2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

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All Vol! said:
Ament had no ties to the state or prior interest in the program that we know of. My point is there is some track record of Barnes being able to get a kid over the top despite all odds when he really wants him.
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So let's revisit Rice from last year....

I have examples too

And let's face it, Ament wouldn't have gotten the same playing time at Duke, that matters too.
 
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UTK said:
When it’s Rick Barnes coaching here we should be able to get a kid for less over some washed up NBA coach who will be out in 3 years

Brands are not what the used to be in this era of college sports
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I just wish that this applied to UConn as well
 
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cncchris33 said:
Respectfully, you're comparing a former player personnel guy to a former head coach with a very recent NBA title to his credit.

My point is both, he knows how to prepare him and he has very real contacts. Polinsky offers those things to a degree, but I'd venture to guess his name carries far less weight than Malone's in the current NBA world. Maybe I'm wrong.
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I suppose so, but as Chaz-Vol said we have a very recent example of a hall of fame professional football coach with more world championships than fingers on one of his hands and that has been an unmitigated disaster. He has a fairly strong recruiting pitch as well, and it hasn’t exactly served his players well.

Obviously, not apples to apples because Belichick comes with some personal life baggage that Malone doesn’t.

I guess my position is just that preparing collegiate athletes for professional sports and coaching professionals that have already made the jump are two different skill sets and I don’t think front office connections is a strong enough selling point on its own when there is a lot of uncertainty with the rest of the checklist for making your pick.

Regardless, this probably comes down to money anyway. Which is basically what every high profile recruitment comes down to these days.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I suppose so, but as Chaz-Vol said we have a very recent example of a hall of fame professional football coach with more world championships than fingers on one of his hands and that has been an unmitigated disaster. He has a fairly strong recruiting pitch as well, and it hasn’t exactly served his players well.

Obviously, not apples to apples because Belichick comes with some personal life baggage that Malone doesn’t.

I guess my position is just that preparing collegiate athletes for professional sports and coaching professionals that have already made the jump are two different skill sets and I don’t think front office connections is a strong enough selling point on its own when there is a lot of uncertainty with the rest of the checklist for making your pick.

Regardless, this probably comes down to money anyway. Which is basically what every high profile recruitment comes down to these days.
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Again, that's all fair. Like I said in a recent post, it doesn't have to be true as long as Malone can convince the Harris contingent that it is true. And if Harris wants to believe it's true, it won't take much convincing. Hopefully someone in his group convinces him to look at all angles and winning is important to him. That is the angle where we have an advantage. And perhaps we can offer a few more NIL shekels than UNC.
 
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YankeeVol said:
Agreed.

Look, I would LOVE for TN to win the "battle." I just don't think $500K will cut it.

It's really that simple.
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You're arguing over an arbitrary number. The facts are Ament chose us over Duke and Louisville. Pretty sure Chandler also chose us over Duke or UNC I can't really remember. It might not just be the hypothetical number you're throwing around that sells him to come to UT when we once were his second choice out of HS. He had to have liked something more than the dollar amount before.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Why is everyone so infatuated with Michael Malone?Pretty sure most kids will prefer an extra half million in their pocket.
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I didn’t even recall who he was before being hired (I also don’t really follow the N-BA).

Or the 7 or 8 NC banners….

Most of that matters.

Or the fact that if TN is willing to get “close“ to whatever arbitrary number you want.
 
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YankeeVol said:
I didn’t even recall who he was before being hired (I also don’t really follow the N-BA).

Or the 7 or 8 NC banners….

Most of that matters.

Or the fact that if TN is willing to get “close“ to whatever arbitrary number you want.
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If it was as simple as kids only caring about how many national championship banners a program has or if the coach has an NBA ring, then Kentucky, North Carolina, and Indiana wouldn’t be in the position they are now. This is a different era.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
If it was as simple as kids only caring about how many national championship banners a program has or if the coach has an NBA ring, then Kentucky, North Carolina, and Indiana wouldn’t be in the position they are now. This is a different era.
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Is it the only factor, no.
Does it matter, uh yea.

2 of the 3 have won a NC this century. One of those programs hasn't won anything in our lifetimes....

*well 1 in mine, but I was like 3. I doubt you were alive lol.
 
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ANYWAY.

Barnes is the best!

TN is the greatest college men's basketball program of all-time!

My bad.
 
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YankeeVol said:
Who carries cash anymore?

It'd have to be a significant amount to sway. Can (or will) TN outspend UNC?

$500K more (at UT), and I'm going to UNC. I feel like it'd have to be $1mil+ to even consider
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lol yeah I don’t think so. UNC has been irrelevant for last several years and Malone has never been a college coach.
 
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