This is how the life cycle works in the college hoops version of Six Degrees of John Travolta -LRB- who holds the record for career highs and lows -RRB- : Tennessee 's Bruce Pearl , last year 's midmajor wonder , was bounced from March Madness by Turgeon at Wichita State ; Les Bradley 's crew took out Self ; and Larranaga 's George Mason underdogs stunned North Carolina , where Robinson , of ex-Tulsa fame , is an assistant after his brief run at Florida State ended in his firing .