Friday, January 12, 2007

From SI.com: "The University of Minnesota appears to have its sights set on Flip Saunders and Tony Dungy to be its newest head coaches for it's basketball and football teams, respectively. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune" What? Does the U actually have a chance at either of these two! Is the administration ready to throw Nick Saban money at either of these two. Dungy is loved in Indy, despite his less than stellar success in the playoffs. Even if lost his job in Indy, he is so well liked that he would get a job elsewhere int he NFL. I don't believe Dungy has coached in college since 1980, when he was an assistant at Minnesota. I just don't see it. What about making a run for Walt Harris? Sure, he stunk at Stanford, but he was considered an offensive genius when he was an assistant at Ohio State, so he knows the Big Ten. He was also fairly successful at Pitt. As for Saunders, unless Flip thinks his days at Detroit are numbered, why leave the NBA? Minnesota needs someone who can recruit in the Big Ten and in-state! Mike Montgomery could be an option or what about Rick Majerus if he wants to leave TV? Steve Lavin?

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