According to Pearl, who just finished his 10th season on The Plains, Auburn’s upcoming non-conference slate are the fruits of the Tigers’ labor in recent years.
“It’s where we’ve worked so hard to try to get to,” Pearl said during an Auburn Ambush stop in Hoover on Tuesday. “It’s like, look, be careful what you wish for now. So, right now, we’re able to be in touch with some of the best programs in college basketball, and they’re actually interested in playing us now. Now, if we go back to their town, their fans think it’s a big game.”