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Peyton Siva Joins Jeff Goodman On SiriusXM Inside College Basketball
Peyton Siva was a guest last night SiriusXM’s Inside College Basketball radio show. The show is usually hosted by Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports and former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl. However, Pearl was absent for last night’s show. Former Purdue forward Robbie Hummel was the fill-in. Siva recapped the Cards run to the Final Four and also discussed the high expectations for next season.
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Bruce Pearl Back in the News
Over the last couple of months Bruce Pearl's name has been popping up in the news. To our knowledge he still does not have intent on coaching anytime soon.
Showing his softer side, Pearl showed love for Pat Summit who is leaving the Tennessee Women's team this year. Click HERE to read more.
He also apologized for what he did to the University of Illinois, which...
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April 24, 2012
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April 24, 2012
Bruce Pearl, Jimmy Collins Call a Truce
After a decades long grudge, former Illinois basketball assistant Jimmy Collins has forgiven former Tennessee head basketball coach, Bruce Pearl.
I wouldn’t exactly call Collins forgiving Pearl but he did accept Pearl’s apology when the two ran into each other in New Orleans Friday night.
If you don’t know the story I’ll give a cliff notes version of it. Pearl...
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April 03, 2012
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April 03, 2012
Kentucky Fan Hobnobbing With Shirtless Bruce Pearl In New Orleans
At least one staff member from the fledgling UKSportsInfo.com crew is in New Orleans for the most important weekend in Kentucky basketball since 1996. And, of course, our hero just happened to run into a shirtless Bruce Pearl keeping in shape and working on those tanned man cans. We’ll let the BC ladies be the judge and jury on this 52-year-old disgraced former Tennessee head...
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April 02, 2012
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April 02, 2012
Bruce Pearl Previews Louisville & Kentucky Match-Up
Former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl shared his thoughts on the Louisville – Kentucky match-up earlier this afternoon on the Tim Brando show. Pearl seems to believe that the bitterness between Calipari and Pitino stems from recruiting. Brando made an interesting comment by saying that playing Pitino in the Final Four is Calipari’s “worst nightmare” because...
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March 26, 2012
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March 26, 2012
Bruce Pearl . . . Master Recruiter
Jordan Adams, of Oak Hill Academy, is one of the top 50 recruits in the nation. Although Adams was recruited by many, he eventually chose to play at UCLA. That’s not the interesting part of his recruitment. That comes from the “tactics” Bruce Pearl used to try to lure Adams to play basketball at the University of Tennessee.
When asked by the National Recruiting...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
UCLA Commit Jordan Adams Says Ex-Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl Sent ‘Beautiful’ Girl to Recruit Him
The hits just keep on coming for Bruce Pearl. In an interview with National Recruiting Spotlight, UCLA basketball commit Jordan Adams revealed that Pearl sent a “beautiful” girl to meet with him. We presume that the former Tennessee coach sent this girl in hopes of persuading Adams to become a Volunteer. That’s a safe assumption considering this isn’t the...
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
Why James Franklin is not Bruce Pearl
UT's 27-21 OT win tonight over Vandy got me thinking.....
Many college sports fans and media members have compared James Franklin's first year at the helm of the Vanderbilt football program to Bruce Pearl's first year as the trigger man for the Tennessee basketball program. On the surface, it's easy to see why. Both are high energy, positive minded individuals...
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November 19, 2011
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November 19, 2011
Ex-Vols coach Pearl to host radio show
Former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl will host a college basketball show on satellite radio service SiriusXM.
Pearl was fired in March after six seasons in the wake of an NCAA investigation that culminated with a three-year show-cause penalty against the coach. The sanction makes it nearly impossible for another school to hire him during that time.
Famous for painting his bare chest...
Via Fox Sports
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November 08, 2011
Ex-Tennessee coach Pearl to host hoops radio show
Former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl will host a college basketball show on satellite radio service SiriusXM.
Pearl was fired in March after six seasons in the wake of an NCAA investigation that culminated with a three-year show-cause penalty against the coach. The sanction makes it nearly impossible for another school to hire him during that time.
Famous for painting his bare chest...
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November 08, 2011
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