Rick Barnes - Tennessee

[thebigabd]

They are #13 in the country and playing in the SEC championship....

lol @ Texas.

 

[WaymanFan]

They are #13 in the country and playing in the SEC championship....

lol @ Texas.

Not at all. It was clearly a time for a change for both parties...similar to Billy and Kelvin leaving OU. I think OU and Texas have very similar basketball programs and their coaches experience the same ultimate outcome. You can be very successful at both schools, but you can only sustain a high level of success for so many years. Billy said this many years ago and Kelvin concurred shortly after he left. When was the last time a men's basketball head coach at OU or Texas left on a "relatively" high note? I believe the answer is NEVER.

 

[mict085]

Lotta easy wins in the SEC.

 

[Eielson]

Not at all. It was clearly a time for a change for both parties...similar to Billy and Kelvin leaving OU.

I was with you until you said that.

 

[Swans]

Sampson left OU right after recruiting what was most likely his best ever class so......

 

[WaymanFan]

Sampson left OU right after recruiting what was most likely his best ever class so......

He also left as we were going on probation partly because of that recruiting class. Let's break it down this way.

Billy:
NCAA tournament wins first 4 years: 1
NCAA tournament wins next 6 years: 14
NCAA tournament wins last 4 years: 0

Kelvin:
NCAA tournament wins first 4 years: 0
NCAA tournament wins next 5 years: 10
NCAA tournament wins last 3 years: 1


I bet if you look break this down for Rick Barnes at Texas you will get a similar outcome...same for Abe Lemons; same for Bruce Drake. Again, please show me a coach who had a different pattern. Tom Penders won games right out of the gate, but still left on a relative low note.