SEC suspends UT basketball coach Bruce Pearl for 8 conference games

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The Southeastern Conference announced Friday that Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended for the Volunteers’ first eight conference games this season due to NCAA rules violations that were discovered over the summer.

It is really something to see a conference take such a proactive response to a situation like this. As opposed to…[you finish the paragraph]

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8 Responses to SEC suspends UT basketball coach Bruce Pearl for 8 conference games

  1. WolftownVA81 11/19/2010 at 1:36 PM #

    SEC Athletics Integrity > The ACC (AKA the Carolina/Swofford way)?

  2. bradleyb123 11/19/2010 at 1:55 PM #

    Pearl admitted guilt, though. Butch didn’t, and they’re all drinking that koolaid.

  3. JeremyH 11/19/2010 at 2:19 PM #

    I’m guessing that 8 games is without pay, we should hire him as a scout/recruiter for that period.

  4. ruffles31 11/19/2010 at 2:31 PM #

    He is only suspended for those 8 SEC games. He can still coach during practice and the non-conference game versus UConn.

    His first game back is at UK. I am sure Calipari will love that.

    I really like Pearl, but by lying to the NCAA, he has got to be fired.

  5. packalum44 11/19/2010 at 2:54 PM #

    This is better than nothing but if I’m a coach, I’d keep cheating if I’m only suspended 8 games. If they’re loaded with talent the associate coach can easily get them through that stretch. Make the punishment harsh enough so that other coaches stop. Its really that simple.

  6. Sweet jumper 11/19/2010 at 3:22 PM #

    Watch and learn Commissioner Swofford. You have a much more serious and diffuse problem in your alma mater’s football progam and probably in more of your alma mater’s athletic programs. The SEC is being proactive while you have your head in the sand. Pretend its Clempson or FShoesU rather than UNX and do your job.

  7. PackerInRussia 11/19/2010 at 3:49 PM #

    Wow, I didn’t read it close enough at first and thought it was just the first 8 games of the season. Being suspended for half of conference play is a pretty decent punishment.

  8. rtpack24 11/19/2010 at 4:15 PM #

    He was caught cheating by the NCAA, lied to the NCAA, his AD, and President. Also NCAA has informed school that Pearl and his staff made 96 illegal calls to recruits 34 of which were made by Pearl. So far the school tore up his contract. He has not been fired, this is unbelievalbe. NCAA is still invetigating and they is a good chance they will uncover other violations. Guess conf. felt like they had to do something.

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