Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Bruce Pearl: "We've got weapons"

UPDATE: Shorter version. Thanks Kitch.




In a press conference talking about Tennessee's date with Charlotte, Bruce Pearl has an unfortunate freudian slip (the :50 second mark):



In his defense, the term "we've got weapons" is widely used when regarding a team with a bunch of talented players. And he does realize what he said, immediately apologizing and continuing on with his press conference.

I can't help but think that this video is going to make its rounds on a few SEC message boards.

For the record, I love Bruce Pearl, and I'd love to play for a coach like him.

4 comments:

Troy Machir said...

Haha I love Bruce Pearl. Great guy, loves the game, loves to coach, loves the kids he coaches. I would have figured he would have laughed it off, as Bruce Pearl ussually does, but clearly this situation is the worst he's had to deal with in probably his entire coaching career.

Rob Dauster said...

Um, definitely not the worst. He was blacklisted by many D1 schools for a scandal involving the recruitment of Deon Thomas when he was an assistant at Iowa.

Troy Machir said...

did u note the "probably".

The word probably means: insofar as it seems reasonably true, factual.


just because ur a hoops braniac doesnt mean you get to burst everyone's bubble everytime they forget that Ekpe Udoh isnt in his first year.

Kitch said...

A shorter version with just his weapons comments can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0s3frgXFbo