Auburn Hires Bruce Pearl

[Let's Go Warriors]

Interesting.

[Norm]

At least he can wear the orange outfits he collected at Tennessee again with the blue and orange Tigers.

[4everwarriors]

Got themselves a winner and packed arena.

[LAZER]

Good hire.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Bruce + auburn coeds = whoa.

4never's heading down there now to help show bruce around the campus.

[Golden Avalanche]

Back to the SEC for a guy who has bent rules everywhere he's lived. Was only place he could accept.

[reinko]

[Litehouse]

What does this mean for his show cause penalty?  He can't recruit until August?  Can his assistants?

[tower912]

He can coach.   Auburn and the SEC are a good match for him.

[ChicosBailBonds]

SEC and Bruce Pearl.....he milked it once, he can do it again until caught for the third time.  Is there a 3 strikes and you're out?


Strong personality, good coach, just has trouble with the whole rules thing.

[KenoshaWarrior]

Got themselves a winner and packed arena.

Agreed.  I love Bruce pearl.  Think the guy might be one of the best coaches for this generation of players.      Think Auburn will turn it around in 2 years with some 6'4 to 6'7 switchables.

[Dawson Rental]

Maybe he'll invite Diamond Stone over to his house for a barbecue.

[Pakuni]

This may be the most Auburn thing ever.

[Texas Western]

Great move for Auburn

[ChicosBailBonds]

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[keefe]

Great move for Auburn

I disagree. This will not end well for Auburn.

[muwarrior97]

Are they on probation yet?

[77ncaachamps]

2.2 million a year?

Well, I guess we can gauge how much Buzz is worth on the market.

[mr.MUskie]

Are they on probation yet?

+1

[connie]

I like Pearl, and think he will do well.  Good place for him.  Look at some of the stories about the recruitment of Cam Newton and think if Auburn cares about the rules.  They will happily take a national championship for a few years of sanctions.  2.2 mil though?  That's a lot of green for a guy still under a "show cause" order.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Never really paid much attention to Pearl besides the fact that my dad hates him with a passion and that he was the coach for UWM when they got wrecked by U of I in the S16 game I was at. Didnt keep track of his track record at Tennessee.

[79Warrior]

2.2 million a year?

Well, I guess we can gauge how much Buzz is worth on the market.

Yep. Plenty of schools will pay up. A shady dude like Pearl can get a sweet deal shows you how amped up the market is.

[4everwarriors]

Bruce will pay for himself in sold out games, publicity, and winning.

[Aughnanure]

I disagree. This will not end well for Auburn.

You mean like Huggy at Kansas State? Auburn has absolutely ZERO to lose. Perfect hire.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Bruce will pay for himself in sold out games, publicity, and winning.

No argument there....plus he will be at a school that sometimes has a liberal interpretation of compliance.  Through 2011, Auburn was number 3 on the list of DI schools on probation the most ....Alabama was 4th.


Note: The count includes seasons not yet completed
Rk School Seasons Sanctioned
1 Southern Methodist (TX) 17 7
2 Southern California 15 6
3 Auburn (AL) 11 4
4t Alabama 10 3
4t Michigan St. 10 3
4t Oklahoma 10 5
7t Colorado 9 5
7t Illinois 9 5
7t Texas A&M 9 4
7t Wisconsin 9 4
11t Arizona St. 8 4
11t California 8 3
11t Cincinnati (OH) 8 4
11t Kansas 8 4
11t Kansas St. 8 4
11t Miami (FL) 8 3
11t Oklahoma St. 8 2
11t South Carolina 8 3
19t Florida Intl 7 2
19t Houston (TX) 7 3
19t Memphis (TN) 7 3
19t Mississippi 7 3
19t Mississippi St. 7 3
19t Ohio St. 7 3
19t Texas Tech 7 3