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"We've had a few staph infections, so we did a clinic yesterday on proper shower technique and soap and using a rag," Dooley said. "We put some new rags in — y'all think I'm kidding, but I'm serious.

"We had, I told them, the worst shower discipline of any team I've ever been around. So we talked a little bit about application of soap to the rag and making sure you hit all your body. You know, you can neglect it trying to cut corners, and it shows in how you practice and elsewhere. I'm hoping we show some improvement in that."

InvincibleCakeEater wrote:http://deadspin.com/5634089/tennessee-f ... erly-bathe

"We've had a few staph infections, so we did a clinic yesterday on proper shower technique and soap and using a rag," Dooley said. "We put some new rags in — y'all think I'm kidding, but I'm serious.

"We had, I told them, the worst shower discipline of any team I've ever been around. So we talked a little bit about application of soap to the rag and making sure you hit all your body. You know, you can neglect it trying to cut corners, and it shows in how you practice and elsewhere. I'm hoping we show some improvement in that."

According to athletic director Mike Hamilton, the coach has been working under a "letter of appointment" since Sept. 9. Hamilton said he sent the proposed new contract to Pearl and his lawyers on Oct. 8, and the sides have since been working to complete the deal.

"We've made the decision -- and Bruce knows it -- that he's our coach, and this is just a part of the formal process to get him back under the new contract with the new terms," Hamilton said Thursday night. "Technically, he violated the terms of the previous contract, so that contract had to be terminated. There was a new contract [needed] as a result of that."

• On UT's letter to Pearl: UT had to write that letter. Had to show cause to terminate contract. Had to terminate to restructure salary.
• Several people at UT, including a few today, told me Pearl won't be fired unless UT thinks it has no choice. Of course, that is possible.
• UT letter: Pearl invited recruits and their families to his house, told them it was a violation and then asked them not to tell.
• UT letter: Pearl "failed to protect the integrity" of investigation by talking to assts about their NCAA interviews before he had his.
• UT letter: Pearl "at the very least ... created the appearance" he was trying to influence a prospect's father's interview with NCAA.
• UT letter: Pearl denied to NCAA that photo of prospect was taken at his house, claimed he couldn't ID an assistant coach's wife in the pic.
• UT letter to Pearl: "You engaged in gross misconduct, including dishonesty and other acts involving intolerable behavior."
• Again, though, understand UT knew every bit of this in early September and sent Pearl a contract earlier this month.

Spider John wrote:Bruce Pearl is winning, selling tix, getting the program national exposure like its never had, and making the school money. He won't get fired unless there's absolutely no other way.