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John Beilein: Win NIT Tonight, Take Michigan Job Tomorrow?

Mar 29, 2007 – 9:30 AM
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Michael David Smith

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West Virginia coach John Beilein's team has advanced to tonight's NIT championship game. If reports out of Michigan are to be believed, it will be Beilein's last game as the Mountaineers' coach.

A story in today's Detroit Free Press begins like this:

From all indications, John Beilein is not just a candidate to be Michigan's next basketball coach. Beilein is the candidate. Michigan athletic director Bill Martin is not tipping his hand publicly, but he appears to have zeroed in on West Virginia's Beilein.

Of course, it's not a sure thing that Beliein will take the Michigan job if it's offered. I think the consensus among coaches around the country is that Michigan isn't as attractive a job as Martin thinks it is. On the other hand, Beilein didn't make much secret that he wanted to leave for both Indiana and North Carolina State last year. If Michigan is willing to invest the kind of money in Beilein to give him a substantial raise and pay his $2.5 million buyout, the chances are good that tonight is his last game in West Virginia.
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