He's Coyle's guy, they are linked - and, yes, because he says so a lot. That the Tennessee AD has him on a short list, doesn't mean much unless PJ wanted it to mean something. He would look very bad in his profession if he jumped ship after one year. Which raises the issue of whether PJ should say at some point (this and every year) that he's dedicated to the Minnesota project. otherwise we have a kind of Glen Mason situation, where Mason said he'd always answer the phone and actually did meet with LSU and Michigan State officials, and later showed an open interest in Ohio State - none of which was appreciated by fans here.
