Rick Barnes has emerged as a serious candidate the for UCLA job, reportedly has interviewed

[zjcvols]

According to Evan Daniels of 247sports



Update: This is from the Bruins LA Times beat reporter saying Barnes has interviewes

 

[Velo Vol]

Angling for a raise?

 

[checkerboards09]

He’s not going anywhere.

 

[TJ1985]

Please no

 

[Kingston Vol]

Would be such a weird move for him.

Has to be angling for a raise + more assistant money.

 

[bmaultbay]

Maybe that is his "dream job".

 

[butchna]

Tell Rob Lanier not to seal those boxes.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Well, sh!t

 

[YankeeVol]

I’d be surprised

 

[BearCat204]

Time to riot

 

[willinhf]

I have BVS as bad as anyone else does. No way Barnes leaves to go to UCLA. I truly believe he has fallen in love with the right shade of orange and will retire a VFL. Man just seems more at home and more comfortable in K-town.

 

[gordonr24]

UCLA is in desperation. They’re reaching out to everyone.

 

[ScornedPapaVol]

He's the kind of coach that a lot of schools need. UCLA being one of many.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Why start over?

He has it made here.

 

[JMSqb11]

I have BVS as bad as anyone else does. No way Barnes leaves to go to UCLA. I truly believe he has fallen in love with the right shade of orange and will retire a VFL. Man just seems more at home and more comfortable in K-town.

Same. But this is a weird way to angle for a raise....

Does he really need to flirt with UCLA to get a raise?

On the other hand, I do think he knows his time as a coach is almost over (less than 10 years) and UCLA could offer an easier way to a natty to polish his career achievements.

99.99% sure he isn’t leaving but just a weird way to angle for a raise given the status of the program he’s taken it to in just 4 years.

 

[Big Z]

Highly doubt he's going anywhere. UCLA in all likelihood ends up with Luke Walton once he's fired, imo

 

[JMSqb11]

Why start over?

He has it made here.

UCLA offers money and easier recruiting.

Don’t think he’s leaving but that’s a job you do entertain if they call.

 

[volgrad500]

He's not going anywhere, except the bank. We will cough up some more cash, and UCLA will slip further away form their glory days when they were a destination job.

 

[gordonr24]

I don’t see Rick going to LA. It’s not his lifestyle. He’s 65 and near his home and in a comfortable situation.

 

[Pappy]

i can't see an ole Nawf C'lina boy moving to LA at this stage of life....he doesn't need the cash

 

[golfballs]

 

[Stoked]

UCLA would be such a weird place for him, but stranger things have happened.

 

[JMSqb11]

The craziest aspect of this whole ordeal, being the UCLA search, is that they fired their coach in 2018 and have yet to hire a replacement.

Are they desperate at this point 4+ months later? Definitely. If you have a horrible search conducted like this, why not throw stupid money at one of the better coaches in the game right now?

What’s worst Barnes will say? No thank you.

He stays at Tennessee and he gets a modest raise.

He goes to UCLA and maybe gets stupid crazy money.

Definitely a win/win for him.

 

[CAVPUT]

The craziest aspect of this whole ordeal, being the UCLA search, is that they fired their coach in 2018 and have yet to hire a replacement.

Are they desperate at this point 4+ months later? Definitely. If you have a horrible search conducted like this, why not throw stupid money at one of the better coaches in the game right now?

What’s worse Barnes will say? No thank you.

He stays at Tennessee and he gets a modest raise.

He goes to UCLA and maybe gets stupid crazy money and UT brings Bruce Pearl home.

Definitely a win/win for UT.

FYP

 

[EZE]

Where would UT go from here?