SEC Suspends Bruce Pearl for First Eight Conference Games

by Year2 on Nov 19, 2010 12:28 PM EST in SEC Basketball

In case you forgot, the SEC has been multitasking this year when it comes to scandal. Returning to the spotlight: Bruce Pearl.

Pearl got himself in hot water over improper phone calls and hosting recruits at his house who were only juniors in high school. What's worse is that he lied to the NCAA, something that Tennessee hammered he and his coaching staff about.

The stiff penalties from the school weren't enough for the SEC, apparently, as the league office is suspending Pearl for the first eight conference games. That's half the conference season, if you're unfamiliar with the basketball schedule. The money quote from Slive:

"The suspension from coaching duties has been imposed after a careful review of the facts established during the NCAA’s investigation and reported to the SEC office," said Slive. "I am extremely disappointed in the nature of the violations involving Coach Pearl and the Tennessee men’s basketball program. The penalty applied to this circumstance is significant, which is consistent with the directive approved by the SEC membership in 2010 granting the Commissioner authority to act in such cases."

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So “suspension from coaching duties” means no games, no practice, no nothin’ through the 8th conference game? Wow. That sounds hard to enforce. I guess we’ll just have to take Pearl’s word that he’s abiding by the suspension. Oh, and “hammered he”? (Sorry, but it smacked me upside the head.)

by NCT on Nov 19, 2010 1:34 PM EST reply actions

Me see no problem with the wording.

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Nov 19, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions

Well, I hate being that guy.

But I am that guy, so I have to embrace it. Quo me amat, amat et canem meam.

by NCT on Nov 19, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

Really? You're making me hedge through two hazy years of HS Latin?

I got: “What loves me, loves my dawg too.”

That can’t be right, can it?

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Nov 19, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

Yep.

Usually translated more loosely as “Love me; love my dog”. It’s sort of akin to “warts and all”. And maybe it should be “qui”? And “cawnem”? Anyway, it’s attributed to St. Bernard.

by NCT on Nov 20, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks. The meaning of "Love me; love my dog"

is much more apparent. I thought it was some sort of UGa thing I was missing.

I did it the same way I remember translating in HS – get the nouns and as many of the connecting words as possible, then try to put them together in a way that makes some sort of sense. For that, they gave me an NLE medal.

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Nov 23, 2010 1:20 AM EST up reply actions