Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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ChismsHeadband said:
Years spent on campus, in the libraries, at the student unions, making friends, some of whom are life-long, isn't the same as buying a $25 shirt and $30 hat. Even as a transfer student, I'm proud of having attended both schools, because I was the first in my family to do so. Maybe that's why I get worked up on that subject.
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I can understand that getting to you, but going to the school doesn't make you bleed orange more. I went to MTSU, but my family was here when it was just a territory of Carolina, and a relative founded the school. Still there are others that bleed just as orange as me which have none of those things.
 
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jakez4ut said:
did i just read that the guy from TTU has a $12m buyout? if so, he's not even going to make the list..........lol
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He’s not making the list anyway. He’s playing for a natty tonight. If he leaves TTU anytime soon, it will be for Kansas. Since he’s a Texas boy, maybe little ut.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Coffee and poohs are like clockwork. Would love to know the science behind it.

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Natural laxative ya dingus
 
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Atlanta VOL said:
The offer isn’t 8M a year...
They have the Barnes buy out money locked up and willing to get close to 6 a year on top of that.
He hasn’t accepted as of right now but all indicators and discussions I have had this morning now point to it taking a miracle to keep him at this point.
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Son of beach. Sheet.
 
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McGeesPub said:
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Historically we've NEVER hired a big name coach away from anyone for basketball...it's called being realistic I guess. None of them are "big names" but all of them are winners and have proven it.

Bob Richey at Furman could be the "lightning in the bottle" guy, his success in his first 2 seasons is kind of unexpected and amazing to be honest. Very young too at just 36...took over for the HC he was the assistant under and then went 23-10 & 25-8 in his first 2 full seasons. May be too early to go after him but he's an interesting option I think.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
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There’s two ways you can look at Barnes and both are true.

1. He gave us much needed stability, growth, and success.

2. He only made a 2nd round and a sweet 16 with potentially 3 NBA players on his roster.

I don’t think it’s the end of the world if he leaves because he did a lot for our program and we are a much more attractive job now than when he got it which I’m thankful for.
 
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McGeesPub said:
He’s not making the list anyway. He’s playing for a natty tonight. If he leaves TTU anytime soon, it will be for Kansas. Since he’s a Texas boy, maybe little ut.
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i was leaving that for Bass and his "just go get........" philosophy on coaching hires.........lol.
 
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HankHill said:
There’s two ways you can look at Barnes and both are true.

1. He gave us a much needed stability, growth, and success.

2. He only made a 2nd round and a sweet 16 with potentially 3 NBA players on his roster.

I don’t think it’s the end of the world hit he leaves because he did a lot for our program and we are a much more attractive job now than when he got it which I’m thankful for.
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Completely agree with this
 
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Just posted on basketball forum..

Moped said:
Friend sent this to me.

From Volquest:
Tennessee was expected to see some movement on its basketball staff this offseason, but all of that chatter centered on assistants leaving for head coaching opportunities. Now though, less than two weeks since the Vols’ season ended with a loss to Purdue in the Sweet 16 head coach Rick Barnes could be on the move. The news that Barnes had emerged as a priority candidate in UCLA’s coaching search struck Tennessee fans like a thunderbolt on Sunday night. On the surface it seems like a questionable fit. Barnes has never coached west of Texas where he spent 17 years. He’s a North Carolina native who has seemingly found a great fit in Knoxville with a fan base that appreciates his down home charm and plain spoken manner. He’s worked a borderline miracle in his four years on the job, going from 31 combined wins in his first two years to 57 combined wins and an SEC title in the last two. Digging deeper though you can see why the job may appeal to Barnes. Money could certainly be a part of it, sources have indicated to us that he would start off with a guaranteed salary in the neighborhood of $5 million per year with a bonus structure that could take him to $6 million. That would represent nearly a $2 million raise for Barnes who made $3,250,000 this past season in the first year of a five year deal that was restructured last summer. Additionally, Barnes has a $5 million buyout as part of the extension he signed last summer which sources have indicated to us that UCLA would be willing to pay. Barnes has also made it an open secret that he’d like to increase his assistant coaching salary pool, always something he’s concerned about, and he’d like to see the athletic department offer his assistants multi-year guaranteed deals, something that has become commonplace on the football side on Rocky Top. If Barnes leaves though, I don’t think that money will be the root cause of his decision. He’s a college basketball history buff and as such I could see where the idea that the final chapter of his coaching career would be resurrecting one of the most historically successful programs in the nation would be appealing to him. From a recruiting standpoint it’s hard to find an area of the country that routinely produces more talent than Southern California. UCLA is also a program that has a history of being able to lure one-and-done type talent even when they’ve not been a national power. Barnes’ driving passion at this stage of his career is to win a national championship before he hangs it up. In the final analysis will he feel that’s easier done at UCLA than Knoxville? That could be the driving force behind his decision. This past season’s success would suggest it’s possible. Tennessee won 31 games, spent five weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation and was a controversial last second foul call away from playing Virginia in the Elite Eight. As of lunchtime on Monday it feels like we’re going to get a resolution soon. Sources have suggested to us that Barnes and Fulmer are set to meet again this afternoon, after which I would guess we’ll quickly learn what the head coach is going to do. Just a week ago the thought that Barnes wouldn’t finish his career in Knoxville seemed like an outlandish proposition. As we sit here today though the proposition is very realistic. Is he leaning towards leaving? That’s a tough call but all signs and everything we’re hearing suggests that he is willing to walk and try his hand at restoring UCLA to its former glory as his final act. Will Phillip Fulmer and Tennessee be able to turn the tide here? Obviously Barnes is giving them the chance to keep him or he would have simply informed Fulmer he was leaving this weekend. Instead he’s already met with the athletic director once and will do so again on Monday. After one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program, Tennessee basketball is at a crossroads that no one saw coming. Even for an athletic department that’s been an absolute drama factory in recent years, this has been a next level development.
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