If Barnes were to retire…

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Whoever replaces Barnes is gonna be

-age 50 or younger
-A mid-major coach with a high win percentage
-High paced ideals with an innovate offense
-Low maintenance

If anyone else mentions somebody without those four qualifiers, they’re talking out their ass

I agree. With that being said, DW swung for the fences with James Franklin before going the route of a young, innovative offensive minded football coach. Hard for me to imagine that he doesn’t take a swing or two at a big name (probably resulting in “thanks but no thanks”) before defaulting to the criteria you mentioned. Shaka Smart and Brad Underwood make sense as “big names” that might get a call. Maybe Mark Byington. None of those three are likely to say yes, of course.

 

[JMSqb11]

That doesn’t have anything to do with the way he plays when he’s actually on the court. He has zero offensive game.

Yes he has really shown us what he can do over the next 2-3 years during his 3.5 minutes per game average playing time

 

[IUGradVol]

Richard Pitino has New Mexico winning at a good clip. Not sure we’d pursue him but…

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Richard Pitino has New Mexico winning at a good clip. Not sure we’d pursue him but…

I guess I would recover, but fear I would suffer from class and culture withdrawal. Genetics scares me.

 

[Volador]

Gruden is available

 

[Legion of Doom]

Richard Pitino not the worst option whenever we have to decide. Let’s hope Barnes has 5 more years or so left.

 

[IUGradVol]

I guess I would recover, but fear I would suffer from class and culture withdrawal. Genetics scares me.

Understandable. I think he could do well at UT though.

 

[All Vol!]

Apologies if already noted, but Barnes seemed to end speculation over imminent retirement in his presser yesterday when he said he’d like to schedule a home-and-home with UCLA going forward. That doesn’t sound like someone who’s on his way out the door.

 

[FranklinVFL]

Will Wade doesn’t coach NCST. He’s at McNeese St.

…just wait….

 

[FranklinVFL]

Our love for coaching searches never takes a day off

Underrated post right here….you win the internet for the day.

 

[FranklinVFL]

Will Wade from NC State.

We’d have to give him a strong ass offer.

 

[CobbVol]

A couple of other names ...

Pat Kelsey, Louisville HC. He is the ACC COY after taking over a Louisville program that won 8 games the year before and took them to the ACC Championship game with a 27-8 record this year.

Chris Beard at Ole Miss is kinda appealing as well after taking Texas Tech to the title game and holding his own at Ole Miss in the SEC. Defensive minded coach like Barnes who can recruit as well.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

A couple of other names ...

Pat Kelsey, Louisville HC. He is the ACC COY after taking over a Louisville program that won 8 games the year before and took them to the ACC Championship game with a 27-8 record this year.

Chris Beard at Ole Miss is kinda appealing as well after taking Texas Tech to the title game and holding his own at Ole Miss in the SEC. Defensive minded coach like Barnes who can recruit as well.

TN isn’t hiring a coach with a DV arrest on his résumé.

 

[Boston Vol]

A couple of other names ...

Pat Kelsey, Louisville HC. He is the ACC COY after taking over a Louisville program that won 8 games the year before and took them to the ACC Championship game with a 27-8 record this year.

Chris Beard at Ole Miss is kinda appealing as well after taking Texas Tech to the title game and holding his own at Ole Miss in the SEC. Defensive minded coach like Barnes who can recruit as well.

No one without deep ties to Tennessee is even considering leaving Louisville for TN. Louisville is a top ten job in the country.

 

[brockytop]

…just wait….

He’s there now, evidently. Wade proves again he’s a POS for not keeping things under wraps until his team lost.

 

[JMSqb11]

He’s there now, evidently. Wade proves again he’s a POS for not keeping things under wraps until his team lost.

In this era, it’s likely he takes some guys with him from McNeese. So as long as he being honest with the players, that’s all that matters

 

[TrippieRedd]

In this era, it’s likely he takes some guys with him from McNeese. So as long as he being honest with the players, that’s all that matters

I’d say Copeland and Parker will be two of them they follow him.

 

[OrangeInKy]

TN isn’t hiring a coach with a DV arrest on his résumé.

Exactly. I had this debate a couple months ago and was told not to be judgemental. Haha.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We get to the final four

Barnes retires and we hire Ben McCollum.

 

[JMSqb11]

I’d say Copeland and Parker will be two of them they follow him.

They definitely put on a job interview in the first round vs Clemson

 

[TrippieRedd]

They definitely put on a job interview in the first round vs Clemson

For some weird reason, Copeland reminds me of Grant.

 

[JCP201]

I know some want Pearl to replace Barnes, and he does seem to have a great love of Tennessee (begging us to root for him tonight) but that betrayal to Auburn would be worse than Kiffin going to USC.

 

[brockytop]

In this era, it’s likely he takes some guys with him from McNeese. So as long as he being honest with the players, that’s all that matters

Will Wade doesn’t have an honest bone in his body.

 

[KvonBCO]

He’d be an amazing hire but I don’t see it at all. He’s been in the Midwest his whole career and has a great thing going at Creighton. But crazier things have happened, I guess.

Personally, I want us to go for Ben McCollum, Bucky McMillian, Ryan Odom, Alan Huss, Niko Medved, or Tony Skinn. Would love to see us send an offer to Chris Jans as well.

As a Colorado State Alum and parent of a current UT student, if we were to lose Medved it would make me very happy to see him in Knoxville. Dude can flat out coach and develop players.

 

[HeuperDrive]

As a Colorado State Alum and parent of a current UT student, if we were to lose Medved it would make me very happy to see him in Knoxville. Dude can flat out coach and develop players.

I’ve been a fan of him for a while now. He’s a really solid coach, and I think he has the chops to kill it here. I’d certainly prefer somebody like McMillian, but Medved is one of the best non-power coaches in the league and I’d be very happy to give him a spin.