7 barn coaches dating back to Joe Eaves in 1949 have not had a career winning record in the SEC. Auburn is a tough place to coach basketball.

Only time will tell how Pearl will do for them. He is taking over a program that does not have any talent. They lose their best players from this year. They did not have a good early signing class and Pearl can not recruit until August 24. It will take time for him to get some SEC caliber players.

Auburn has never had a better basketball program than Alabama in my lifetime. Maybe a year here or there but overall we have always been better. If, and it is a big if, Pearl gets things going he will be gone in a New York minute to a higher profile school.

Pearl is a good coach but nobody else wanted him this year. The barn is taking a risk with this hire. Pearl is the first coach ever to be hired with a "show cause" in place. They are banking on a high risk = high reward.

Sonny Smith had a good team back in the 80's with the 2 Chucks (Person & Barkley). I believe it was 1988 or 89 when Louisville won the NC with Pervis Ellison, Auburn gave them all they could handle in the NCAA tourney. Realistically, Auburn probably had the 2nd best team in the country at the time. That's the only time that I can remember an Auburn basketball team ever being relevant.

Auburn has had a few good teams. They have been to 8 NCAA Tournaments. Five of those under Sonny Smith. But Wimp Sanderson owed Sonny Smith. Smith had an overall SEC record of 84-114. Wimp was 132-82.

Cliff Ellis had a good team in 1999. They were a # 1 seed and lost in the second round.

Every team in the SEC has been to the NCAA Tournament since Auburn's last time.

[Marshal Dillon]

Yeah, Auburn BB is pretty pathetic, but that's why the hiring of Pearl is so intriguing to me. Here is a guy with charisma, energy, a proven winner & recruiter. If he flops at Auburn then the Barn is truly an awful place for BB.


 

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