Plz no political, just rip on goodman being a douche, thx.. relevant part below
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Next week, or tomorrow, or today, or within the next hour, or every 30 seconds, Pearl will tweet his opinions about more topics related to politics. He believes what he wants. He says what he wants. That’s his right, and good for him.
But what’s the endgame with all this?
Why is Pearl, a massively popular public figure in Alabama, hellbent on involving himself with politics?
Where is this all going?
Pearl uses his celebrity as a high-profile employee of a public university to espouse political ideology. I think we can all agree that Auburn University doesn’t exist to amplify the politics of its employees.
It’s problematic, but we’ve seen it before.
When Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) was a coach, he used that platform to insert himself into the political discourse of the day. What happened next? After Tubs retired, he used his celebrity to get elected.
Considering the trend of former Auburn coaches and politics, it’s fair to question Pearl’s motives.
What’s the goal here for Pearl? Does he have a future in politics? Is he going to tweet himself into the news again and again during an election year? Last year, considering his public criticisms of the Biden Administration, I asked him point blank if he had political aspirations. It was at SEC Media Day. He deflected the question, saying he only wanted to talk about basketball.
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Next week, or tomorrow, or today, or within the next hour, or every 30 seconds, Pearl will tweet his opinions about more topics related to politics. He believes what he wants. He says what he wants. That’s his right, and good for him.
But what’s the endgame with all this?
Why is Pearl, a massively popular public figure in Alabama, hellbent on involving himself with politics?
Where is this all going?
Pearl uses his celebrity as a high-profile employee of a public university to espouse political ideology. I think we can all agree that Auburn University doesn’t exist to amplify the politics of its employees.
It’s problematic, but we’ve seen it before.
When Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) was a coach, he used that platform to insert himself into the political discourse of the day. What happened next? After Tubs retired, he used his celebrity to get elected.
Considering the trend of former Auburn coaches and politics, it’s fair to question Pearl’s motives.
What’s the goal here for Pearl? Does he have a future in politics? Is he going to tweet himself into the news again and again during an election year? Last year, considering his public criticisms of the Biden Administration, I asked him point blank if he had political aspirations. It was at SEC Media Day. He deflected the question, saying he only wanted to talk about basketball.
