Tubby Smith resigns, taking Minnesota job

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im really surprised that Tubby did this so fast because Michigan was reportedly interested in him as well as many other coaches. not sure if Michigan would of ended up choosing him or not, but it does tell me that the Mich job is not that highly regarded if Tubby 'insta' takes the job at Minny without even talking to Mich.

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How many other D1 programs are there in MN? Compare that to the Michigan job where you have to deal with Izzo and MSU who have ruled that state for several years.

Now put yourself in Tubby's head. Seems like a pretty easy decision to me.

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# of recruits interested in Michigan >>>> Minnesota

Detroit area > Minneapolis
Michigan is closer to Chicago recruiting area
Michigan past >>> Minnesota
the final fours that didn't happen did in everyone's mind (2 for Michigan v 1 for Minnesota) not to mention the '89 national title for Michigan
Michigan image >>> Minnesota
sure, it's football based mainly. But, bball image is still huge. This school has everyone take notice.