Oregon to Make Offer to Izzo??

[jdoggivjc]

What's his connection to Oregon? Alum, fan/donor??

Want to say alum, but it's definitely the school he built his empire on (much like Maryland and the founder of Under Armour).

[swarthmoreCY]

Izzo to Oregon would be tough. He would be able to recruit even better players (already recruits great to MSU) BUT most would leave early to the NBA. Look at the years Izzo doesn't make the final four (not often). It generally is b/c players left the program early for the NBA

Izzo at MSU has recruiting down. Whether by default or choice, he gets a lot of players just below the top...ones that will usually stay at least 3 years, but still very talented/athletic.

[jdoggivjc]

Izzo at MSU has recruiting down. Whether by default or choice, he gets a lot of players just below the top...ones that will usually stay at least 3 years, but still very talented/athletic.

Doesn't hurt that he has direct pipelines from both Flint and Detroit...

[swarthmoreCY]

Doesn't hurt that he has direct pipelines from both Flint and Detroit...

Yeah, it is a good situation to be in. Also, Chicago is close, although it seems recruiting there is interesting.

[Bobber]

I'll be a little surprised if this happens, but Johnny Orr did come to ISU way back when.

[gogagig]

Doesn't hurt that he has direct pipelines from both Flint and Detroit...

Exactly. All but one of his players came from the Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
More than half the team from Michigan itself.

Still, Izzo has done a fantastic job. Still have to go out an recruit against Wolverines, Badgers, Buckeyes etc. And he is doing just fine.

[CRcyclone6]

Waaay more. Phil Knight is the 27th richest american worth 9.5 billion. T Boone is the 341st richest american, worth 1.1 billion.

what's 8.4 billion between friends.

[StormnClone58]

what's 8.4 billion between friends.

tom izzo's new salary?

[cyfan964]

There is no chance this happens. Seriously like a < 0% chance.

[JP4CY]

I guess if I were in the position where I'm making millions a year I would stay where I'm content and enjoy it versus a place that's a challenge. I would think with Indiana U, Michigan U down a little bit that has to help out the recruiting. Butler and ND might snag a few of them now but still, he's very close to some big time major cities.

[cyclonenum1]

Want to say alum, but it's definitely the school he built his empire on (much like Maryland and the founder of Under Armour).

I don't think you could say that Under Armour built their empire on the University of Maryland. I saw a show on Under Armour and they built their business through word of mouth by giving their product to high profile athletes and to production companies filming sports movies. The guy had been a player at Maryland and used his contacts through that to build a network of guys wearing his stuff. If I recall correctly, their first school that was an actual client was Georgia Tech and the guy was still working out of his basement and car at the time he made the sale. Great story!

With respect to Izzo, he is a Michigan native and his entire career has been in Michigan...as a HS coach, a small college coach, an assistant at Michigan St., and now as their head coach. He should listen to Oregon but I doubt he would make the move.

[Dryburn]

What's his connection to Oregon? Alum, fan/donor??

Knight was born and raised in Portland. The University of Oregon is big in track. While at Oregon Knight ran track for Oregon coach Bill Bowerman. After he graduated from Oregon, he went to Stanford Buisiness. He got interested in designing running shoes....worked with Bowerman, and together they founded Nike.