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Re: Rumor alert: IU wants to talk to Bruce Pearl

Ryan_Btown — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:22:34 -0000

No pressure, though, to whomever that may be :).

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Ryan_Btown — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:58 -0000

I agree with the whole "status as a premier program" comment. I feel that if we go much longer with this madness of the last 10 years and still consider ourselves a premier program, we're going to be reaffirming outsiders assertions that we're living in the past. We need someone who can elevate us NOW.

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Raymond219 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:23:38 -0000

I think the bottomline here is that Indiana's status as one of the premier programs in college basketball is sitting on a fine line.

The Davis years and the whole bungled Sampson era have left us hanging in a delicate balance. As far as the choice, I am not the most qualified person to make the call. However, I can say without a doubt that we need a coach who can come in and win games NOW and win CLEAN. Sampson had us back on the upswing but his phone did a lot of damage.

We are in real danger of becoming just another team if we don't start making runs in the tournament real soon.

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BayAreaHoosier — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:42:41 -0000

anybody remember Larry Eustachy?

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hoosier07 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:49:09 -0000

i would love to see the crimson jacket roaming our sideline...

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jamesESQ — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:31:36 -0000

As for the photo, yes, how dare our new coach give any indication of being a heterosexual male...If we're lucky enough to have a coach like Pearl even consider our job, let's not get all self-righteously hypocritical and nit-pick over meaningless photos. His propensity to hug women who hug him back clearly didn't affect his ability to make Tennessee a powerhouse. Sorry if I sound contentious, I'm still fuming over Friday night's disgrace.

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tacojohn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:07:11 -0000

EJ is not staying. If EJ stays, I'm going to be very disappointed in him. It would be horrifically stupid for him to stay. Go ask Roy Hibbert what it's like to stay in school that extra year, when he slips out of the lottery.

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tacojohn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:04:10 -0000

We have excellent athletic giving. I think the private buyout was crossing a line in the sand. Alumni with the means to make noise have decided they aren't going to sit on the sidelines anymore. If someone will pay $500K for Sampson to go away, what's to think they or someone else won't pay at least that much to have a coach they like.

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tberry — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:47:07 -0000

As long as he runs a clean program and wins I am for pearl.

My assumption is that Pearl is not married. If my assumption is correct then I don't see anything wrong with the picture. It is sure better than if he were embracing a cute guy.

Like it or not, one thing IU needs at this point is PR. In many ways Pearls hype is really no different than Hep's football hype. Hype, if it can be substantiated, sells the program to the fans and to the players and recruits.

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BTOWN40 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:30:48 -0000

that's my boy, your finally seeing it my way. Erin Andrews baby!!!!

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Kelin Blab — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:47:35 -0000

Pearl gets hired and Illinois becomes our 2nd biggest rival......

Our Bruce is Bet ter...clap clap clap clap clap

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Kelin Blab — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:45:55 -0000

I have not been an advocate of pearl but I would not be upset.....Pat Summitt is the big dogette at UT, followed by UT football, then...oh the mens team. Bruce Pearl comes to IU....Devin Ebanks comes to IU, EJ stays at IU and gets to play in a more open system, and EVERYONE else stays.....deandre start running bro...there is no walking it up the court with Brucey.....

OK rumor #1 I like it.....Blue Ribbon Committee gets the first point of the day....Now dont' have Bruce Pearl rumor then have a Dan Dakich refuses to leave rumor and threatens to take EJ and Jamarcus with him....

PS...I am ok with headbands, tats, and WINS!

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Alex Bozich — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:40:15 -0000

The IU comments were made off camera, but they were reported afterwards.

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TomCoverdaleIUHero — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:36:19 -0000

I'm not sure when this was said or when the interview was or anything but I was doing some research on Bruce Pearl, in an ESPN Radio interview he said that Indiana was his dream job, and watchin the interview on real sports i dont think he ever said he wasnt interested i think he said he was happy where he was at and he of course would listen if they called they being Indiana.......i have a hard time believeing this flamboyant of a person would not want to go into the situation at IU and the make the best of it and cement his legacy and it would keep the same intensity in the Illinois rivalry

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Agent-0 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:20:01 -0000

NOW...if those pic were of Erin Andrews and BP...HELL YEAH!!! Hire the guy!!! BUT ONLY if she (Erin A.) comes with!

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Agent-0 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:16:48 -0000

After watching Tennessee struggle with a less talented, smaller, and less athletic team in Butler today, I don't want Pearl. His offense is just a fast paced game of "lets see who can jack up the quickest shot"

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southsidehitmen — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:33:15 -0000

I've gone back and forth on Pearl.

Even looking at those pictures...my first instict was "Wow, what a cool guy" then immediately followed by the thought of, "Oh crap, more easily offended people like Myles Brand may have some questions about them."

But good lord, if all women that go to Tennessee look that good money might not be the issue in landing Pearl.

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Ryan_Btown — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:22:37 -0000

Seems like all you hear about is how we're having trouble raising money in athletics. We already generate the 4th most money from private donors in the Big 10. I know a lot of people want to see us do well, but I also know they want to finish the football project, baseball and softball facilities, the basketball practice facility and the new arena.

On the flip side, with a coach like Bruce Pearl, if you can find someone to pay him, you can rest assured that he will take care of getting additional financing for the rest of those projects.

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BrianK — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:13:55 -0000

If you want our players wearing headbands I want you to picture Hill From Arkansas lmao. I hate headbands. I don't think their should be a rule against it or anything just my personal thought.

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BrianK — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:11:31 -0000

Yeah and Tennessee needs to dish out more money to get their pride and joy football team back together.

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Casey — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:50:28 -0000

What makes you think that the boosters wont dish the bank out to finally land a good coach?

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Ryan_Btown — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:33:13 -0000

That's my bad. I'm not sure where I got that. I think I was thinking that because I read on one of their blogs recently that he is expected to get a huge pay raise at the end of this season...most likely due to someone like Indiana coming and throwing money at him. Once again, we'll succeed in getting someone a pay raise, but not by coming to coach our team!

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Alex Bozich — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:06:18 -0000

http://www.rockytoptalk.com...

This is recent from a pretty reliable UT blog. Says Pearl's base is 1.1 mil with a max income of 1.373 mil.

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Ryan_Btown — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:00:20 -0000

Can we afford 3.5 mil? I don't think so personally. He already makes 2.75 mil.