Bruce Pearl to auburn

[engie]

He's got to win big in years 1 and 2 -- or he's a dumpster fire hire too according to many here. Just like Frank Martin has knocked it out the park... Oh -- wait**

Time will tell just how good Pearl is. It ain't nearly as easy to win at Auburn in hoops as it is to win on Rocky Top.

[Raytoraid83]

Gonna be sad when auburn has a better atmosphere than us. #PayMalik

[Raytoraid83]

He's got to win big in years 1 and 2 -- or he's a dumpster fire hire too according to many here. Just like Frank Martin has knocked it out the park... Oh -- wait**

Time will tell just how good Pearl is. It ain't nearly as easy to win at Auburn in hoops as it is to win on Rocky Top.

Don't look now Engie but South Carolina is gonna be good next year. That's what happens when you sign the top player out of Oak Hill.

[TheRef]

It's the truth not a soap box. We had no business making a no name hire when we did. Jacobs had less to sell and got 1000x the coach.

I'm just sick of every basketball thread in the world turning into a pissing match over who would've been a better hire for us. It gets slightly annoying after the 20th thread that gets hijacked by people saying that Ray should be fired and we should hire so-and-so because they're soooo much better. Am I pissed off about our situation? Yeah. It's frustrating to watch this team. But I understand that Ray won't be gone until AT LEAST next year so I don't even bother thinking about who we should've hired, could've hired, should hire. But obviously some people can't deal with that and have to argue about how we need to fire him now. Trust me, I want to get back to the days where the Hump was packed and rocking for every single game. I remember those days and I wish we could have those back. But I'm willing to go through the rough times in order for us to be better in the long run. We should all understand that we had a bad reputation around the nation at the time when we were in the hiring process. That's why we had to make a relatively no-name hire. I'm usually one of the most positive people in terms of basketball and our basketball situations. But I understood that we were a shitstorm when we fired Stansbury and hired Ray. I went into the situation KNOWING that we would take multiple years to be competitive again. /rant

[HailState39110]

They already have a better atmosphere. Have you been to a game at The hump the past 2 years?

[Raytoraid83]

They already have a better atmosphere. Have you been to a game at The hump the past 2 years?

Good point

[engie]

Don't look now Engie but South Carolina is gonna be good next year. That's what happens when you sign the top player out of Oak Hill.

He was already there this year. So what happened? I was told, in basketball, you were always just one player away?

[whosyourdawgy]

Let's see how many big time recruits will be signed by Pearl this year and next at Auburn. And I would put money on it that the players he recruits and signs will PLAY the next basketball season for him.

[NorthMsDawg]

Was Pearl's Show Clause up when we hired Ray?

[quickstrike2]

I don't mind Ray, and I am anxious to see what he does in year 3. However, Ray is not going to win many initial arguments on hiring comparisons. Ray was an unheard of assistant unless you were in the coaching circles, anybody with head coaching experience combined with being a winner elsewhere is going to be thought more highly of. That's not saying down the road Ray's not going to be a better hire, but initially he is not going to win the argument.

[TheRef]

Was Pearl's Show Clause up when we hired Ray?

His Show-clause was in effect throughout the hiring process.

[Thick]

Because patience would have lended itself to him having much better options.

I see your point, but I think he will really open some eyes if he can be successful and sustain it. It's a great place to rebuild your name/reputation.

[MarketingBully01]

Yeah, he might use it as a place to spring board to a better job when he is successful.

[Coach34]

Let's see how many big time recruits will be signed by Pearl this year and next at Auburn. And I would put money on it that the players he recruits and signs will PLAY the next basketball season for him.

Pearl inherited 2 All-SEC players at Tennessee plus a good recruiting class. He wont have that luxury at Auburn.

He'll do a good job, I have no doubts. But he wont get off to quite the same start at Auburn.

[West Houston Dog]

Basketball door mat every year now???.

Damn, we didnt we talk to Pearl about any interest and our possibly ditching coach ??
I saw about 5 games this year and every time, except the Vandy game in the SEC tourney, all i could think was "UGH we are just awful"(and how bad must Vandy be to lose to us last week?). The couple of games that were at MSU, the stadium crowd was sparse and quiet. Kinda reminds me of Bulldog basketball back in the early 80's where we just stunk. I fear next year there may be as many people on the floor as there will be in our stands.

Oh well, never thought i, who wanted Stans gone, would be longing for him to be back. Guess we just have to sit back and endure this again next year.......maybe we will get back to a level where we are at least competent.....

[dawgs]

no power program was going to hire pearl coming off a show-cause. most people thought bama might be the landing spot, but they surprised everyone and kept grant. bama-level might be the best pearl could have hoped for, and i don't think auburn is all that far off. i mean, they have the $$, a brand new arena, and could easily be the 3rd best program in the conference in a hurry.

[whosyourdawgy]

Pearl inherited 2 All-SEC players at Tennessee plus a good recruiting class. He wont have that luxury at Auburn.

He'll do a good job, I have no doubts. But he wont get off to quite the same start at Auburn.

Oh I agree with that. I'm too lazy to look but how many players does Auburn have signed and how many scholarships do they have available. I bet he brings in some good players even this late in the game for next season and then in year 2 with a full year to recruit, he will sign some big time talent.

[Johnson85]

So a program that hasn't made the tourney in over a decade hires Pearl and we get an assistant coach from Clemson. Good one Stricklin.

Had there been a name coach just coming off a show-cause when we were hiring, we likely would have been willing to make the hire and the coach would have likely been willing to take over the dumpster fire. Sometimes it's just about being lucky with who is available when your team tanks.

[nsvltndog]

Auburn hiring Bruce Pearl is the basketball equivalent of MSU hiring Jackie Sherrill.

[whosyourdawgy]

OK, so Pearl's show clause is still in effect. He can't have interaction with recruits until this August!?! He can evaluate but have no contact with them at all. That may put a little damper on the recruiting for him year 1.