New Headline: "Former Coach in Hot Seat as NCAA Investigates Allegations of Bias
College hoops analyst and former coach Bruce Pearl fell for a tweet trying to fool people into thinking Travis Steele is leaving Miami for Butler.
It's not the only bogus tweet trying to trick people into thinking Miami RedHawks head coach Travis Steele is leaving for Butler. But it's the only one TNT and CBS college basketball analyst Bruce Pearl appears to have fallen for. Pearl quote-tweeted Markus Walters, known for tweeting misinformation.
"Great Hire! " Pearl tweeted . "Known Travis since his AAU days in Indy.
Butler was our biggest rival when i was at Wisconsin Milwaukee. Mad respect for the school, their basketball tradition and the kids that go to school there! I'm a very proud evil step mother!
" Butler head coach Thad Matta announced he's retiring . SMU Mustangs head coach Andy Enfield, whose team is facing the RedHawks in an NCAA Tournament First Four game at University of Dayton Arena, said Miami deserved its first at-large bid since Wally Szczerbiak 's 1999 Sweet 16 team, and critics of the RedHawks should shut up. The RedHawks are scheduled to face SMU on Wednesday, March 18, at 9:15 p.