Salt in the wound of Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes deciding to stay with the Volunteers - according to multiple reports late Monday - instead of pursuing the UCLA job? Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale tweeted that the Bruins' "search is becoming embarrassing."
UCLA reportedly offered Barnes $5 million per year, and the Volunteers countered with a new deal.
UCLA's search for a new men's basketball head coach apparently hit a snag when Jamie Dixon's TCU buyout - believed to be in excess of $8 million - proved to be an obstacle.