re: Is Nate Oats the favorite to be the top coach in the SEC going forward?

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Tennessee ain't bad but Barnes is not Oats.

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Oats has been to the Sweet 16 three times and was knocked out in the first round once.

Barnes, just at Tennessee, has been to the Sweet 16 three times and the round of 32 twice, and was knocked out in the first round once.

I'd say they're pretty even right now as far as consistency and ceiling have been concerned.

And again, that's completely ignoring a whole lot of coaching Barnes did at Texas where he missed the NCAAT one time in 17 years, with a final four, 2 elite 8s, and 2 sweet 16s

I do think those are the top 2 coaches in the league right now, though, but the margin is razor thin IMO.