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Bruce Pearl To Memphis? What the H?



Last night rumors started to swirl about Bruce Pearl leaving Tennessee for Memphis. Generally Pearl has been quick to shoot down these rumors in the past. So far this time, the silence is deafening. Pearl is one of the most accessible coaches in the country, when he's not responding to texts or phone calls, I'm inclined to believe something is up. Now via reader Brian K. comes a Memphis report that Pearl will interview in Memphis today.

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Sources tell Action News 5 the University of Memphis has offered Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl a seven year, $21 million contract to fill the vacant Tiger head coach position.

The source tells Action News 5's Jarvis Greer that Pearl has expressed interest, and is expected to be in Memphis today or tomorrow to interview for the job.


It's worth noting that the guy linked above also says that Bobby Knight has already interviewed. Which seems a bit odd.

I'm inclined to believe that Pearl is behaving like your college girlfriend after you forgot your six month anniversary. She's sitting at the bar and letting the rich kid buy her a drink and listen to her sob stories. She keeps looking over her shoulder because she wants you to come rescue her and apologize for your transgressions. Even still, you've gotta hope she doesn't drink too much and end up getting railed on a futon. Now we need Mike Hamilton to play the role of gallant knight and swoop in to apologize for forgetting the six-month anniversary.

Regardless, word out of Knoxville has been that Pearl didn't like the way UT fans responded to the Great Wall of Vagina's/Charge of the Cameltoe Brigade season. If he leaves UT for Memphis, this is similar to but worse than Pitino to Louisville. At least Pitino allowed a couple of years to lapse between his traitorous moves. Pearl? He'd be dead to all of us. Immediately.

As for Memphis, it would take the entire city about two months to forget that Calipari ever existed. But let's not pretend this wouldn't be debilitating for Tennessee basketball. Because it would be awful. Beyond words awful.

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Posted by Clay Travis at 9:44 AM

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Anonymous Mark in Knoxville said...

C'lay,

I'm going to get my fancy tv camera and begin running after Pearl...

I'm going to hop a flight to Detroit... and them run after him all the way to Memphis...

I've run 2 marathons in my life, so I feel that I am ready for this mission.

Mark Nagi
WATE-TV6 Sports Anchor/Reporter
My new personal motivational quote:
"Never be afraid to make a fool out of yourself while running after a basketball coach in a building you are not allowed in with a tv camera in tow. It is always the right move, even if 98% of the public thinks you are a dolt."

April 2, 2009 10:15 AM  

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