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Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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The time to get Pearl was when we hired Pope. I never felt like he’d have more than a 4-5 year run here, but would give us time to look at other coaches after. Maybe Pope would have been more qualified down the road. But, that ship has sailed!
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Yep. Should have been him. Unmatched passion and energy for at least 5 years. If you get Auburn to 2 FFs then you're a great coach.
 
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With what he did at Tennessee and Auburn, Bruce was more than capable of winning a title here.

A little off topic but yahoo is reporting that those close to Todd Golden want him to pass up on UNC this year for UK next year. Kinda interesting.
 
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Carnival barking jackass in a big orange blazer. Losing record against BCG. Completely owned by Cal. Several early flameouts as high seeds. If his UK tenure began like his Auburn tenure we’d demand firing after two years. Teams play hard and the opposite of smart with poor shot selection. Has recruited his fair share of turds, criminals and punks. I’m just not a fan.

But, if he was hired, I would support the team and hope his UK teams resembled his last Auburn team more than all of his UT teams and most of his Auburn teams.
 
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If pope is gone after next season and we strike out on the goldens & oats type names or those whom we think get the first calls, then Bruce is definitely the guy. I wanted him soon as cal left but Bruce could bridge the gap to the next guy who would be an up & comer that’s had time to “season” before coming here ie lucas or someone like that.

The bigger issue with Pearl is the political positions he’s taken and some may not be fond of that, I don’t exactly follow all that but I know he’s pretty conservative type views I’m told. Another thing is the new AD, if it’s Hill (please no) then he’ll do whatever Mitch tells him to do is my guess.
 
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Pearl could deliver everything this university and fan base wants/needs, Believe Pearl stepped down at Auburn to pursue a political career or possibly a lobbyist. I like Pearl as a coach but the mixing of politics & sports would look likely be extremely toxic.
 
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I think the Pearl window has passed. Better to get someone younger and not get a "bridge coach". Personally, I think the dude has embarrassed himself on TV the last couple months with the Miami stuff.
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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“Probability that Pope will be gone after next year” Jeez this board 😂
 
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Again, I think it's funny you call him a great marketer when he and his son have seen their public images go to crap in the last couple months. (Even tho he was already controversial before)
 
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BigBlue1992 said:
With what he did at Tennessee and Auburn, Bruce was more than capable of winning a title here.

A little off topic but yahoo is reporting that those close to Todd Golden want him to pass up on UNC this year for UK next year. Kinda interesting.
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I like Golden but I can't find anything on Yahoo about. I have doubts it would be true. Can you provide the link?
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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Hire a guy who would be 68 in his first season who has already retired once, what could go wrong
 
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Coach777 said:
I like Golden but I can't find anything on Yahoo about. I have doubts it would be true. Can you provide the link?
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au.sports.yahoo.com

Why Todd Golden, Nate Oats should (and shouldn't) consider UNC basketball

History matters less than ever in college sports, so should a coach like Todd Golden or Nate Oats really leave a stable situation for a blue-blood?
au.sports.yahoo.com au.sports.yahoo.com

Hopefully this will get it. It’s not the exact same one I read earlier but if you keep scrolling it talks about UK likely opening up next year.

It’s under the headline “Would Todd Golden or Nate Oats consider leaving for UNC basketball?” The one I read earlier mentioned some names close to Golden recommending him to pass up UNC for UK. This one doesn’t talk about that.
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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Never! Should never even be considered!
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

Thoughts?
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He had Tennessee and Auburn on equal footing with UK while he was at each school. He is a very good coach. I don't want him. He is 66 now and another year of Pope makes him 67 in his first year here. If we are going to hire people to only short contracts go after Kelvin Sampson. Better coach and not a blowhard.
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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Loooove it
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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Pearl reminds me of skid marks in tightie whities. Hell no, JMO.
 
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Man it's been years since we've had a Bruce Pearl to Kentucky thread. Thank goodness he hasn't been forgotten!
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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I think the chance of us getting Pearl is less than us getting Golden as head coach with Donavon & Iowa St coach as assistants. Bruce has retired and finished with coaching. We need to think of someone other than Bruce Pearl as a bridge coach. Hopefully our new AD can and will hire us a first class, first rate college basketball coach.
 
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BigBlue1992 said:
With what he did at Tennessee and Auburn, Bruce was more than capable of winning a title here.

A little off topic but yahoo is reporting that those close to Todd Golden want him to pass up on UNC this year for UK next year. Kinda interesting.
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With NIL leveling the playing court, Bruce Pearl would have no better chance of winning a title here any more than he did at UT and Auburn. He was a good coach but not a magician. There will be 10 to 15 teams capable of winning a title every year that increases the odds of winning a title exponentially more difficult than it was 15 or 20 years.
 
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moses1uk said:
Why don’t Bruce move to Israel
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Because he is an American citizen, born & raisd in the USA. Pretty sick statement you posted. Antisemitism has zero place on our board. It is basketball not religion or politics.
 
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I would take Bruce Pearl in a heartbeat over Donovan, Otzelberger, Golden, and most of the other people you could name.
 
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Bluedog1 said:
Given the probability that Pope will be gone after next year. Say that we cant get Donavon or the Iowa state coach , or Golden or name any hot names that we all might want. What is your thoughts on getting Bruce Pearl? I actually kind of like the idea. He is a great marketer , very enthusiastic, can coach an entertaining style, and he can recruit. He has never been to a program like Kentucky that should be in the hunt every year. I dont like how he pulled the situation with his son down at Auburn, but he could get us relevant again very quickly I think.

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I Dare You Do It GIF
 
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Snarks said:
The time to get Pearl was when we hired Pope. I never felt like he’d have more than a 4-5 year run here, but would give us time to look at other coaches after. Maybe Pope would have been more qualified down the road. But, that ship has sailed!
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This. Pearl was perfect hire. Would only be here a few years and would've been great. Given us just enough time to identify one of these up and comers.

Instead we got what we got and Mitch got a sweet going away present.
 
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