Barnes gets contract extension through 2026-2027

[volsarelife1]

Breaking: Tennessee, Rick Barnes agree to contract extension

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Ugh. was hoping he'd retire when this one was over.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

There are going to be triggered posters. Fact!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

UNNACCEPTABLE! FAHR BARNES!

 

[SGMVols]

Ugh. was hoping he'd retire when this one was over.

Most of us hope you’d quit posting, but we can’t always get our way in life.

 

[SGMVols]

Barnes has always struck me as someone who intends to coach as long as he remains physically and mentally able. Kind of like Saban. Not the kind of person who would enjoy retirement.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

This is simply to keep a 4 year rolling contract going for recruiting purposes, this puts him at being here 4 more seasons on that…I wouldn’t be shocked if at the end of next year it was another 1 year extension to do the same.

 

[05_never_again]

Barnes has always struck me as someone who intends to coach as long as he remains physically and mentally able. Kind of like Saban. Not the kind of person who would enjoy retirement.

He strikes me more of a Richt than a Saban. And I don't mean that as a knock on coaching ability - more like where his priorities are.

 

[roberthunter]

Just an extension, but no raise?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Most of us hope you’d quit posting, but we can’t always get our way in life.

You'll never admit it, but you'd miss me.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Just an extension, but no raise?

It raises the cost of a buyout. Which will do little to shut “them” up.

He was lucky with the timing of his contract to stay. Had it been a year later with COVID it would have been less. So others of his caliber are catching up. But… but… $5 million.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

You'll never admit it, but you'd miss me.

You’re tolerable when you slow your roll.

Don’t miss 85 with his nonsense one bit. This might flush him out of hiding.

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

Good, odds of finding anyone better to lead the program are slim to none, give me a top 25 team basically every year and top 10 every so often and I’m happy, would be the same with football too.

 

[roberthunter]

It raises the cost of a buyout. Which will do little to shut “them” up.

He was lucky with the timing of his contract to stay. Had it been a year later with COVID it would have been less. So others of his caliber are catching up. But… but… $5 million.

Yeah, I'm personally not concerned about his buyout too much, bc I think the idea of firing him is silly. It's much more realistic that he'll retire before the contract runs out.

I just hope from a pr stand point he didn't get a raise. The UCLA thing left a bad taste in my mouth, and as you've said he is already paid handsomely. An extension is just the cost of doing business.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Five years gives plenty time for the former assistants to audition for the next head ball coach. Unless TN is in the Sweet 16 2 or 3 times though, I doubt that he’ll stay for all 5 years. It’s for recruiting and also a message that TN won’t be running him off with what’s probably a $30 million buyout.

 

[jeff1vol]

He'll retire before then. So... no big deal.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Good news.

No reason to be stupid and fire him just to end up with an up & comer coach.

Florida and Georgia didn’t set the world on fire replacing their previous coaches. JS.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Barnes will be 68 this summer.
Pearl is 62 or will be in a week or two.
Izzo is 67.
K is 75.
Pitino will be 70 before next season.
Boeheim 77.
Roy was 70 when he retired a year ago.
Bob Huggins is a year older than Barnes.

Ray Mears stepped down at 50 years old. He lost to Boeheim in his last game.

 

[Vol49er]

Barnes will be 68 this summer.
Pearl is 62 or will be in a week or two.
Izzo is 67.
K is 75.
Pitino will be 70 before next season.
Boeheim 77.
Roy was 70 when he retired a year ago.
Bob Huggins is a year older than Barnes.

Ray Mears stepped down at 50 years old. He lost to Boeheim in his last game.

That's crazy to me

 

[Dudleys87]

The fact that some of you want to fire the best thing to happen to the program is flat out ridiculous.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Barnes is great for UT. Keep bringing in the players, keep making the tournament, one of these years we'll make a F4 perhaps.
I thought I'd never see an SEC tournament championship but that's now been done.

 

[VegasBaby!]

That's crazy to me

Not really. Mears never won an NCAA tournament game. He was 0-4 in the NCAA tournament. He did win 5 NIT games (5-2) but never got beyond the quarterfinals.

 

[Vol49er]

Not really. Mears never won an NCAA tournament game. He was 0-4 in the NCAA tournament. He did win 5 NIT games (5-2) but never got beyond the quarterfinals.

Meant it was crazy that Mears and Boeheim were head coaches at the same time

 

[tennesseejoe]

Barnes will be 68 this summer.
Pearl is 62 or will be in a week or two.
Izzo is 67.
K is 75.
Pitino will be 70 before next season.
Boeheim 77.
Roy was 70 when he retired a year ago.
Bob Huggins is a year older than Barnes.

Ray Mears stepped down at 50 years old. He lost to Boeheim in his last game.

Mears had a medical issue that forced his retirement

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Mears had a medical issue that forced his retirement

I know. They didn’t have today’s meds in 1977.