Steven Pearl was ripping this hire on twitter and the tweets magically disappeared and now his Facebook says his twitter was hacked. Just like his daddy, a liar.

^ And now he deleted his twitter account. :lol:

I don't know much about this guy, but seems like he is a far cry from their wish list that they had lol

I don't know much about this guy, but seems like he is a far cry from their wish list that they had lol

 

That's exactly what I was thinking. Who knows, he may be the savior to the problems that Tennessee has, only time will tell.

Steven Pearl was ripping this hire on twitter and the tweets magically disappeared and now his Facebook says his twitter was hacked. Just like his daddy, a liar.

 

Amazing how these guys always get their accounts hacked moments after breaking news. :lol:

I vaguely remember him as a player; don't know the first thing about him as a coach.

Not much of a hire....just what Rocky Top deserves!!

Wasn't he the MVC coach of the year? He was tough and a tough-minded player with the Boilers.....was an undersized forward as I recall.

I'm not sure if Tennessee is a better job than Memphis right now.

 

I couldn't see him leaving for the mess UT has on their hands.

 

I would think that Pastner would not consider this job.

 

I think Tennessee can pay more than Memphis- guess they did not open up the check book here.

 

BTW, Mike Hamilton should get axed- seriously; how can he survive Lane Kiffin and Bruce Pearl!!! Then this hire for Pearl's replacement? I am not sure what he has done to keep the AD gig.

61-41 in three seasons....will be interesting to see how he does in the SEC.

He went from 11-20 to 24-12 to 26-9 ...

I think Tennessee can pay more than Memphis- guess they did not open up the check book here.

BTW, Mike Hamilton should get axed- seriously; how can he survive Lane Kiffin and Bruce Pearl!!! Then this hire for Pearl's replacement? I am not sure what he has done to keep the AD gig.

 

Memphis has Fedex money behind them.

Memphis has Fedex money behind them.

 

I still feel Tennessee has more dough if they wanted to pony it up than Memphis could muster- Fed Ex or not.

I still feel Tennessee has more dough if they wanted to pony it up than Memphis could muster- Fed Ex or not.

 

No chance. Back when UK was going after Calipari, it was talked about how Memphis was one of, if not the only place that could win a bidding war with UK.

I really question the logic behind those criticizing this hire. He's a heck of an up and coming coach. Depending on the sanctions UT is hit with, he should have them back up and competing fairly quickly.

No chance. Back when UK was going after Calipari, it was talked about how Memphis was one of, if not the only place that could win a bidding war with UK.

 

I am going to have to see some numbers to back this up- the athletic department dollars do not even compare considering football and the revenue it generates. So unless Fed Ex is funneling revenues to the University of Memphis, which would have to be on their books as a public company, I am really doubting Memphis could outspend Tennessee if the Vols wanted to pony up the dough.