Basically what he closed with was that the same story gets retold every time, only the details change... this time it's prostitutes and money (Miami), then it's tattoos and memorabilia (OSU), then it's academic fraud and trips from agents (UNC), then it's a star player receiving money and a house (U$C), then it's a basketball coach who takes his shirt off at womens' basketball games.
I seriously came close to driving off the road. Bruce Pearl lied about a minor violation. Bruce Pearl was fired. Bruce Pearl deserved to be fired. Neither Bruce Pearl or his program was accused of this sort of widespread corruption, and according to what I know Bruce Pearl never knowingly played ineligible players.
If I hear one more "journalist" lump the Bruce Pearl situation in with the rest of this bullshizzle my head may explode. And using the example of the LV game? I mean, at least say he cheated and lied... that's technically true, although somewhat disingenuous... but using the example of him taking his shirt off just further illustrates how journalism has gone straight to hell.
Bruce screwed the pooch and has paid the price, but he was NOT paying players money to play, he was not providing recruits prostitues to screw on his 1.6 million dollar yacht, he was not having boosters pay for abortions cause a player got someone pregnant, etc etc etc.
Journalists have gotten to the point that they are more Jerry Springer than they are Grantland Rice.....so I say F em and the Jacka$$ they road in on!!