Kingston Vol
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When he said "I lived in TX"... I knew it was over. IF Barnes is fired, Texas will hire him.
Brad Underwood (SFA) - Spread Offense vs Memphis - YouTube
Here is his offense if anyone is interested. It's not easy to defend. It's a fast pace motion with a lot of cutting, screening, and passing. It allows shooters to get open frequently. He would be the best offensive coach we have had in a long while. His team's rack up a ton of assist. They finished 1st this year in the NCAA (17 apg) and 8th last year (16 apg). This offense would be very appealing to guards with the amount of assist and open shots that this offense will create. I would love to see Hubbs in this sort of offense, along with Armani Moore.
I would love this hire but my only concern with him would be how well he can recruit?
Texas has the money and are in a way better spot to hire a big name coach like Marshall. I doubt Underwood would be very high on their list. Not to say he isn't a good coach, because he is but he's not a big enough name for them...yet.
Barnes is 11th in pay in college basketball. Football is their main sport but they do spend money in basketball as well. They'll be aiming much higher than us and it's most definitely a more attractive job than ours right now unfortunately.Nah, Texas is a football school. They'll find someone who doesn't want to be the "king" but who can get them to the dance.
Most best bball coaches go to a school where it's not football first. Lucky enough for us, we had BP to break that mentality... I think Marshall would turn them down.
The landscape is much different.