Bruce Pearl.....









Yes. They can even take the wins away a decade later. They can't steal memories. Might as well join them if you cant beat them.

Bingo! Absolutely I’d take Pearl over Fran every which way. Pearl has baggage but no one cares because those wins and Final Four still happened! Pearl is renowned nationally. Fran...mocked.

But that’s not “Iowa Nice” so will never get a shady coach here. Iowa happy with status quo over their programs being investigated. Of course their athletic director can though.
 






Yes. They can even take the wins away a decade later. They can't steal memories. Might as well join them if you cant beat them.

That's where I'm at. I'd take Pearl in a heartbeat... But I think that ship has long since sailed. He seems like an SEC guy now.

I don't think Iowa would hire him even if he was available and we had an opening, though.
 




Pearl--questionable moral compass? That's like saying I'm somewhat indifferent to the daily ongoings of the British royal family.




But yes, I'd take someone like that in a heartbeat. If I have my choice, I'd rather take someone that doesn't look so slimy, though. Not saying I'd take him, but Rick Barnes has proven to be pretty slimy, but he doesn't "look" the part.
 












Yes. They can even take the wins away a decade later. They can't steal memories. Might as well join them if you cant beat them.

I would say that is exactly what Coach Pearl did.... feel free to re-hash the Deon Thomas recruitment. "Blazer, Blazer" - remember that game well.
 




Why stop at Pearl? Don’t set your dreams so high! Go lower!

Why not hope for Miller, Pitino, Calipari?
 


Unfortunately he could never come back. The past would be brought up a thousand times more than it already is.
 


"I have been a very public advocate for playing by the rules. When you don't play by the rules, these are the things that can happen."

--Bruce Pearl, talking about Deon Thomas/Illinois situation
 




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