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SalsaMan

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Bruce Pearl
« on: October 26, 2010, 05:16:28 PM »
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2010, 07:08:00 PM »
 He was really righteous long ago when he turned Illinois in over Deon Thomas. Self-styled crusader... and like many such crusaders, it seems he lived in a glass house.

Is there any university more scandal ridden than Tennessee? Football, basketball... both a hot mess.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2010, 07:45:21 PM »
"yet the father of star freshman forward Tobias Harris said the situation won’t impact his son."

What the hell else can you say when your kid is already enrolled there.
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No...and after reading many many psosts from people on this board that do...I have to say I'm MUCH better off, if this is the type of "intelligence" a degree from MU gets you. It sure is on full display I will say that.

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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2010, 10:44:31 PM »
Quote from: LittleMurs on October 26, 2010, 07:45:21 PM
"yet the father of star freshman forward Tobias Harris said the situation won’t impact his son."

What the hell else can you say when your kid is already enrolled there.

Has Tim Maymon weighed in on the Pearl matter?
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 11:01:09 PM »
What the heck did you expect. Bruce may be decked out in hideous orange and white, but his players are thugs and his school is on par with North Division High School. Oops, didn't mean to insult North Division

Q. Why did the Knoxville police find four Tennessee basketball players armed to the gills?

A. To protect them and their belongings from roving bands of UT football playing theives.

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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 02:32:54 PM »
Quote from: fiskadoro on October 26, 2010, 07:08:00 PM
He was really righteous long ago when he turned Illinois in over Deon Thomas. Self-styled crusader... and like many such crusaders, it seems he lived in a glass house.

Is there any university more scandal ridden than Tennessee? Football, basketball... both a hot mess.

probably only USC
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2010, 03:07:32 PM »
Wisconsin has been on probation 7 x's.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 04:17:46 PM »
Wow, Adonis Thomas just basically said he did not want to involve himself with Bruce Pearl's program because of the recent "uncertainty".   On ESPNU minutes ago.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 05:50:24 PM »
Quote from: chren21 on October 28, 2010, 04:17:46 PM
Wow, Adonis Thomas just basically said he did not want to involve himself with Bruce Pearl's program because of the recent "uncertainty".   On ESPNU minutes ago.

I hope that reverberates loudly and widely in the CBB world and prep ranks.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 06:26:41 PM »
Quote from: chren21 on October 28, 2010, 04:17:46 PM
Wow, Adonis Thomas just basically said he did not want to involve himself with Bruce Pearl's program because of the recent "uncertainty".   On ESPNU minutes ago.



Translation:
The money was better at Memphis.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 06:43:06 PM »
Quote from: 4everwarriors on October 28, 2010, 06:26:41 PM


Translation:
The money was better at Memphis.

I'll bet.

Now that the NCAA is sniffing around and his ex-wife is painting nails, Pearl's likely had to skimp on his payouts.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2010, 06:45:45 PM »
As I said before, all programs cheat. Btw, anyone know who was paying the rent for Chones and Lackey's apartment at their Catholic Knights crib back in the day?
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2010, 06:59:21 PM »
Quote from: chren21 on October 28, 2010, 04:17:46 PM
Wow, Adonis Thomas just basically said he did not want to involve himself with Bruce Pearl's program because of the recent "uncertainty".   On ESPNU minutes ago.

Was he introduced to the photos of Pearl in an orange skin suit? That would put me off of Bruce's "Program"
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2010, 09:48:54 AM »
Quote from: 4everwarriors on October 28, 2010, 06:45:45 PM
As I said before, all programs cheat. Btw, anyone know who was paying the rent for Chones and Lackey's apartment at their Catholic Knights crib back in the day?



Not all programs, but certainly many.  Players are given a room and board stipend which they can use on housing of their choosing.  Those were the old rules at least.  That being said, I have no doubts that certain things have happened at UW, MU, etc

Bruce has extra scrutiny for obvious reasons which are self apparent to everyone
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2010, 11:10:06 AM »
Quote from: 4everwarriors on October 28, 2010, 06:45:45 PM
As I said before, all programs cheat. Btw, anyone know who was paying the rent for Chones and Lackey's apartment at their Catholic Knights crib back in the day?


I suspect most programs run afoul of often silly and anachronistic NCAA rules on occasion, but some are a little more blatant and cavalier about it than others. Bruce Pearl's is one of those programs, it seems.
Funny for a guy who first popped up on the national scene trying to paint himself as a crusader against recruiting shenanigans.
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SalsaMan

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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2010, 11:17:03 AM »
Quote from: Pakuni on October 29, 2010, 11:10:06 AM
Funny for a guy who first popped up on the national scene trying to paint himself as a crusader against recruiting shenanigans.

If one presumes that Pearl was sincerely outraged by what was happening at Illinois. On the other hand, he could have been a self-serving, opportunistic hypocrite. Me thinks the latter.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2010, 06:33:44 PM »
Just to have the record straight, the NCAA didn't find any violations related to Deon Thomas.  The investigation led to other problems that resulted in a lack of institutional control finding, but Deon Thomas was never mentioned.  So to say he turned Illinois in over the Deon Thomas affair is totally unfair to the player.
Also remember that Pearl engaged in illegal recordings.  His tenure at Tennessee speaks for itself.  Everytime I saw pictures of him cavorting with coeds, I wanted to throw up.
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Re: Bruce Pearl
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2010, 01:39:46 AM »
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on October 29, 2010, 09:48:54 AM

Not all programs, but certainly many.  Players are given a room and board stipend which they can use on housing of their choosing.  Those were the old rules at least.  That being said, I have no doubts that certain things have happened at UW, MU, etc

Bruce has extra scrutiny for obvious reasons which are self apparent to everyone

There are different levels to cheating. Flat out very dirty cheating and in a brazen way vs maybe skirting the edges of the rules. Plus, whether it be football or basketball, some coaches and their universities are much more willing to take on multiple high character and academic risks simply if those athletes can perform well on the court/field.

Then if for awhile those type of kids manage to avoid trouble, little to no scrutiny is focused on what kind of athletes are being admitted to a program, but eventually trouble will come and it can come in waves when a coach/university are so willing to take on very risky recruits in the all our pursuit of winning. You can only play with fire so long before getting burned.
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