Really Oregon?? Five days before we play in the Final Four and you are going to publicly announce that you are going to offer to make Izzo the highest paid coach in college basketball? Is this because we rejected Nike's proposed new logo and Phil Knight wanted revenge?
And come on Tom. This gets published and your response is "I haven't been contacted... I'm happy with the job I have"? That's like saying "I'm trying to lose weight" when asked if you want ice cream. That doesn't mean you're not going to end up eating it. We all think we know Tom Izzo. I know the arguement is "he has ties to the team and M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N is his State". He "cares more about making MSU an elite program than money". But then again, wasn't Tiger Woods the picture-perfect role model? A few years ago, wasn't Peyton Manning someone who always choked in the playoffs? And since then, wasn't he considered a sure thing?
This goes back to my age-old question: why doesn't this happen to Roy Williams and Coack K? You don't hear Mississippi State thinking they can lure one of them away from UNC or Duke.
And finally, come on MSU. Pay him $4 million a year and let's move on.
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This is becoming way overblown. I read the small blurb about it early this morning on a website, then Izzo was on the noon Sportscenter, and now it's everywhere. OREGON HASN'T EVEN CONTACTED IZZO! This will become a story when Oregon actually talks with Izzo and Izzo seems somewhat interested- which is unlikely, considering he's turned down NBA offers and more high profile jobs in the past.
It just irks me that a school would do this during our tournament run. Classless.
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