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[Crimson1967]

I don't think this is the one. I could be wrong, but I'd expect them to fly to T-town not B'ham. He'll have a heroes welcome here I hope.

Will some woman run out and kiss him?

I agree. I just think they will use the foundation plane to bring him to T-town, not B'ham. Why would Battle fly out of B'ham when he can drive to the Tuscaloosa Airport which is much closer. If I were a prospective coach, I'd want to check out the facilities and city before making a decision without everyone knowing I am doing so. If I decided to keep my present job, I'd have plausible deniability.

Having to drive through Birmingham might sour him on the whole state.

 

[RTR91]

We can end the Rick Barnes talk and focus on what Alabama's AD is doing.

 

[bamamick]

Will some woman run out and kiss him?

That's hilarious. And quite the possibility, I would think.

rtr

 

[RTR91]

He couldn't make it past the Elite 8 with one of the greatest basketball players of this generation, Durant.

There are worse coaches out there for sure, but at 60, he's probably peaked in terms of coaching. I can't see him coming to Alabama and doing something he couldn't do at Texas. I haven't seen him mentioned as a candidate by any source outside of this thread. If we're just throwing names in a hat, let's at least throw in names we'd want. Next.

Continuing with RS's point...

@BradenGall Rick Barnes: Only one year in last 7 with fewer than 7 Big 12 losses. That's 7.8 conference losses per season (w/ No. 2 roster in Big 12).

 

[irNate]

I think a Saban welcome would be awesome!

 

[KrAzY3]

Will some woman run out and kiss him?

Heck I might run out and kiss him, I'm tired of the mediocrity in basketball.

Also, for people who don't want to talk about someone, they sure are talking about him a lot. :conf2:

 

[Whammer Jammer]

The big question...will the same lady that laid a big wet one Saban's arrival do the same for Marshall if he comes?

 

[RedStar]

Heck I might run out and kiss him, I'm tired of the mediocrity in basketball.

Also, for people who don't want to talk about someone, they sure are talking about him a lot. :conf2:

Jeez. We're trying to convince you he's not worth talking about. You seem to have a strange obsession with him.

 

[Rama Jama]

The big question...will the same lady that laid a big wet one Saban's arrival do the same for Marshall if he comes?

I believe sadly she past away a couple of years ago.

 

[imauafan]

I believe sadly she past away a couple of years ago.

Correct.

 

[TheAccountant]

Jeez. We're trying to convince you he's not worth talking about. You seem to have a strange obsession with him.

Krazy is a like a dog in heat when gets caught up on something. Only thing on his mind and he can't let it go.

 

[Al A Bama]

That's definitely not what all of us think.:biggrin:

What would be wrong with hiring him if the big dogs don't want to be here?

I've noticed that you have been totally against Barnes as a back-up hire. He took the Horns to the NCAA's 16 of his 17 years there. Yes, he didn't make it to the Big Dance: Final Four. Would Alabama not be satisfied with going to the NCAA's 16 of the next 17 years. He has been at Bama previously as an assistant many moons ago. He is no Coach K or Coach Izzo or Coach Williams. He doesn't seem to have the fire in his belly like those three.

So, bottom line, what is it that is so bad about Barnes? Is it he's lacking in skills to teach the game to his players and to motivate them to excel? In his last game, he did look old and worn out.

 

[CB4]

That's the only flight from the state of Alabama showing up on any of the six Wichita airports.

I cannot believe I just typed that because that means I had to research it. I'm pitiful.

Interesting that the return flight is now an hour behind the scheduled return. Just sayin...

 

[KrAzY3]

Jeez. We're trying to convince you he's not worth talking about. You seem to have a strange obsession with him.

At the expense of bringing it up again, the context for my past few statements are more along the lines of how ridiculous expectations can be, in particular with Texas. The notion that successful itself isn't enough, that it's measured by a handicap of how good a recruiter you are. Which, I brought up in relation to Saban as well.

Think about it this way, why isn't Saban a coach of the year candidate every year? He has one of the best teams, right? They say oh well he had a lot of talent, so his results are not that spectacular, even if he takes a bunch of inexperienced players and makes a title run. Instead of crediting Saban for being a great recruiter, they act like it makes his performance as a coach worse relative to the talent.

This entire mentality is warped. Being a great recruiter is one way of being a great coach. It's ridiculous for any program, Alabama, or otherwise to disparage a great recruiter as being bad at his job merely because his performance doesn't meet their expectations of the talent he recruited. As I said, (I know, bringing up Wimp again, sorry...) Wimp was that type of coach. He had 5 first round draft picks on one team, 5! He didn't even make it out of the Sweet 16. As I've come to accept though, it doesn't make him a bad coach overall, he was a great recruiter and that produced great results.

Gregg Marshall might go the other way. He might not be a great recruiter, and if he's not people will want to get upset about that. I don't care though, I care about wins, I want to see some consistency. If Gregg Marshall can't lure top name recruits, and still gets into the tournament? So be it, great I'll applaud him. I'm not going to be that guy that goes oh well Gregg didn't win the SEC, he didn't make the Final Four, all he did was go to the NCAA tournament the last four years so let's get rid of him. That in my opinion is a foolish way to judge a coach.

 

[10Bama54]

On tiderinsider they are saying that per Jerry Meyer at 247 Sports, Barnes is in talks with Tennessee.

 

[Crimson1967]

Interesting that the return flight is now an hour behind the scheduled return. Just sayin...

They had to drop Marshall off in Austin.

 

[RTR91]

At the expense of bringing it up again, the context for my past few statements are more along the lines of how ridiculous expectations can be, in particular with Texas. The notion that successful itself isn't enough, that it's measured by a handicap of how good a recruiter you are. Which, I brought up in relation to Saban as well.

And this is exactly why I said what I said in the first place. The thread was going in the direction of fans discussing Greg Marshall and his radio show being cancelled tonight. Then, you posted a post about Texas fans' expectations for Rick Barnes.

 

[imauafan]

Interesting that the return flight is now an hour behind the scheduled return. Just sayin...

There were 2 return flight plans, one would arrive back in B'ham at 3:xx and another arriving at 7:23 which I think is normal practice. If the meeting ran late then they can cancel the first flight plan and use the second.

 

[vestamark]

If that is indeed the case then I can't help but think that later is better.

 

[CrimsonChuck]

Rick Barnes might be going from UT to UT per Gary Parrish.

https://twitter.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/582633022115086336

Sources have told @CBSSports that Rick Barnes is the priority at Tennessee. Just a matter of finalizing a deal.

That would be a good hire for them. But not as good as Marshall would be for us.