Schwartz Becomes Head Coach at ECU

[mr.checkerboards]

This is a big loss.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Nooooo

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Hire Frank Martin, Crean, or Cuonzo.

 

[Tennessee Vols Fan!!!!]

Damn, can't believe he left us

He was a good asset. Is he leaving before or after the tourney?

Next assistant coach needs to be an offensive guy

 

[Tennessee Vols Fan!!!!]

I'm looking at Archie Miller. I think our defense will still he fine under Barnes

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

This is a huge loss. Congratulations Coach. It sure hurts.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

You gotta hope he’ll stick around another three weeks. He and Barnes go way back, and nothing important is going to happen at ECU.

 

[SGMVols]

I'm looking at Sean Miller. I think our defense will still he fine under Barnes

Barnes isn’t going to touch anyone involved in the FBI mess.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Damn, can't believe he left us

He was a good asset. Is he leaving before or after the tourney?

Next assistant coach needs to be an offensive guy

Surely he’ll stick around through the NCAAT. He can put in an hour here and there for ECU, but he’s not going to walk away now. ECU will benefit from the story being repeated every time TN plays on national TV in the interim.

 

[Tennessee Vols Fan!!!!]

Barnes isn’t going to touch anyone involved in the FBI mess.

My bad, meant Archie Miller

 

[SouthKnoxVol70]

I'm looking at Archie Miller. I think our defense will still he fine under Barnes

Sean Miller , the same guy who has picked Colorado State to beat TN in the 2nd round . Not a good idea lol

 

[ReggieJohnsonFan]

Great news for Coach Schwartz! Very happy for him. He is a very good recruiter and an even better X-O game planning coach.

Hard to match Barnes over the last few years in assistants getting head coaching jobs. It’s a sign other AD’s want the UT basketball culture at their schools. That speaks volumes about the type of program that Coach Barnes runs.

 

[SouthKnoxVol70]

Boy I’d throw the money at Frank Martin to come take his spot . Would be an awesome duo with him and Barnes .

 

[golfballs]

Effective immediately? Or will he still coach this post season?

 

[Tennessee Vols Fan!!!!]

Meant Archie

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I’ll bet that Ken McDonald will be promoted to an assistant coach position.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Ken McDonald - Director of Student-Athlete Development - Men's Basketball Support Staff - University of Tennessee Athletics

 

[JohnMcA60]

That’s a huge loss. Well deserved promotion and wish him luck at ECU.

 

[Tennessee Vols Fan!!!!]

If we go the defensive route, Frank Martin a slam dunk hire

 

[mr.checkerboards]

If we go the defensive route, Frank Martin a slam dunk hire

This is where I see us going.

 

[DC_Vol]

Man I was really hoping he was going to be groomed to take over after Barnes leaves. I know it was a long shot…but that’s what I had hoped for.

Best of luck and thank you for everything you brought to the team and the program.

 

[The Dog]

I love Frank Martin, but he is probably not coming here to be an assistant coach. He will get a head coaching job, imo

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Man I was really hoping he was going to be groomed to take over after Barnes leaves. I know it was a long shot…but that’s what I had hoped for.

Best of luck and thank you for everything you brought to the team and the program.

He still might be. Getting head coaching experience is pretty much a requirement before taking over a major program.

 

[JoAllan]

Wow this sucks

Tennessee has lost some good ones over the past couple years.

 

[CAVPUT]

No biggie. All Barnes needs to do is find a young, brilliant coaching mind who can recruit like nobody's business. Easy peasy.