Look: Angry, sweaty Bruce Pearl goes viral over reaction to foul
Auburn’s Bruce Pearl is one of college basketball’s most expressive coaches, and his reaction to a foul call in the second half of Sunday’s Elite Eight game did not disappoint.
Pearl, sweating through his dress shirt, very much disapproved of a call and was not afraid to show it on the sideline.
Bruce Pearl reactions >>> pic.twitter.com/MOLSQLwMX1
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 31, 2019
Not surprisingly, Pearl’s reaction immediately spread across social media rapidly.
Can’t decide. Is Bruce Pearl saying he likes that call or not? pic.twitter.com/55r3ftmORe
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) March 31, 2019
Bruce Pearl, Ed O, cage match. https://t.co/x6XVg1eTYE
— Dave Miller (@Miller_Dave) March 31, 2019
Zion cam is probably fine and good but Bruce Pearl cam would be an experience worthy of generational storytelling
— Kev Roché (@kevROSHAY) March 31, 2019
“Hey Bruce, do you need a towel?”
Bruce Pearl: pic.twitter.com/a4hRFBJWSp
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) March 31, 2019
Does Bruce Pearl need new deodorant? Let’s ask him… https://t.co/aSc6MC54Iv
— Justin Williams (@JustinWWilliams) March 31, 2019
Pearl wears his emotions on his sleeve. That means that, in general, when he gets angry and intense, it gets hilarious.