Games of Interest, Friday 12/31

[shaunguth]

Bradley opponents coming into today.......

Non-Conference (Div I): 67-62

MVC: 69-40
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Eastern Illinois (5-7) @ Western Michigan (6-6), 1:00pm CST

Utah Valley (6-7) @ Northern Illinois (3-7), 1:00pm CST

Washington State (10-3) @ USC (8-6), 5:00pm CST

Utah (7-6) @ Portland (11-3), 6:00pm CST

[tornado]

Anyone watch the ESPN2 game just completed, College of Charleston at Tennessee?

COC simply had their way with Tennessee...
I will contend with those who claim Bruce Pearl is a good coach...he can't beat anyone unless he has the superior talent and often can't win even when he has far, far superior talent like today.
Pearl yapped all day long at the refs and got repeated warnings...then was given an official "warning" (didn't know that refs had to give official warnings)
yet he still got a technical for degrading the refs...then even before play starts again -- believe it or not -- he rips into the refs again and gets his 2nd technical and was sent to the showers...

For the next 8 conference games, BP is suspended...
If assistant Tony Jones does a great job and wins those games, I suspect Bruce will be gone...

[wily coyote]

Anyone watch the ESPN2 game just completed, College of Charleston at Tennessee?

COC simply had their way with Tennessee...
I will contend with those who claim Bruce Pearl is a good coach...he can't beat anyone unless he has the superior talent and often can't win even when he has far, far superior talent like today.
Pearl yapped all day long at the refs and got repeated warnings...then was given an official "warning" (didn't know that refs had to give official warnings)
yet he still got a technical for degrading the refs...then even before play starts again -- believe it or not -- he rips into the refs again and gets his 2nd technical and was sent to the showers...

For the next 8 conference games, BP is suspended...
If assistant Tony Jones does a great job and wins those games, I suspect Bruce will be gone...

We can only hope he's gone. Don't like Pearl one bit. Officials can give a coach a warning in the NCAA. JL got one last week if I remember correctly. Very stupid rule IMO.