Rick Barnes discussion (merged)

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VolFreakJosh said:
Nah.

Apparently some think we’ll be able to hire Nate Oats or Bill Self from Kansas.
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Everybody loves Oats now but he was a mid major gamble too at the time.

unless we luck into another Barnes situation where we get to hire a big name who just got fired for dumb reasons, we will be playing the mid major lottery and hoping we strike gold like Bama did.
 
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2EastTnVols said:
I'd hope so. Just hope Barnes doesn't hang on too long as coaches tend to do.
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I’m honestly surprised he’s still around tbh with the way things have changed in college sports. I’ve been a pretty big Barnes defender most of the time, but some things can’t be defended. Doesn’t mean I want him gone, but I hope when he does go, it’s with the team in good shape to draw in a good replacement when that time comes.
 
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SGMVols said:
It’s never been UT’s brand to spend big money on an initial hire. we hire cheap and if you win, THEN we pay you big money
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Sorry -- I wrote that facetiously. I've been following UT basketball since the Wade Houston days. This is the best basketball we've had in my lifetime. I have no interest in the gamble that many here are eager to make.
 
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Whenever Barnes moves on, we will likely hire a mid major coach if I had to guess. There just aren’t many instances, at least not that I’m aware of, of established power 5 coaches jumping to another power 5 school.

Typically a coin flip on mid major coaches. Sometimes you get a Nate Oats. Sometimes you get an Archie Miller.
 
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BisonVol said:
Whenever Barnes moves on, we will likely hire a mid major coach if I had to guess. There just aren’t many instances, at least not that I’m aware of, of established power 5 coaches jumping to another power 5 school.
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The only time it ever really happens is when a blue blood is hiring (e.g., Bill Self leaving Illinois for Kansas).

non blue bloods almost never poach sitting P6 coaches unless it’s a coach on the hot seat who is leaving before getting fired
 
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BisonVol said:
Whenever Barnes moves on, we will likely hire a mid major coach if I had to guess. There just aren’t many instances, at least not that I’m aware of, of established power 5 coaches jumping to another power 5 school.

Typically a coin flip on mid major coaches. Sometimes you get a Nate Oats. Sometimes you get an Archie Miller.
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Not with Danny White we won't have a mid major.
 
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SGMVols said:
The only time it ever really happens is when a blue blood is hiring (e.g., Bill Self leaving Illinois for Kansas).

non blue bloods almost never poach sitting P6 coaches unless it’s a coach on the hot seat who is leaving before getting fired
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Yep. Unfortunately a sizable portion of our fan base fails to recognize this. Quite a few have it in their head that top notch coaches far and wide will be lining up for the Tennessee job.
 
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OrngeJuiceJones said:
With our money and NIL situation.. you'd be shocked
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I’ve heard this line of thinking many times in football coaching searches. In none of those searches were we able to hire a big name coach. It’s not simply a matter of backing up a brinks truck. A lot of schools are willing to shell out big money nowadays.
 
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Bollweevil said:
When does White start looking for somebody to take Tennessee basketball to the next level?
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Maybe Barnes retires sooner rather than later. I dont get some fans infatuation with a coach who pulled the UCLA stunt causing UT to grossly overpay for a coach who has next to zero chance of pulling a Final 4, but he loves UT they say.
 
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