{"id":271839,"date":"2025-02-27T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/college-hoops-fans-react-to-bruce-pearls-jab-at-big-ten-football\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:14","slug":"college-hoops-fans-react-to-bruce-pearls-jab-at-big-ten-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/college-hoops-fans-react-to-bruce-pearls-jab-at-big-ten-football\/","title":{"rendered":"College hoops fans react to Bruce Pearl&#8217;s jab at Big Ten football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4798024\" data-slug-id=\"2393709\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bruce Pearl is one of the more outspoken head coaches in college basketball. The Auburn Tigers head coach is just as vocal off the court as he is on the sidelines of Tigers games.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on the Gary Parrish Show, Pearl commented on the hierarchy of conferences in American football. The veteran head coach said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTop to bottom, Big Ten football is not as strong as the SEC.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pearl&#8217;s response sent the social media into overdrive. He&#8217;s what the fans had to say:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"&quot;Let\u2019s go see what coach Izzo has to say&quot;: College hoops fans react to Bruce Pearl's jab at Big Ten football.\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"&quot;Let\u2019s go see what coach Izzo has to say&quot;: College hoops fans react to Bruce Pearl's jab at Big Ten football.\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/02\/8a328-17406146082733-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201400%20500%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>&#8220;Let\u2019s go see what coach Izzo has to say&#8221;: College hoops fans react to Bruce Pearl&#8217;s jab at Big Ten football.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGi9vrnRYR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">A fan added<\/a>, &#8220;Yes lmao, now they run basketball&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGi9vrnRYR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Another said<\/a>, &#8220;He knows ball \ud83e\udd1d\ud83e\udd1d&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some fans weren&#8217;t as kind:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGi9vrnRYR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">A fan said<\/a>, &#8220;The SEC has to cope so hard after last season apparently&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGi9vrnRYR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Another added<\/a>, &#8216;Very odd to say when a B1G team won the national championship back to back years\u2026&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGi9vrnRYR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">One added<\/a>, &#8220;Who\u2019s got the last two nattys? Isn\u2019t that all that matters at the end of the day?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How are Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers performing this season?<\/h2>\n<p>Auburn Tigers fans will argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/news-he-s-hall-fame-i-m-wall-shame-bruce-pearl-praises-john-calipari-arkansas-nearly-stuns-auburn-gritty-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bruce Pearl<\/a> has earned every right to give hot takes off the court. Pearl has been that important to the Tigers in their quest to become 2024\/25 national champions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/news-it-s-just-taking-one-game-time-bruce-pearl-shuts-wake-up-call-talk-after-florida-loss-team-eyes-alabama-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bruce Pearl<\/a> has done a phenomenal job with the Auburn Tigers as they&#8217;re the team to beat in a stacked basketball tournament. Pearl has built his team around Johni Broome, and they&#8217;re still the team to beat in the AP Poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are 25-2, and first in the AP Top 25 Men\u2019s College Basketball Poll. They&#8217;re almost 1,000 points higher than Duke, the next-best team in collegiate American basketball.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers&#8217; losses this season came against the Blue Devils and Florida Gators. Both losses were against in-form sides that are ranked highly by AP. Furthermore, both losses were unique as the Blue Devils were victorious in their home terrain while the Gators came to Auburn and snatched the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers is a game against the Ole Miss Rebels in Auburn. After that are games versus the Kentucky Wildcats, Texas A&amp;M Aggies, and Alabama Crimson Tide. 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