\u201cIf you want to be transparent, I think God has a plan for all of us,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cI will say this, there is no doubt in my mind that God is going to make it perfectly clear to me when my time is done. I\u2019ve got, I think, the best situation of any coach in America. University of Tennessee right now has got the best leadership from the very top all the way down. I think I\u2019m working for the best athletic director in the country. They\u2019ve done everything they can to help us here. I think this is still one of the most underrated programs in the country. This is as orange-blooded as blue-blooded can be is what I would say.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still love \u2014 when I hang up with you here, we\u2019re going to get out and practice. I\u2019m excited about practice, I\u2019ve been thinking about it since yesterday\u2019s practice. I love the group of guys that we have. But I\u2019ll tell you this, I\u2019ll tell you exactly what I tell my coaches. I want to make sure that we get good enough players that we can compete every year, because this university, this state, our fanbase deserves that. If I don\u2019t think we\u2019re doing that, I think that would be my answer that it\u2019s time to get away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rick Barnes will know when it\u2019s time for him to retire and now is NOT the time <\/p>\n
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