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Auburn fans—is Bruce Pearl on the Mount Rushmore of Auburn sports figures?

Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:53 pm
Posted by TeddyWestside
Georgia
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:53 pm
I know there have been a lot of good coaches and players to come through, but when you consider what Auburn basketball was when Pearl arrived in Auburn, he’s got to be in the upper echelons of Auburn sports figures.

Congratulations on the Final Four. Pearl has done a terrific job for y’all.
Posted by raWelgaE
Member since Oct 2008
854 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:55 pm to
Absolutely. No question.
Posted by BrounHaller
Mtn Brook
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Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
68786 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:55 pm to
Absolutely
Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
10868 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:55 pm to
Absolutely. You can’t not have him there. He’s basically “invented” Auburn basketball.

Two final fours? Build the statue.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
51926 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:56 pm to
Uh hell yeah
Posted by BoCam2
Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:58 pm to
To me personally, considering what he's done with what our program has been historic wise, he might be our greatest all time coach (unless you include swimming in the David Marsh years)
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
104972 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:58 pm to
I mean Auburn basketball over the last decade is arguably as good as any decade of Auburn football other than the 80s under Dye.

Pearl, Dye and Baird is a pretty good group for big 3 sports.
This post was edited on 3/30/25 at 7:00 pm
Posted by GusAU
Member since Mar 2014
4721 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 6:59 pm to
Absolutely…has been since he was hired basically because of how incredibly well he promotes Auburn.

He did the same at Tennessee, Milwaukee and Southern Indiana.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
28079 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:00 pm to
Yes
Posted by auyushu
Surprise, AZ
Member since Jan 2011
9147 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:01 pm to
Without a doubt.
Posted by one and all
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:01 pm to
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:01 pm to
Pearl: two final fours at a historically lower tier basketball school

Shug: Shug was a man’s man who was in amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, and Okinawa. He won a nattie.

Bo: enough said

Cam: Enough said

Barkley: enough said

Also considered:

Erk Russell: the last four sport letterman at Auburn.

Also considered: Frank Thomas
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
29072 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:01 pm to
David Marsh and Bruce are easily the two best HC's Auburn has ever had. Bruce will have a statue in the future.
Posted by NorthGwinnettTiger
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:02 pm to
How many we get? Let ya know.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
31274 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:03 pm to
I believe he is first on wins at Auburn also. At a job many viewed as a dead end after barbee got fired.
Posted by Beachbum87
Las Vegas
Member since Oct 2022
3370 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:05 pm to
He was before this season even started
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
12212 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:07 pm to
He’s the greatest coach we’ve ever had irrespective of sport, and that includes whether we win a natty or not. He took a moribund program with very little tradition and (at the time) no future to heights no one ever thought possible. His energy and his personality match the Auburn creed perfectly. He’s Auburn’s GOAT.
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Member since Nov 2019
12888 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:07 pm to
Pearl was on the Coaches Mount Rushmore before this season even started..
Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
5043 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 7:08 pm to
It would be like a football coach winning multiple conference championships and playoff appearances at Vandy.
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