re: Is your team going Dancing this year?

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Don't underestimate what a great coach Pearl is. He took Tennessee to the dance in year 1, following Jerry Greens flame out and an abysmal era under Buzz Peterson. Dude knows his shite.

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That roster was in much better shape though when he took over. He had Chris Lofton, who went down as one of the all-time best shooters in SEC history, and CJ Watson, who most recently was getting significant minutes on the #1 seed in the Eastern conference this past year.

The situation he is stepping into is a bit more difficult at Auburn. I have no doubt that he will succeed at Auburn it is just a matter of to what degree and how quickly. I'm mainly jealous because he is the perfect hire for a "football school." Other guys can be great hires X's & O's wise, but outside of Calipari I can't think of anyone who is better at selling a program better than Bruce.

I am extremely interested to see how the Under Armour stuff impacts his recruiting too. It is crazy how much the shoe game has an impact on CBB recruiting.