There’s a report from an Oregon television station that the Ducks are preparing to make a record contract offer to Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo.
This is not surprising, and for MSU fans, it should not be alarming. I cannot imagine Izzo leaving East Lansing for Eugene.
The only reason for Izzo to bolt to Oregon would be a money-grab. Izzo is not immune to financial desires. Despite his common-man persona, Izzo, like most coaches, is well aware of his salary in relation to his peers. And, yes, he does quite well.
But if he wants to take a job for the money, he’ll go to the NBA, where the cash is bigger, the challenge is greater and the damage to his reputation would be minimal. If he left MSU for the NBA, he could say it was for the challenge (which it would at least partly be). But if he left MSU for Oregon, everybody would just say he just did it for the money.
There is one reason, and one reason only Izzo doesn't end up in Eugene. Mariucci will not want to move his family at this point in his life. With their friendship with benefits relationship being put on blast by the free press, a long distance relationship is for sure to only worsen the strain on secret love affair. The last thing I need is Mariucci creating sextingstevemariucci.com and taking Izzo's career right down with his.
In all seriousness, there is no way this happens. Izzo would run our pathetic pistons further into the ground before moving out west to coach pac-10 ball at a questionable basketball school. Who's the best player to come out of Oregon? Fred Jones??
Sorry Fred for the unnecessary burn.
BMase
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