re: Any Auburn athletes earning their paychecks? Nope.

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I don’t work for you - go find it yourself in the bball thread

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Well I see you already backtracked on saying it happened in this thread so I can go ahead and assume you’re wrong about the other thread too

Just in general Weagle is right about everything he has said. People are allowed to give their opinions, but the "I have had it with Bruce" opinions arent going to go very far when the basketball baws know that even the blue bloods struggle to appease their fans every year. It takes 5 kids to have a great team. 7 to knock someone out in the tournament. Bruce has us in position to punch and the puncher's chance is exactly what we want. Bruce being a top quadrant SEC coach just makes things better for us year after year.

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Pearl currently ranks No. 13 among active NCAA Division I coaches in career wins (635) and No. 8 all-time among winningest SEC coaches with 318 career victories at Auburn and Tennessee combined.

During the 2022-23 season, the Tigers continued to make history finishing the season with a 21-13 overall record – the 11th-most wins in program history. Auburn has now turned in 20-win seasons in five of the last six years and is the second-winningest program in the SEC in that span.

Auburn was ranked a program-best 32-consecutive weeks in The Associated Press Top 25 Poll and as high as No. 11 in the country during the season. It was one of 10 schools to be ranked in the AP Top 25 throughout the 2022 calendar year.

For the third-consecutive school year, the Tigers achieved a team GPA of 3.0 or higher and received the NABC Academic Excellence Award under Pearl.

Six Tigers have been drafted into the NBA and developed by Pearl and his coaching staff including All-Americans Jabari Smith (No. 3 overall in 2022) and Walker Kessler selected (No. 22 overall in 2022). Both are currently playing in the league along with Chuma Okeke (No. 16 overall in 2019), Isaac Okoro (No. 5 overall in 2020), JT Thor (No. 37 overall in 2021) and Sharife Cooper (No. 48 overall in 2021).

During the 2021-22 season, Auburn posted a 28-6 overall record – the third-most wins in school history, turned in the program’s first-ever undefeated season at home at Neville Arena (16-0) and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers finished the historic campaign ranked No. 8 in the final Associated Press Poll and No. 14 in the final USA TODAY/Coaches Poll. They also finished No. 13 overall in the final NCAA Men’s Basketball NET Rankings.

All-American Jabari Smith took home National Freshman of the Year honors, while All-American Walker Kessler was tabbed National Defensive Player of the Year – both firsts in program history.

The Tigers were among nine schools to sell out all of its home games during the 2021-22 season. Additionally, Auburn has sold out season tickets every year in the Bruce Pearl Era.

Since he arrived at Auburn for the 2014-15 season, Pearl has produced one of the biggest turnarounds in the college basketball landscape. Prior to his arrival, Auburn has an average RPI of 191.8.

In the last five out of six seasons, the Tigers have finished their campaign 16th, 13th, 27th, 13th and 35th respectively in the final RPI and NET Rankings.

Pearl’s teams have been just as successful off the court as Auburn has had 37 graduates
since 2014 – the most in the SEC.

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The guy has been a rockstar.

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why are we? if we didn't someone else would.

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Not sure which post this is referring to. Why are we what?

I'd love to keep talking about this. I don't know jack crap, but I like typing stuff here.

I'll say we didn't look as "active" in the last two losses. Shot selection very questionable (always is when you shoot under 30%)... sloppy passing, standing around... We looked like a different team in these two losses.

Yes, it's basketball. Impossible to get through a season undefeated. We know this. 5 or 6 losses in the regular season is about what I expect. It's just we looked horrible most of the game in the last two. The first half of the Bama game was atrocious. But we did fight back which is a good sign.

I'm just irritated we can't beat our two rivals in anything... I wanted that win in Tuscaloosa..

You are good dude Jang.

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The guy has been a rockstar.

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He has. Nobody is denying that... I don't think...

Recruiting is, of course, doing well. Pettiford coming in next year.

Has it been discussed if Holloway is a one and done player? He was a top 10 guard out of HS yeah? They don't seem to stick around long.

The way Pearl has constructed the team, nobody's stats are going to jump off the paper in scoring.

Also didn't know Holloway is Canadian. I love his "all business" demeanor out there. No trash talking, just make points and back on defense.

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Any Auburn athletes earning their paychecks?

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Women's tennis is really putting out.

Only care about AU football. We are all-time 13-15 rank, NIL is not gonna change that. We may jockey one spot higher or lower, but that's our pecking order.

Bruce went from zero in cbb, to respectable, I just hope one day, a cfb coach will pull the sword from the stone and make us good.

Don't really follow cbb, but love some Pearl.