As a college basketball writer, it’s one of my biggest fears to be so far behind on a story that I didn’t even know the story was going viral.
I may not be great at my job, but I’m not terrible at my job (I swear I’m not, VCU fans) and that would mean that I was be terrible at my job.
So you should understand the fear that gripped my soul when I saw that Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was trending on twitter today.
What was Rick Barnes trending on twitter?
Because he decided to wear these to a press conference:
Sorry @UTCoachJones, @RickBarnesUT stole the show at the podium this morning. #Vols pic.twitter.com/zrcbyPYIvl
— Emily Proud (@emily_proud) November 7, 2016
Why did Rick Barnes wear those pants to a press conference?
Wes Rucker, a Tennessee beat writer we still like despite being Knoxville’s most annoying Arsenal fan, has the answer:
Rick Barnes on bringing back the #Vols’ pregame candy-striper warmups: I love tradition. Those were good times here. Let’s bring them back.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 7, 2016