Plus, Crean’s brothers-in-law are Jim and John Harbaugh, so maybe he would bring Jim in for some of that patented weirdness (and winning). Our program could probably use both.
In addition to the not insignificant NIL delta we'd have to address, Wade's a Southern guy and I'm guessing living in the great white North wouldn't be high on his list, especially if he has good P4 offers to stay in Dixie.
Bringing Johnson back for year 5 will crater what minuscule interest remains in this program. It would be an egregious dereliction of Coyle’s duty to put Gophers athletics on the strongest possible footing competitively and financially.
Sweet! Someday, through tears of joy, I can regale my grandkids with stories of the glorious 2024-25 Gophers basketball season where they heroically scratched and clawed their way into the Big Ten tournament's Wednesday games.
If he mismanages one of his major revenue sports into the dirt because of 10 years of inaction and bad judgment (5 years at the back end of Pitino--yes, I know he didn't hire him, and 5 of Johnson), then he absolutely should be measured in part on that. It's not like he has football, hockey or...