While this is true BRUCE is the best thing that’s ever happened to us AU fans. Pat Dye, Shug Jordon & all other corches brought us back to football glory, but they had something to build on. I’ll go ahead & say BRUCE at UK, would be akin to the GOAT Saban at Bama & I truly mean that as a compliment to the BBN. Y’all gonna get another shot at us, maybe two & it will be glorious. Hate Ty Ty went down & that could have made a big difference. JMO
Does Pearl now OWN Cal?
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Well, using the logic that so many used when Cal was torching Pitino in the UK-Louisville matchups, it looks like Pearl has one-upped Calipari as of late.
I'm sure the Cult of Cal will move the goalpost on that one, however.
True, and it really isn't a question. Look, Pearl is a sleaze ball. However, the man can flat out coach and motivate. Would I want him here? Nope. Would he thrive here? Absolutely.
As I stated on another thread , man this board sucks now.
Unofficially (because I’m hammered at a bar). Cal is 8-6 against Pearl since He’s been at Auburn.
Not great but, 11 of those 14 games have been at Auburn if I’m reading Jon Scotts page correctly.
so let’s play em again, at Auburn obviously where we always get the best whistle in the road in the SEC.
Drink a beer and go to sleep fellas.
Unofficially (because I’m hammered at a bar). Cal is 8-6 against Pearl since He’s been at Auburn.
Not great but, 11 of those 14 games have been at Auburn if I’m reading Jon Scotts page correctly.
so let’s play em again, at Auburn obviously where we always get the best whistle in the road in the SEC.
Drink a beer and go to sleep fellas.
Thanks man. Yeah, and also Rupp isn’t a racist. Gotta keep fighting the good fight though.
I don't care if ALL 14 of them were at Auburn, 8-6 is PITIFUL!!!
The 2019 Elite 8 game was the back breaker for me. Pearl had lost his BEST player in the Sweet 16 and STILL beat us with 5 CURRENT NBA players(T. Herro, E. Quickly, PJ. Washington, K.Johnson, N. Richards).
Inexcusable to lose to Auburn and Pearl.
I worded that bad. I was saying Rupp isn’t a racist. And yes, Pat would know. The Godfather.
Whatever dude. This team played their *** off today. You come in here with that Pearl owns Cal ****.
If you can’t appreciate team battling then that’s cool. 29-10 in free throws on the road. We get hosed on the road since Jesus was a baby.
Pearl hasn't proved he can coach without cheating like a dog. He doesn't own anyone. He's just a disgrace to the conference.
That Auburn team also blew out a one seed UNC team in the S16. They also would’ve beaten Virginia in the FF if an obvious double dribble was called. To act like that loss was some total disgrace is typical of the whiny immature brats on this board.
AGAIN 5, YES 5, NBA players on that team that beat this SAME Auburn team 3 weeks earlier in Rupp by 20+ WITH their best player.
If expecting UK to beat Auburn in an Elite 8 game or ANYTIME is being a "whiny brat" then why are we paying Cal $10 million/year?????
Auburn should NEVER beat UK. IF they do, it should be looked upon as a HUGE disappointment. That is a "total disgrace".
Pearl is a much better coach
Takes lesser talent and does more
Couldn't beat pearl when his best player was out in the elite 8 game. Who was that on?
Cheating no longer matters
Just ask unc duke, arizona, kansas lsu and the NCAA
Cheating scumbags often don't know they are cheating scumbags. Just ask unc duke, arizona, kansas and lsu. Like supporters of the disgraced Auburn program, everything they do is tainted. Their fans support POS cheating programs too. They come here looking for motivation and trying to brag. Only difference between some of them and Auburn is that they were actually legitimately good and a true blue blood program. Auburn is almost constant suckage and everyone knows it. It makes their situation completely pathetic and frankly, laughable. Sorry. Truth hurts.
Pearl's biggest win over Calipari was when #2 Tennessee beat #1 Memphis at Memphis in 2008. Chris Lofton's senior year and Derrick Rose's freshman year.
Cal (Memphis) vs Pearl (UT): 2006-2009 2-2
Cal (UK) vs Pearl (UT): 2010-2011 4-1
Cal (UK) vs Pearl (AU): 2015-present 7- 6
Overall: Cal 13 - 9
Cal (Memphis) vs Pearl (UT): 2006-2009 2-2
Cal (UK) vs Pearl (UT): 2010-2011 4-1
Cal (UK) vs Pearl (AU): 2015-present 7- 6
Overall: Cal 13 - 9
Pearl ran the same dive play at us today that he used in the Elite 8, dive it down the lane and kick to the open big man - Oscar kept losing Kessler to help and got burned about 7 times for dunks - Cal still can't adjust to that play and never will,.
If accumulating future NBA players is all it takes to win then explain Coach K that year. He had two of the top three picks and three of the top ten. He didn’t even make the FF that year either. Two of the 5 players you’re mentioning were strictly role players that year that improved immensely the next year.
And to say that UK shouldn’t lose a road game against a team ranked 2nd and will probably be ranked 1st is amazing. That’s probably in the running for one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read on here.
Any coach who is thinking about winning the game their team is playing at the moment owns Cal.
Even when we run lob plays very similar to that when we have the personnel. Again, implementing a simple zone defense would be the remedy for this and many other games we have difficulty guarding. Plus, we didn’t really matchup well with Auburn, which is why there were so many double teams and help defense being applied.
I just don’t understand the logic of playing the same defensive scheme 40 minutes a game, every game. It would be like a football team exclusively either running the ball or passing the ball. If you play the same defense for the entirety of the game, these D1 teams are gonna figure it out and break you down eventually.
Of course. Cal will never win another game against Pearl.
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