Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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From the second I first heard about the Barnes stuff, I already began the process of accepting it as reality. Nothing like 2 decades of this **** prepares one for this kind of think lol.

Barnes is a great coach, not goat, but great.

Pearl and Barnes have shown empirical, irrefutable evidence that Tennessee is a top tier basketball program. Thompson Boling and facilities are top notch.

We can hire a good coach. If we lose him, wo be it. I'd love nothing more than to see him retire here, would be special. But it aint end of world.
 
haha ok it has extremely high rate of locally owned businesses and restaurants. about as far from cookie cutter as you can get here. Not sure why youre being a dingleberry this morning :p. Barnes got you in a bad mood? Its alright this is our therapy
If we can't jokingly be at each other's throats during a time of crisis I just don't know how we will survive
 
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Barnes is a great coach, not goat, but great.

Pearl and Barnes have shown empirical, irrefutable evidence that Tennessee is a top tier basketball program. Thompson Boling and facilities are top notch.

We can hire a good coach. If we lose him, wo be it. I'd love nothing more than to see him retire here, would be special. But it aint end of world.
Not even suggesting its the end of the world. At most its a major inconvenience at this point that could turn into a disaster depending on where we go as far as a replacement hire.
 
Barnes is a great coach, not goat, but great.

Pearl and Barnes have shown empirical, irrefutable evidence that Tennessee is a top tier basketball program. Thompson Boling and facilities are top notch.

We can hire a good coach. If we lose him, wo be it. I'd love nothing more than to see him retire here, would be special. But it aint end of world.

No it is not. The end of the world would be us winning the sec in 2020 and Pruitt taking over the reigns at Bama. THAT would be the end of us all.
 
Coach Barnes: "Phillip, I hate it here and want out. I can't win here consistently with the resources you have provided me."

Phillip: "Coach! Why would you think that? I know I've had my hands full with the Lady Vols coaching search and with trying to get football back on track."

Coach Barnes: "I've only got a few years left and I don't see myself winning anything of consequence here. I 've got an opportunity to go to UCLA at a lot more money and a loaded roster. I really want to leave but I need you to negotiate on the buyout".

Fulmer: "I really am not prepared to budge on that buyout. It's expensive to hire coaches and pay another coaches buyout."

Coach Barnes: "I see your point but I should add that if I'm forced to stay, I'm putting it on cruise control until I retire. Not sure if the Vols will make the tournament while I'm here. I mean I'll do my best given the time I'll allocate toward it."
You think Barnes has the same loser mentality as you?
 
josiah james...a ut guy or barnes guy? Or do we have to rebuild this class? Could be quite the setback if so, plus grant and bone. Fulky gonna be our mvp lmfao
 
We’ll hire a mid major guy, but this is the second best job in the SEC.

We have the resources to lift any coach worth a damn.
I agree but my confidence in identifying one is what gives me pause.

I posted last night that I didn't think Barnes is going anywhere and that this was good pub for the vol program but if he leaves, it will be negative pub. If Barnes leaves other coaches will question why. He's got a pretty good gig here and to abandon it for UCLA, at his age would make me wonder if I were a coach. Not that I think UCLA is a dumpster fire just given Barnes age it would raise suspicion I would think.
 
hate that fulmer is even having to deal with all this at once. making 3 hires for our big 3 programs in less than a year and a half, plus shelling out for new oc and dc, would just be nuts. He may budge on salary just to keep shiz sane for awhile.
 
I agree but my confidence in identifying one is what gives me pause.

I posted last night that I didn't think Barnes is going anywhere and that this was good pub for the vol program but if he leaves, it will be negative pub. If Barnes leaves other coaches will question why. He's got a pretty good gig here and to abandon it for UCLA, at his age would make me wonder if I were a coach. Not that I think UCLA is a dumpster fire just given Barnes age it would raise suspicion I would think.
To clarify on how it will be positive pub. If Phil does what he should do then Barnes and/or his assistants will be getting raises. This show that UT is serious about basketball and recruits and fans outside of Tennessee will say "they're serious about the sport I love so I can invest time and money into the program"
 
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To clarify on how it will be positive pub. If Phil does what he should do then Barnes and/or his assistants will be getting raises. This show that UT is serious about basketball and recruits and fans outside of Tennessee will say "they're serious about the sport I love so I can invest time and money into the program"
I agree unless Barnes leaves anyway.
 
We may have to go through another coaching search, and you want to talk about movies?
Something to take our mind off of the coaching search....its not like anyone on here is conducting the search. Wringing our hands and burning coaches will only give ESPN fodder to attack us. Plus they were really good movies. Who doesn't like a good movie? Marvel Universe is awesome, followed by DC.
 
So...when should we fire up the coaching search thread?
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