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SECMD: Another Final Four, passion for coaching and AI(?!) with Tennessee’s Rick Barnes
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Matt Norlander sits down with Tennessee's Rick Barnes at 2026 SEC Media Days.(0:00) Matt Norlander with Tennessee Head Coach Rick Barnes at 2026 SEC Media Day(0:55) The fire is burning to get to a Final Four(1:50) When did Rick embrace what college sports has become? + the love of coaching(3:55) Having the oldest staff in the country + finding common ground with players (6:30) Rick Barnes is a prankster! (and uses AI?!?)(8:30) How Barnes laughs and coaches his team hard at the same team(10:10) Jalen Washington eligibility & the state of the sport(11:50) This is not Rick Barnes’ last seasonTheme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye on College Basketball is…