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Bruce Pearl and a blueblood job?
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:25 pm
Was skimming through another site and there’s speculation that Self is in line for an NBA job and Pearl may be considered . Just for hypotheticals, say Kansas did come calling, AU with SEC money can probably match or surpass any reasonable offer, Bruce seems like he’s loves AU but sooner or later somebody is going to come calling.
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Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:27 pm to AU66
That would suck...
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:31 pm to AU66
I don’t see Bruce leaving. As long as AU has Bruce’s back and gives him the opportunities they continue to give he will stay. Bruce is a the perfect place. We will pay almost top of the line money and he will always be a hero here. At a blue blood if he doesn’t win a championship it’s considered a failed season. Here making the tournament is the only thing required at this point. With his recruiting yearly unless we have a rash of injuries in a season we will be almost a lock for the tourney each year.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:32 pm to AU66
Worst nightmare
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:32 pm to jangalang
If he can get guys like Cooper and Green to Auburn (not a done deal, just an example) then he may not need to. Especially if we keep beating the bluebloods. But Kansas may be the job any coach would struggle to turn down
Posted on 2/7/20 at 10:38 pm to AU66
They will go with a younger coach.
The arena will be named after Pearl at Auburn.
3 national championships at Kansas are expected every 20 years.
The arena will be named after Pearl at Auburn.
3 national championships at Kansas are expected every 20 years.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 11:02 pm to AU66
quote:I dont think his style would mesh well with pampered, mega rich basketball players
n NBA job and Pearl may be considered .
Posted on 2/7/20 at 11:05 pm to ChexMix
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I dont think his style would mesh well with pampered, mega rich basketball players
Obviusly i didnt proofread my original post very well, it was Self being considered, cant see Bruce in the NBA
Posted on 2/8/20 at 12:30 am to makersmark1
quote:Yeah, Bruce is around 60 right? At the high level of energy/intensity he coaches with, he only has 5ish years in the tank. I honestly don’t see him ever leaving.
They will go with a younger coach
I’m sure it’ll be announced tomorrow that he’s heading to Kansas
Posted on 2/8/20 at 2:16 am to AU66
Could be naive, but I’m really not worried about it. Sure I’ll be nervous when I see his name pop in rumors, but I think he enjoys the small town and the program he has built. I don’t think he wants to uproot his family again and start fresh. I truly think he likes building something his own.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:19 am to ATLtiger12
I agree. I just don't see why he would leave for another college job. He is building Auburn's basketball legacy right before our very eyes. We will pay him what it takes for him to stay. The Arena will have his name on it one day at the pace he is going. Going to a bball blueblood, he would just be another name in their history and have much higher expectations from their fanbase.
ETA he has shown Auburn, and Auburn has shown him, he can win here just as easily as he could win somewhere else.
ETA he has shown Auburn, and Auburn has shown him, he can win here just as easily as he could win somewhere else.
This post was edited on 2/8/20 at 4:21 am
Posted on 2/8/20 at 5:42 am to AU66
Gus is not a “blue blood” type coach.
Schools that think their farts don’t smell expect their head coach to have behavior that fits in with a country club.
Bruce is not Self, Coach k, Roy williams, calapari, etc.
Bruce is sweaty, loud, tearful, funny, unpredictable, and passionate. He is perfect for a school like Auburn.
Schools that think their farts don’t smell expect their head coach to have behavior that fits in with a country club.
Bruce is not Self, Coach k, Roy williams, calapari, etc.
Bruce is sweaty, loud, tearful, funny, unpredictable, and passionate. He is perfect for a school like Auburn.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 7:43 am to AU66
Don't be a chicken shite.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 8:04 am to AU66
Feels like blue bloods wouldn’t want to touch him due to his past if I’m being pretty honest
Plus at his age, I feel like the goal is to finish building Auburn and get his statue built here.
Plus at his age, I feel like the goal is to finish building Auburn and get his statue built here.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 8:41 am to AU66
Self has a big NCAA cloud over the program right now. If he leaves, that's a big reason why. I don't see Bruce being an option for Kansas.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 8:46 am to PearlJam
I don’t think a Duke, UNC, UK, or Kansas would come after Bruce because of his past.
I could see an Indiana, Arizona, UConn type program kick the tires though. Teams in that 2nd tier, or blue bloods who have fallen off
Edit: although I don’t think a B1G team would hire him because of the stuff with Illinois
I could see an Indiana, Arizona, UConn type program kick the tires though. Teams in that 2nd tier, or blue bloods who have fallen off
Edit: although I don’t think a B1G team would hire him because of the stuff with Illinois
This post was edited on 2/8/20 at 9:03 am
Posted on 2/8/20 at 8:47 am to AU66
The stuff that makes Pearl awesome at a place like auburn or UT (selling the program, firing up the students/fanbase) isn’t needed at a program KUs caliber.... their fans are already rabid and students already all in.
Not to say he couldn’t kill it there... he definitely would... it just doesn’t maximize is talents imo.
Not to say he couldn’t kill it there... he definitely would... it just doesn’t maximize is talents imo.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 9:04 am to lowspark12
That does make him great for schools like Auburn and Tennessee. But his actual recruiting and in game coaching is strong enough to be hired at blue bloods. I’m not too much worried about him leaving though. He is a lot like Dabo in that it no longer makes sense to leave now that he’s already having success here. The way he recruits is key though. If he pulls the Jalen Green’s, he’s fine. If he continues to lose the Kessler’s that are goo goo eyed over bluebloods, it might make him think his potential is capped.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 10:02 am to jangalang
I read yesterday that Gogue had his title of interim President removed. He is perfect for Pearl and ADAG
This post was edited on 2/8/20 at 10:24 am
Posted on 2/8/20 at 11:06 am to jangalang
I am a Auburn grad and I always pull for the basketball team.
But if I had to be honest Auburn basketball was garbage most years before Pearl. We had some good teams and fun years but mostly we were just fodder for the good teams to pad thier records and we seemed to lost in the first or second round of the NIT.
Auburn basketball is Bruce Pearl. He built it and he owns it. I think Pearl likes this aspect of Auburn.
If he went to UK or KU he would just be another coach.
I don't see Pearl going to the NBA but I think his style would work there.
His ability to get people to buy in and play hard would work there.
But if I had to be honest Auburn basketball was garbage most years before Pearl. We had some good teams and fun years but mostly we were just fodder for the good teams to pad thier records and we seemed to lost in the first or second round of the NIT.
Auburn basketball is Bruce Pearl. He built it and he owns it. I think Pearl likes this aspect of Auburn.
If he went to UK or KU he would just be another coach.
I don't see Pearl going to the NBA but I think his style would work there.
His ability to get people to buy in and play hard would work there.
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