Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[LazhilUT]

Ed O’Bannon os eager to sue someone for the hiring of Rick Barnes.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

except Barnes has already recruited a couple blue chips to TN.

and now i want Barnes to stay just to shut wokken up again.

lol.

This is exactly me right now. 10 minutes ago I didn't care. Saw the Wolken tweet, and now I want nothing more than for Barnes to stay!

 

[BearCat204]

He's already written the Vol hate article about it.

If a bus met Wolken while he was skipping on the sidewalk and listening to Hanson, I wouldn't shed a tear.

 

[LA Vol]

Yep, and what he has to factor in now is 1) what percentage of the fanbase is going to hold this against him and 2) how is his relationship with the boss going forward now that he’s held him hostage?

seriously, if it comes to this, let him go. VOLS fans have had enough of this kind of crap to last a lifetime.

Taking the $5M buyout and starting fresh wouldn't be the worst thing. There will be some hard feelings over this.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

If a bus met Wolken while he was skipping on the sidewalk and listening to Hanson, I wouldn't shed a tear.

Hanson, lol

 

[McGeesPub]

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To be honest...I don't see how anyone (us or UCLA) can truly justify paying Barnes more than Cal, Coach K, Izzo, Bennett, Self, Mack, Williams, Wright...if he gets more than 4 million a year wherever he ends up he's going to be on a hot seat immediately I think.

Yeah but this isn’t unique. In the NFL, Kirk Cousins isn’t a top 5 qb, MAYBE a top 10 one, but he makes more than most of the guys you’d consider elite. Timing often plays a bigger part than merit.

 

[ChismsHeadband]

And look who showed up in the comments

What a tool.

We've been getting blue chips for years, no matter who our coach is.

Scotty Hopson.
Jarnell Stokes.
Robert Hubbs III.
Josiah James.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

Hope you made the right choice:

Both.

Yup, and my boss wonders why I’m always checked out and unproductive in the afternoons.

 

[BearCat204]

Taking the $5M buyout and starting fresh wouldn't be the worst thing. There will be some hard feelings over this.

My thoughts as well......not saying I want him to leave, but there are certainly worse circumstances than what we will be facing if he does leave.

 

[VolGee4]

I don't necessarily disagree with the sentiment of your post, but he really was simply opining...not judging.

I was about to post this same thing but decided not to. Glad you did.

 

[Warrior5]

So what do you see happening?

Strictly from a money stance... you take the buyout and you can transfer some of that to the money you will need to keep some of the football staff moving forward. You then hire someone else... Bruce would come in a heartbeat. And you move on...

Yes Barnes is a good coach but I don’t see him ever smoothing this over. We aren’t a basketball school and that’s threatening to Barnes... maybe threatening is the wrong word but it is a problem with how the money is dealt around concerning his staff.

If he ends up going then it’s because of money and power. If he stays all this was for his staff to get more pay.
It is 100% up to Barnes now... we aren’t going to offer more than UCLA. Personally don’t believe he is worth it even if it’s Coach Cal... you win in football the whole state feels it... you win in basketball and people get excited for a little while until football starts up... you pay what makes you money... that’s football 100% of the time...

 

[mrmax86]

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

So basically Barnes has to leave at this point. He done fudged up

 

[LA Vol]

there was a lot of that talk when he was hired here too.

how ironic would it be if it turns out we were the stop gap program for him, vs. the other way around.

Well, he never fully invested in updating his tie wardrobe. He still wears some of his Texas orange ties.

 

[Warrior5]

Strictly from a money stance... you take the buyout and you can transfer some of that to the money you will need to keep some of the football staff moving forward. You then hire someone else... Bruce would come in a heartbeat. And you move on...

Yes Barnes is a good coach but I don’t see him ever smoothing this over. We aren’t a basketball school and that’s threatening to Barnes... maybe threatening is the wrong word but it is a problem with how the money is dealt around concerning his staff.

If he ends up going then it’s because of money and power. If he stays all this was for his staff to get more pay.
It is 100% up to Barnes now... we aren’t going to offer more than UCLA. Personally don’t believe he is worth it even if it’s Coach Cal... you win in football the whole state feels it... you win in basketball and people get excited for a little while until football starts up... you pay what makes you money... that’s football 100% of the time...

In short... I think he stays

 

[BearCat204]

I'm so confused lol

 

[Warrior5]

In short... I think he stays

But if he does I think it’s a mistake...

 

[Aesius]

So basically Barnes has to leave at this point. He done fudged up

Why? If he stays at Tennessee this is forgotten by next week. Will be business as usual.

 

[volatil]

Well, he never fully invested in updating his tie wardrobe. He still wears some of his Texas orange ties.

100%. Said same thing. In the tournament his ties were Burnt Orange

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Why? If he stays at Tennessee this is forgotten by next week. Will be business as usual.

Idk if thats true

 

[McGeesPub]

In short... I think he stays

Thanks for responding. I hope we have our answer soon.

 

[drvenner]

Strictly from a money stance... you take the buyout and you can transfer some of that to the money you will need to keep some of the football staff moving forward. You then hire someone else... Bruce would come in a heartbeat. And you move on...

Yes Barnes is a good coach but I don’t see him ever smoothing this over. We aren’t a basketball school and that’s threatening to Barnes... maybe threatening is the wrong word but it is a problem with how the money is dealt around concerning his staff.

If he ends up going then it’s because of money and power. If he stays all this was for his staff to get more pay.
It is 100% up to Barnes now... we aren’t going to offer more than UCLA. Personally don’t believe he is worth it even if it’s Coach Cal... you win in football the whole state feels it... you win in basketball and people get excited for a little while until football starts up... you pay what makes you money... that’s football 100% of the time...

If we make him a significant offer and agree to pay his assistants more, I really don't see how anyone could have expected us to do more.

 

[Warrior5]

Well, he never fully invested in updating his tie wardrobe. He still wears some of his Texas orange ties.

You seem to be in the know as well... what do you think?

 

[BearCat204]

Why? If he stays at Tennessee this is forgotten by next week. Will be business as usual.

Wouldn't be so sure about that. We are fickle as hell

 

[Chuckie]

I have twitter but its blocked here at work (Government) and I don't get a signal on my phone in this building because of all the asbestos and other **** that will kill me eventually

Same for me. I'm sitting around during business hours like, "I wonder what tweet was posted that has all these jokers riled up?!?!"