My story in tomorrow's Star Tribune about today's news and recapping the week that was.
My Sunday centerpiece: Mid-major coaches (like Smart, Stevens, Gregg Marshall) are finding fewer reasons to leave.
I wouldn't believe this could be true – knowing how long these things can last – but after five days the early panic has practically reached a fever pitch around Minnesota.
The fact is, a lot of the leaks that have come out – the Gophers offering Shaka Smart and Brad Stevens and Fred Hoiberg, for example – have been a lot of hearsay. We don't really know all (or much, even) of what's going on, mostly because the 'U' has done such a good job locking down everyone involved.
That makes things difficult for me, of course, and perhaps frustrating for all of you. But really: five days is no time at all in many coaching searches.
The mood, however, did not lighten any today when ESPN's Andy Katz reported that Flip Saunders – long a fan-favorite in this thing – had declined the Gophers' offer.
So who -- people spoke loudly to me on Twitter -- is left???
Well, um, lots of people.
