UMBC had a March Madness “W” before they even took the court in the NCAA Tournament, thanks to their social media team The school’s social media account slam dunked on former Auburn he…
UMBC had a March Madness “W” before they even took the court in the NCAA Tournament, thanks to their social media team The school’s social media account slam dunked on former Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl , who is the father of current head coach Steven Pearl, in a post to commemorate the school’s automatic bid into the Big Dance.
The elder Pearl has made headlines recently as he questioned the case for Miami to earn an at-large bid ahead of selection Sunday and lobbying for Auburn to get into the tournament.“Just realized the best part of having an autobid is that we don’t need a relative going on tv to explain why we deserve to be in over a 30-win ,” theSMU, which was one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament, took aim at Pearl in a post of their own. The school had been replying to a post by the news site highlighting how Pearl had been advocating for Auburn to be in the tournament over SMU. UMBC’s Josh Odunowo holds the trophy after beating Vermont, 74-59, in the America East Tournament final at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Catonsville, Maryland.“There’s no question, you either got to win your way in, or lose your way out,” Pearl said on CBS during Selection Sunday. “For me I always say, ‘Okay, we’re going to put one in, who would you take out?’ For me, SMU with a 191 out-of-conference strength of schedule. I don’t know if they should’ve been rewarded. They only won five games away from home. And for me, it would’ve been either Oklahoma or Auburn taking that last spot.”Bruce Pearl: "Auburn beat 3 champions this year. They beat Florida, they beat St. John's, and they beat Arkansas. They played the toughest schedule in the country, don't know if they were rewarded for it."Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Madison' On Paramount+, Where Michelle Pfeiffer Is A New York Woman Who Goes To Montana To Deal With Her Grief After A Tragedy
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