[vincesanity82]

In case you haven't seen it by now, Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl grabbed ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews during a halftime interview last month:

RedLasso - Bruce Pearl Mauls Erin Andrews

That has become one of the most-discussed incidents of the college basketball season, and in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Andrews gave her thoughts about it:

He gave me a big bear hug. I wasn't surprised at all because he's very passionate. But right when it happened, you could see the reaction on my face: Oh, God, this is going to be all over the place.

He texted me and said: "Thanks for doing the game. Great working with you.'' I said: "Absolutely'' and mentioned: "You know this is gonna get a ton of play on the Internet, don't you?'' He's like: "Oh, yeah.'' He gets it.

Erin Andrews on Bruce Pearl Mauling: I Wasn't Surprised at All Because He's Very Passionate - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[vincesanity82]

All I gotta say is Bruce Pearl is the man..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

yeah, I remember when it happened it started getting instant play...some compared him to the time that Namath hit a reporter in one of those types of game time interviews.