Bruce Pearl has been a big topic in Kentucky sports media over the past week.
Last Saturday, Pearl’s then No. 2 ranked Auburn Tigers took down a mostly TyTy Washington-less Kentucky team 80-71 and celebrated as if they had won the National Championship.
After one of the biggest wins in Auburn basketball history, their fans then took to Twitter and acted as if it was “no big deal”, Joe Cool style.
Almost overnight, Auburn basketball had become a blue blood (only in the mind of Auburn basketball fans).
Four days after Pearl’s big win, The Athletic’s Seth Davis reported that the University of Louisville and head coach Chris Mack had agreed on a 4.