tribecalledquest wrote:BirdsEyeView wrote:tribecalledquest wrote:
Do people think Bruce Pearl...as a 25, 26 year old assistant did all those things at Iowa without Dr. Tom Davis knowing about it? That's been the funny point of all this.
Dr. Tom is a saint...Pearl is a snake. No young assistant does things without a guy like Dr. Tom signing off on it. Not at a place like Iowa.
Just as you asked the other poster a few posts prior, were you spending a lot of time with Dr. Tom and Pearl to know the inner workings of that program back then too Tribe??
Can't challenge one poster and then turn around and make the same assumption yourself.
I do know Bruce and all of my interactions have been pleasant. He has done quite a bit for a charity I am involved in.
I do not know the 100% truth as it relates to the Iowa situation but I do know extensively how D1 college basketball programs work and 25 year old assistants do go rogue and do this kind of thing without the head coach knowing about it or blessing it.
Do you believe Rick Pitino knew absolutely nothing of the prostitute/sex stuff recently at Louisville?
Of course not. But, you did make an assumption of something for which you have no knowledge, and you have bias in favor of Pearl for a few positive interactions on a charity thing you did with him.
No big deal.
I think Pearl will do anything it takes as a coach to excel, including taking short cuts...regardless of protocol or within rules.