2009-12-02T16:29:56-05:00
Will Bill Self Sell Out?
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<p><img src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/04/10/cheer.week.tennessee/vent_self.jpg" align="top" alt="" /></p><p>It's been only a few days since Kansas coach <strong>Bill Self </strong>led the Jayhawks to the national championship, but the coach is making headlines as the top candidate for the Oklahoma State coaching job. The school, led by trazillionaire alum <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_Pickens" target="_blank"><strong>T. Boone Pickens</strong></a> -- is prepared to off Self a hefty signing bonus and long-term contract (the exact figures are not known, but it's a nice chunk of change) to return to his alma mater and lead the Cowboys to the promised land.</p><p>Now the coach is faced with a dilemma many successful coaches deal with -- do they stay at the school they had success with or leave for a higher-paying job at another instutitution. More importantly, are they "selling out" by leaving or just doing what anyone else would do -- take the job that offers the most financial security. Just this week, Stanford coach <strong>Trent Johnson</strong> parlayed his successful run with the Cardinal into a five-year deal with the higher profile LSU program. Same with <strong>Tom Crean</strong>, who just left Marquette to coach at Indiana. But Self's case is different in that he'd be leaving one of the real bastions of college hoops in Kansas for a less esteemed program at Oklahoma State. </p><p>The debate is mixed. In a column earlier this week, ESPN's <strong>Gene Wojciechowski </strong><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=3335480&sportCat=ncb" target="_blank">urged Self not to "sell out" and leave the Jayhawks. </a>The <em>New York Daily News</em>' <strong>Dick Weis </strong>thinks Self should<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/columnists/weiss/" target="_blank"> take the money and run. </a>What do you think? Should Self leave KU for OSU? Would he be selling out if he did?</p><p><font size="2"><strong>UPDATE (5 p.m.) -- Self is reportedly staying at Kansas. Is this the right move? </strong></font></p><p> </p>
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