Is anyone thinking that Barnes retires after the season? Considering this being (most likely with the 5th year ruling coming later in the year) ZZ and Mashack's last year, Barnes age, and a couple of retirement rumors floating around, this might be it.
If any basketball team/program was due a Final 4 run, it's this team. And, for the first time in a long time, the bracket isn't an impossible hill to climb.
I think it would be amazing for UT to beat UK in the Sweet 16 and possibly exercise the Purdue demons in the elite 8 to get to this program's first Final 4.