[JRL]

By Tom Dienhart - SportingNews



There are several interesting names not coaching this season -- Gary Barnett, Gerry DiNardo, Larry Coker. But the pick of the litter is former Minnesota coach Glen Mason.
Mark my words: some BCS program will hire him. The guy flat-out is a great coach. He has won at three coach-killer jobs: Kent State, Kansas and Minnesota. And ... get this: Mason runs a clean program.
His firing in the Twin Cities eerily reminded me of Indiana's rueful decision to dump Bill Mallory after the 1996 season because -- like Mason -- Mallory couldn't take Indiana to the next level after generating six bowls. Since Mallory left, IU hasn't been to a bowl.

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[Lefty Noob]

I was talking to a few Notre Dame fans the other day, and Mason was a guy who's name came up as someone they'd love to have. Just thought that was interesting. He's a very good coach, and at a major program I think he could do some special things. But will he ever get that chance?

[JRL]

Wonder why Mason turned down Mich St., LSU and Ga. ?