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DEL.ICIO.USLive From the SEC Tournament: Pearl is in the house
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, whose team plays the winner of South Carolina-LSU on Friday at 1 p.m., is sitting just down from me with two of his assistant coaches, Tony Jones and Jason Shay.
I chatted with them a few minutes and they immediately wanted to know about the status of Georgia’s Dennis Felton, who could be gone after tonight’s game with Ole Miss.
It is clear from their demeanor that they believe Felton should be given more time. He’s cleaned up the program, which school officials asked him to do. Now he needs a chance to win, they said.
Pearl is one of the few coaches who really gets his role when it comes to promoting the Tennessee program. Whereas a lot of coaches scouting this game would try to find a quiet place in the Georgia Dome where they wouldn’t have to talk to anybody, Pearl is down here on press row talking to everybody.
Pearl told me that he is here scouting live because, by NCAA rule, you can’t do it during the regular season.
“One assistant takes South Carolina, one takes LSU, and I’m talking all the time to both of them, of course,” Pearl said at halftime. “It gives us a chance to freshen up our game plan that we used during the regular season.”
Pearl told me that he’ll leave the Georgia Dome at 2:30 p.m. to practice with his team at 3 p.m. over at Georgia State. His assistants will bring the notes they have taken on the first game and those will be factored into the game plan.
No question Pearl would rather play South Carolina than LSU because the Tigers are more athletic. Looks like Pearl will get his wish. The Gamecocks, who have had a tough time winning tough games all season, are pulling away from LSU here at the end.
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