Rick Barnes Press Conference Live Thread

Your new head basketball coach will stand in Pratt Pavilion and address the masses at 4:00 PM ET.  You can watch live via the official site.

Your press conference scorecard:

• Wears a tie of the correct shade of orange +100
• Any reference to The Alamo, Davy Crockett, or Mexico +1836
• Correct pronunciation of the word "Vols" +100
• Any mention of knowing someone or something referred to as a "point guard" for the current roster without violating NCAA rules, +50
• Kevin Durant, +50
• Chris Lofton, +51
• Bert Bertelkamp screaming "MONEY!" from the background, +3
• Any John Ward mention or sighting, +500
• Any use of "Bless your heart," +50
• Not having to make the joke about how he wasn't Tennessee's first choice but wasn't his wife's first choice either, +1000
• Dave Hart making a joke about how difficult our schedule is and sarcastically wishing our new coach good luck, -1,000,000