2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[Lankykong]

Those guys are also commanding insane money, Evan Miya had a great piece about this, smart teams are gonna find way more value in every spot outside of the big men

Hey, my all SG/wings idea is catching on

 

[Legion of Doom]

Supposedly Pope was wanting NIL based on games played for Freeman lol. They had a big man from Colorado that wanted to go there but they put him on hold and he went to Florida State. Pope is just not good at this.

 

[Willy14]

Trilly saying Tennessee & St. John’s have entered the chat for Freeman, KSR also in full freak out mode about it for anyone looking for some light reading prior to bed lol

I don’t know much about freeman, would he not play the same position as Haralson?

 

[Just a VolinTears]

I think Josh Hubbard and Tyler Tanner are having a competition for who can be the most loyal

 

[Skooter]

Heupel feels lazy compared to Barnes. I don’t care about the amount of spots differentiating between sports. Maybe Barnes should have found Heupel a quarterback. We knew our needs after the Ohio state game and got lackluster effort.

Barnes is basically a nursing home patient by age and is out recruiting everyone. Super impressive and hope we land Juke soon.

People have varying opinions but recruiting basketball and football aren’t comparable. I believe we had to replace 40+ players in the football program and believe he did a pretty good job. Calling Heup lazy is a lazy take, especially since he’s had more 5*s than any other coach we’ve had.

 

[Legion of Doom]

People have varying opinions but recruiting basketball and football aren’t comparable. I believe we had to replace 40+ players in the football program and believe he did a pretty good job. Calling Heup lazy is a lazy take, especially since he’s had more 5*s than any other coach we’ve had.

He could be more aggressive in portal though. He will have to be to make it here. Barnes knows how how to go to his big donors when he needs something.

 

[johnfnkelly]

 

[Willy14]

Those guys are also commanding insane money, Evan Miya had a great piece about this, smart teams are gonna find way more value in every spot outside of the big men

I guess then the question becomes, do we take a center that is outside the Top 100 that Barnes thinks has potential and is just another big body to help with rebounding/depth?

 

[Jimmy Football]

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St. John’s: funny
Tennessee: funny and helpful

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I guess then the question becomes, do we take a center that is outside the Top 100 that Barnes thinks has potential and is just another big body to help with rebounding/depth?

I think it depends on what you do elsewhere and what kind of money you have to work with

 

[VolFreakJosh]

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If Barnes steals Freeman from underneath them, they’ll be burning cars out on the street.

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Freeman would be funny to see Kentucky lose their minds but I guess I'm missing where he'd fit in this roster with having Haralson and Brown already as 4 spot players. Seems like this roster needs a rim protector

 

[Jimmy Football]

If Barnes steals Freeman from underneath them, they’ll be burning cars out on the street.

I good with it.

 

[Namorto1]

Trilly saying Tennessee & St. John’s have entered the chat for Freeman, KSR also in full freak out mode about it for anyone looking for some light reading prior to bed lol

If we are getting involved with Freeman, I would think it is contingency planning in the event we don't get Harris and Ament goes pro. Freeman and Haralson could play together, if we don't have Harris/Ament at SF. Smart play, plus it likely drives up the market price for Kentucky since they are somewhat desperate. St. John's has been quiet...they probably need him moreso than anyone.

 

[Legion of Doom]

You don’t pass up players like Freeman.

 

[JRVOL11]

if barnes gets freeman & juke, good lord. should definitely be a top 5 team

 

[CamVol8]

We have money for this. Use the Tanner money here. Hill and Ames can handle the point. I see no reason why Freeman would go play for Pope over Pitino or Barnes.

Exactly. I watched him a lot because i’m from Syracuse. If he has his head screwed on straight he would realize Pitino and Barnes and hall of fame coaches and the NIL is there as well

 

[VolFreakJosh]

I guess then the question becomes, do we take a center that is outside the Top 100 that Barnes thinks has potential and is just another big body to help with rebounding/depth?

I don’t necessarily think you need an “Elite” big man to field a Final Four team but you absolutely need to have multiple ball handlers who can score and create some offense.

If you’re able to find a serviceable 6’10 big man whom can rebound and give you around 8-10 points a game, that’s a good investment without having to dig a lot into your budget.

 

[CamVol8]

Trilly saying Tennessee & St. John’s have entered the chat for Freeman, KSR also in full freak out mode about it for anyone looking for some light reading prior to bed lol

Do you think our interest is serious and he will end up visiting?

 

[Lankykong]

Those guys are also commanding insane money, Evan Miya had a great piece about this, smart teams are gonna find way more value in every spot outside of the big men

Hey, my all SG/wings idea is catching on

 

[Skooter]

He could be more aggressive in portal though. He will have to be to make it here. Barnes knows how how to go to his big donors when he needs something.

Its a totally different market.

 

[JRVOL11]

since we already know we got the money regardless for juke, might as well use a lot of the rest on freeman

 

[TheMookieMonster]

If the staff was optimistic Tanner was coming i don’t think we’d suddenly be trying for a player as expensive as Freeman will be

Yeah I will happily eat crow if it happens, but reading the tea leaves I think the dream is over if not for the fact that the portal technically isn’t closed yet. I’m just not sure I see him kicking the can down the round till the literal 11th hour to make a decision. He has to know already what he wants.

 

[Namorto1]

I don’t necessarily think you need an “Elite” big man to field a Final Four team but you absolutely need to have multiple ball handlers who can score and create some offense.

If you’re able to find a serviceable 6’10 big man whom can rebound and give you around 8-10 points a game, that’s a good investment without having to dig a lot into your budget.

Baylor in 2021 was very similar to this.

 

[Skooter]

He could be more aggressive in portal though. He will have to be to make it here. Barnes knows how how to go to his big donors when he needs something.

I hear you but he came out of the gate being the most aggressive and had the highest paid player ever in college football with Nico and it didn’t work out.