Pearl weighs in on Kiffin

Bruce Pearl has never been a man lost for words or one who blended in with the crowd. But even he can't compare to new UT football coach Lane Kiffin. But Pearl see's what CLK is doing and compared it to when he entered the league.

"My goal was to be the least popular coach in the SEC in a year," Pearl said. "He managed to do it in a week. "

"I know one of the biggest problems when I took over was the players didn't believe. What I'm saying is, your coach better believe. He's got something different ... I get him. I get him in the sense that, look at how they're recruiting. You have to do that with a certain confidence and a certain swagger. He's probably said some things that other people were probably afraid to say. I truly believe he's misunderstood. "

"There's nothing to dislike about him."