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Post by 404whore on Mar 31, 2015 17:24:05 GMT -5
The more I think about it Barnes & Mark Richt have a lot in common. Tennessee getting Barnes like somebody getting Richt when UGA inevitably tired of him. Both run (relatively) clean programs. Attract amazing talent. Win. The just don't win big. For Tennessee given where they are at (if you try to be objective) Barnes is a frigging amazing hire.
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Post by MRM on Mar 31, 2015 21:48:05 GMT -5
Had this hire taken place after Pearl was fired, I don't know if I'd be for this hire (hiring a retread). But since then, Tennessee has had the Cuonzo era followed by one year of Donnie Tyndall. The program is a national laughing stock. The time is right for Barnes because he can build a stable program and can have a good foundation for the next guy. Maybe by then, someone like an Archie Miller or even a Shaka Smart would be willing to come here. The better news would be Dave Hart won't be here to make that hire. Tennessee could have, and probably would have, made a worse hire had Barnes not been available. No one better than him will come here given the situation of the program.
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