Jimmy Collins opens up about Bruce Pearl

[tornado]

http://www.illinihq.com/news/mens_basketball/2010/12/14/tate_on_jimmy_collins/

"... he sold his soul to the devil. He is a master of deception and
he has been lying forever. He still has people believing what he said."

[BradleyJD]

Sour grapes

[real fan]

Sour grapes

Please tell me that you don"t like Bruce Pearl, I know he is a good coach as far as x"s and o"s but he is another coach that has lied and cheated his way up the ladder, the only reason he admitted to not telling the facts to the NCAA was because he new they were going to catch him in the lies so he all of a sudden decided to tell some of the truth, guarantee there is even more illegal things he has not been caught at yet, Tenn. did not fire him because they have a winning program which means once again that some schools only care about winning and are willing to let a lot of things slide as long as you win, he would have been fired if he had an ave. record, as far as I am concerned he is no better then Sampson.

[BradleyJD]

Please tell me that you don"t like Bruce Pearl, I know he is a good coach as far as x"s and o"s but he is another coach that has lied and cheated his way up the ladder, the only reason he admitted to not telling the facts to the NCAA was because he new they were going to catch him in the lies so he all of a sudden decided to tell some of the truth, guarantee there is even more illegal things he has not been caught at yet, Tenn. did not fire him because they have a winning program which means once again that some schools only care about winning and are willing to let a lot of things slide as long as you win, he would have been fired if he had an ave. record, as far as I am concerned he is no better then Sampson.

I don't have any feelings for Pearl, either way. Every big D-1 coach is cheating, lying, bending rules, etc. You don't land these big "star" players without giving something.

It's not right, at all. But you only hear complaining from coaches IF they get caught.

It's like this garbage with Newton at Auburn. Does anyone really believe that Newton didn't know about his father?? Does anyone believe Auburn didn't pay him???

[tornado]

I don't have any feelings for Pearl, either way. Every big D-1 coach is cheating, lying, bending rules, etc. ..

every one?? where does it end?? is it only the Top 40 or BCS coaches, or even some mid-major coaches, or all of them??

[Buesch N Chips]

Sour grapes

If someone lies about you to further their position and lessen yours, I can imagine you would harbor some ill will. Pearl deserves everything he gets from the Illini nation.

[BradleyJD]

If someone lies about you to further their position and lessen yours, I can imagine you would harbor some ill will. Pearl deserves everything he gets from the Illini nation.

Perhaps. It doesn't change what happened then. It doesn't change what happens today.

[BradleyJD]

every one?? where does it end?? is it only the Top 40 or BCS coaches, or even some mid-major coaches, or all of them??

Every BIG D-1 school. I will guarantee it. It certainly includes some mid-majors too.

[amckillip]

Every BIG D-1 school. I will guarantee it. It certainly includes some mid-majors too.

Duke? MSU? U of I? I think its a HUGE problem, but I still think there are some good guys out there. I actually think Tom Crean at IU runs a clean program too.

[BradleyJD]

Duke? MSU? U of I? I think its a HUGE problem, but I still think there are some good guys out there. I actually think Tom Crean at IU runs a clean program too.

I would LIKE to think there are clean programs, but I just can't really. You hear and see too much.

[JMM28]

http://www.illinihq.com/news/mens_ba...jimmy_collins/

"... he sold his soul to the devil. He is a master of deception and
he has been lying forever. He still has people believing what he said."

Pearl is a jagoff no doubt, but Jimmy Collins was paying players as fast as the cash was coming in at UIUC.

[Future Walk-On]

I hope we are not cheating here @ Bradley, we better not be with the lack of success we have.

But we must be because we are DI so we must really suck at it.