I like Pearl. I’m not sure why a lot of our fans think every other team and coach sucks. I really don’t get it.
Pearl is a damn good coach, and he’s great for the conference.
We all become defensive when some ahole says that Cal’s a cheater and all of that garbage.
Look, Pearl made a terrible decision about lying to those corrupt fools that run the NCAA. Honestly, I can’t really fault him for that. The way they play favorites, he probably figured he was getting the death penalty for having a recruit over for burgers and brats.
I don’t want to hear about the FBI thing either. Just as Cal was cleared of any wrongdoing in the Camby and Rose stuff, Bruce has apparently been cleared as well.
The problem with Pearl is he's got a long record of not only cheating, but being total POS. And I do like Bruce, but it doesn't change what he is.
When a coach secretly records a recruit to set him up and then lies about what was on the tape, essentially trying to ruin the kid because he wouldn't commit to him, you're a POS.
The issue about lying to the NCAA at Tennessee wasn't really
just about "lying", and definitely wasn't just about a BBQ like so many like to say. It was the fact that he lied about something
so small, it tells you all you need to know about him as a person. If you'll lie about that, you'll bury bodies over something serious.
Oh then what do ya know, he gets caught up on an FBI sting, but this time instead of lying, he's going to plead the fifth because the FBI is involved and he figured he doesn't have to lie this time. Just evade.
Bruce makes millions doing what he does, he doesn't care about rules or regulations, he doesn't care about any sort of integrity. He's in this for the money and fame, doesn't care what happens to the programs, he'll roll the dice and try to weasel his way through. I've always said, I don't care if my teams cheat, but be good at it. Bruce is TERRIBLE at cheating, and then you look at his past - not only a liar but a
lying snitch, and I just cant figure out why anyone would ever consider him at UK. The NCAA would absolutely nuke this program, and Bruce wouldn't care.
He's the type of guy you want to have a beer or joint with, maybe hit the strip clubs. I get where you're coming from on that.