But it doesn’t make me feel a lot worse either. Nothing that sends a message that Izzo is clearly leaving or clearly staying.

Bullets I thought were of importance:

Hollis confirmed that this process began about a week ago- I think this confirms that he is seriously thinking this over, but at this point that isn’t new.

He said the media has overhyped the report “a bit” with weird emphasis on “a bit” when he said. To me it said the reports on the contract offer aren’t entirely accurate, but they are pretty darn close.

Although Hollis later re-iterates that from his knowledge there has not been an official contract offer. I think Rexrode’s take on this from this morning is right that Hollis might be playing it a little coy with this in that Izzo doesn’t have a contract in hand, but that terms have been discussed.

The quote in the story is accurate, about Hollis having to ensure that MSU is in good shape going forward. It didn’t imply to me that he was doing this because he thinks Izzo is definitely leaving. Basically he’s fulfilling his responsibility to be prepared, just like Izzo is fulfilling his responsibility to weigh this carefully.

Simonson stresses that he hears “concern” out of Hollis. I think that’s a fair way to describe it.

Izzo is really seriously considering this, it’s not the slam dunk that we all hoped for when this story broke for him to stay.

At the end Hollis hints at the end that from his perspective everything with the program and with compensation with Tom is in good shape.

To me this says, this could be about money for Izzo, but it’s not about Izzo getting more money out of the university. If it has to do with money it would be about him making a career move to an employer that can afford to pay him more.

Hollis said Izzo hasn’t given him a timeline on making a decision.

 I don’t know that a lot has changed. I think a lot of it still depends on Lebron. If he said he was playing for the Cavs I think Izzo would be more likely to go than stay. If he doesn’t get any type of signal from lebron I think he’s slightly more likely to stay, say 60/40. If this plays out until July (not sure I will be able to take it) and Lebron signs elsewhere I think Izzo is like 85/15 to come back.

ESPN bottom line just scrolled that Chris Broussard reported the Cavs are also reaching out to Jeff Van Gundy and Byron Scott.

Confirms what Gilbert said in his presser, but nice to hear some other names associated with this job. Plus as much as we all love Izzo. Van Gundy has been to the Finals, Byron Scott has won 50 games. You could make a pretty good case that they are stronger candidates than Izzo is.