Bruce Pearl

[Shox21]

More Bruce

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5714649

[Shox21]

This is purportedly the actual "termination" letter sent by Tennessee to Pearl (which, of course, they have not acted on)

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/101022/notice_of_termination_of_agreement.pdf

[WstateU]

This is purportedly the actual "termination" letter sent by Tennessee to Pearl (which, of course, they have not acted on)

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/..._agreement.pdf

Good find... Yipes. Stripes, Beechnut gum! :good: :good:

[Shox21]

Some recruits aren't being very realistic about Pearl's and UT's problems.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/17029/ut-freshmans-dad-says-contract-doesnt-matter

[BenWSU]

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended from the 1st eight SEC games of the 2011 conference season.

[Shox21]

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended from the 1st eight SEC games of the 2011 conference season.

As I understand this it is an SEC suspension, not an NCAA suspension, who have not yet finished their "investigation." There may be more to come this spring.

[RoyalShock]

Wasn't there a movie about this? Something like the "Curse of the Bruce Pearl"?

[Good News]

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended from the 1st eight SEC games of the 2011 conference season.

As I understand this it is an SEC suspension, not an NCAA suspension, who have not yet finished their "investigation." There may be more to come this spring.

It is (he can coach against UConn in the middle of that stretch), and there probably will be.

Even Doug Gottlieb acknowledged that the program and the school have taken a hit on the reputation front.

Personally, I'm not sure he survives this - Tennessee doesn't need to live with the "dirty program" stigma, and I assume they have the financial means to extricate themselves.

Coaching is a close-knit fraternity, and there are probably a lot of coaches taking amusement at this after the Deon Thomas affair. If he gets cut, it will be interesting to see where he lands - Steve Lavin paid a price as well.