DG_ThenNowForever Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/bask...t.ap/index.htmlKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl sat in the student section Monday night for the tipoff of the game between the fourth-ranked Lady Vols and No. 1 Duke.He was shirtless and his chest was painted in orange with a "V" for Volunteers on it.Coach Pat Summitt appeared to acknowledge him and gestured enthusiastically at Pearl.Some of the men's players were with Pearl, spelling out "Go Vols" on their painted chests.Duke won the game 74-70. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Seriously, bash all you want. Thats fu*kin awesome. Love the school spirit that is shown with that. Makes me proud to be a fan of Rocky Top. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 I was actually going to say that he's in pretty good shape for a fat guy. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 That's nothing.Fulmer can spell out "VOLS" on his gut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Seriously, bash all you want. Thats fu*kin awesome. Love the school spirit that is shown with that. Makes me proud to be a fan of Rocky Top.I think this is terrific way to go way to show school spirit www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDubK414 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 That's AWESOME! It doesn't amaze me at all. Back in his days at UWM (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Pearl was able to get the students to pack US Cellular Arena. He has such a passion for his players, the University(now U. of Tennessee), and all that goes with it. Major kudos to coach Pearl and the players for doing something like that. Tennessee's very lucky to have him on their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclopsis Joe Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Oh Rocky Top,you'll always beDead :censored:ing Lastand that's what matters to me!!!! I don't speak for democrats, democrats don't speak for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Pearl's a classless snitch.The dude could have been doing beer bongs in the stands and it still wouldn't have been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz615 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Could be worse,he could've been this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I'm just glad that not all coaches show this kind of spirit.(coughCharlieWeisBillParcellsMarkManginoAndyReidMikeHolmgrenBobbyKnightcough)'Scuse me, had a little coughing fit. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Pearl's a classless snitch.The dude could have been doing beer bongs in the stands and it still wouldn't have been cool.That guy got a job within a year.Watching Pearl in person last week he can cost his team a game (and he did agains't Auburn)As for classless...not sure about that...but he has brought excitement back to UT basketball and a team that was second class compared to their women's team. Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Bruce Pearl's an absolute jerk. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Bruce Pearl's an absolute jerk.For the single fact that he works for lame ass Rocky Top, yes he is.But other than that...it's cool that he did that. I was lmao-ing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 That's nothing.Fulmer can spell out "VOLS" on his gut....Fulmer can spell? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Nothing sucks more than a Big Orange. That is all.Duke v. Tennessee? Does there HAVE to be a winner? NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Nothing sucks more than a Big Orange. That is all.Duke v. Tennessee? Does there HAVE to be a winner?Vandy, of course.Like they say, "What keeps Tennessee's state IQ above 90? Vanderbilt University." [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Me and STL have completely different reasons for hating Pearl than that he works at Rocky top. For that I could care less.From Wikipedia...this is how it transpired:The Pearl / Thomas incidentDuring the 1988-1989 basketball season, Pearl, then an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, was at the center of a recruiting scandal involving the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Both Illinois and Iowa were recruiting Deon Thomas, a top high school player from Chicago. Pearl lost this recruiting battle when Thomas committed to Illinois. Thereafter, Pearl relentlessly called the high school student over and over, and surreptitiously recorded a phone conversation with Thomas. Pearl attempted to get Thomas to admit that he had been offered an SUV and cash by Illinois assistant coach Jimmy Collins. Pearl then turned over the tapes to the NCAA, accompanied by a memo describing the events.[1]When the NCAA investigated the alleged violations, they found Illinois guilty of no violations related to the Pearl/Thomas incident, according to the Chicago Sun Times.However, Illinois was punished for vague violations of a policy known as "institutional control." Chuck Smart, the NCAA director of enforcement, could not explain the strange ruling. Smart said "We believe the Committee (of Infractions) did not say the allegations were false, but they did not find that they were true." Thomas's attorney responded: "When you bring an allegation and don't have the burden of proof, they have two words for that. It means, 'not guilty.' And when people on the enforcement staff shoot their mouths off and talk about the allegations still being true, it incenses me."The Bruce Pearl-Deon Thomas incident cost millions of dollars to play out. Illinois spent a small fortune defending itself and the basketball program suffered greatly because of the sanctions imposed. Iowa certainly did not benefit from the negative publicity and Pearl skirted the brink of professional suicide.An investigation conducted by now-SEC-commissioner Mike Slive and the university Chancellor demonstrated that Bruce Pearl might be the only one guilty of wrongdoing in this situation. Slive discovered gaps in the tape recording, which indicated deletions and/or creative splicing of the audio. Even with Pearl's editing, the tape "showed an obvious attempt by Pearl to lead Thomas to agree with a predetermined conclusion... Thomas never volunteered nor stated that he was offered or given anything on tape." (Chicago Herald & Register)Furthermore, the grandmother of young Mr. Thomas alleged that Bruce Pearl offered her a new residence if Deon would attend Iowa, and that Illinois made no illegal offers.When Pearl and Collins were both head coaches for four years in the Horizon League, the two men never engaged in the traditional postgame handshake due to bad feelings over the incident. When Thomas was asked about forgiving Bruce Pearl in a 2005 interview, he was quoted as saying "It's hard to forgive a snake". Thomas's basketball career was permanently knocked off its track, as he was barred from playing at Illinois -- today, he plays basketball in Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 This was 18 freaking years ago...please get over it. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 This was 18 freaking years ago...please get over it.Seriously. Besides, STL was, like, one years old when that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 This was 18 freaking years ago...please get over it.Seriously. Besides, STL was, like, one years old when that happened.You're right...I think about it every single day of my pathetic life. Man we must bring it up all the time...how do you deal??? I mean...I did write that story up from memory...its not like I had to look up all the details because I had forgotten them.Its the first time its ever been mentioned on the boards (to my knowledge). If something happened that put your program back 5-10 years and someone brought the name up 15 later, you'd most likely say something too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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