Who?

[jmar]

What good will that be when we continue to suck?

Bring Person in as an assistant, maybe.

We might continue to suck with Pearl, Howland or any other head coach of notoriety.

And who is Person going to assist after being a former NBA player and recent assistant with the Lakers?

JMO but even with the show cause, Pearl doesn't come to Auburn without a huge price tag. He knows he is worth  more than Barbee to a program and at least on par with Grant whom he would have to battle with for recruits. Jacobs isn't that commited to winning, not when it calls for paying a guy what many SEC programs pay their head football coach. 
 

[AUChizad]

We might continue to suck with Pearl, Howland or any other head coach of notoriety.

And who is Person going to assist after being a former NBA player and recent assistant with the Lakers?

JMO but even with the show cause, Pearl doesn't come to Auburn without a huge price tag. He knows he is worth  more than Barbee to a program and at least on par with Grant whom he would have to battle with for recruits. Jacobs isn't that commited to winning, not when it calls for paying a guy what many SEC programs pay their head football coach.

I'd put my money on Pearl 100x before someone who's never been a head coach or coached at all on the college level, just because their Aubren Fambly.

I'd rather have Pearl for two years and a program given a spark. We've tried lighting the wet matches that is going with an up-and-comer. Don't want to spend another 5-10 years with another unproven coach.

[Townhallsavoy]

Our program is shit.  I've heard multiple commentators on multiple outlets not just involved with Bammer radio and newspaper refer to Auburn as one of the lowest bottom dwelling programs in the entire country. Not just the SEC.

Bruce Pearl is a HUGE hire because it gets publicity.  It puts Auburn on the map.  He could coach for three years and move on to bigger pastures or he could be mediocre for 5-6.  His name and the hype machine behind it will bring in recruits that would have never considered Auburn.

What we need is pipelines.  We need the good high school basketball programs and AAU sponsors to bring their kids to see our facilities.  It is beyond ridiculous that we are not at least given a look by multiple top 50 players each recruiting season.  We are in the South, and we have the nicest, most updated basketball facilities in the conference. 

Even if Pearl dwindles, at least our reputation builds.  The allure of playing in a state of the art facility will be there for the 3-4 star recruits that can build a tournament team every few years.  That's all we we want, really.  I personally don't think about making it to the Final Four.  I just want a competitive team. 

[AUChizad]

What we need is pipelines.  We need the good high school basketball programs and AAU sponsors to bring their kids to see our facilities.  It is beyond ridiculous that we are not at least given a look by multiple top 50 players each recruiting season.  We are in the South, and we have the nicest, most updated basketball facilities in the conference.

I don't know much about the pipeline situation, but it sounds overblown to me.

Bama's a Nike school. They have no self-imposed AAU ban. Why aren't they awesome?

[Saniflush]

Bama's a Nike school. They have no self-imposed AAU ban. Why aren't they awesome?

They are....You just have not been told yet.

[WiregrassTiger]

Aren't Chiznik and Pat Dye still on the payroll?  Hire Chiznik to coach away games and Dye for home. They could get us to double digit conference wins. And Pat won't need to worry about a DUI.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Who has used AU basketball as a stepping stone?  AU bb coaches just step off from that gig, not step up

We're not a stepping stone, we're a diving board.

[CCTAU]

We're not a stepping stone, we're a diving board platform.

FIX-ED!

[Townhallsavoy]

I don't know much about the pipeline situation, but it sounds overblown to me.

Bama's a Nike school. They have no self-imposed AAU ban. Why aren't they awesome?

Pipelines are a huge part of recruiting.  Think about when Tuberville was the coach, and we always seemed to pull in kids from Lakeland, Dillard, and other Florida schools.  Chizik brings in Trooper Taylor and Curtis Luper and suddenly we're pulling in kids from Texas.  That's establishing pipelines. 

They aren't sure-thing commitments and signatures, but after Tuberville, Auburn became a player in Florida.  After Chizik, Auburn became a player in Texas.  Future coaches can work those angles to attract the attention of future recruits.   

[The Six]

Pipelines are a huge part of recruiting.  Think about when Tuberville was the coach, and we always seemed to pull in kids from Lakeland, Dillard, and other Florida schools.  Chizik brings in Trooper Taylor and Curtis Luper and suddenly we're pulling in kids from Texas.  That's establishing pipelines. 

They aren't sure-thing commitments and signatures, but after Tuberville, Auburn became a player in Florida.  After Chizik, Auburn became a player in Texas.  Future coaches can work those angles to attract the attention of future recruits.

Germans. This is a basketball topic.

[WiregrassTiger]

What are the chances we can get Barbee back if nobody wants it?

[CCTAU]

What are the chances we can get Barbee back if nobody wants it?

Are we gonna have to schedule a public flogging for you on every thread?

[WiregrassTiger]

Are we gonna have to schedule a public flogging for you on every thread?

It would not be the first time I've flogged it in public.

[AUChizad]

Pete Thamel was apparently on Finebaum talking about the negative PR it would generate for Auburn to hire Pearl. Butthurt to the umpth degree.

Nevermind that Dave Didion already approved of the hire.

Finebaum trying hard to derail it.

[Snaggletiger]

You lost me at Pete Thamel.

[jmar]

Pete Thamel was apparently on Finebaum talking about the negative PR it would generate for Auburn to hire Pearl. Butthurt to the umpth degree.

Nevermind that Dave Didion already approved of the hire.

Finebaum trying hard to derail it.

Well now if Thamel thinks Pearl is bad for Auburn I want him immediately.

If Pearl only stays three seasons is that enough though? A jumpstart?

[AUChizad]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10626778/bruce-pearl-considers-auburn-tigers-head-basketball-coaching-job-sources-say

Source: Bruce Pearl, Auburn meet
Updated: March 18, 2014, 10:39 AM ET
By Jeff Goodman

Bruce Pearl met with Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn., and is strongly considering taking the job, sources told ESPN.

Bruce Pearl has a career 231-99 coaching record at the Division I level in 10 seasons at Milwaukee and Tennessee.

Pearl, 54, was fired in 2011 after taking Tennessee to six consecutive NCAA tournaments. He has worked for ESPN as an analyst the past two years.

Auburn fired Tony Barbee last week after the Tigers finished 14-16 and 6-12 in the SEC. Barbee was 49-75 in four seasons.

Pearl spent four seasons at Milwaukee and took the program to two NCAA tournaments -- including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2005. He was hired at Tennessee in 2005 and was 145-61 in six seasons with the Vols.

He was fired for lying to the NCAA in March 2011 and given a three-year show cause by the NCAA. The show-cause expires in August and will not allow him to have contact with recruits this summer. Pearl, however, will be allowed to evaluate recruits in the all-important July recruiting period.

[GH2001]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10626778/bruce-pearl-considers-auburn-tigers-head-basketball-coaching-job-sources-say

All skreeets are saying it's his job to accept.

Please please make it so.

[Godfather]

I bet we get Bruce Pearl

[WiregrassTiger]

I bet we get Bruce Pearl

Will never happen. Remember, I have inside sources and actually have clout unlike most on here. He has too much baggage for most of us in the inner circle of decision influencers.