Not to single you out, especially when you have "recovered," but the hand-wringing, acrimony and mean spiritedness directed toward Coyle in this thread is completely irrational. He took the SU job with the best of intentions but unfortunately for SU and fortunately for him the Minnesota job came open several months after he had accepted the SU job. Had he been offered both at the same time he would clearly have taken the Minnesota job. He has a history with the school, the midwest is where he wants to be because of family, and they gave him a raise. He made a personal decision just as much if not more than a business decision and both he and Minnesota acknowledged the regrettable timing. Coyle had nothing but complimentary things to say about Syverud and SU and Minnesota is paying the 500K buyout fee without challenge. He did an excellent job while he was at SU. He dismissed Shafer, hired a promising football coach and staff, and created an open dialogue with coaches, players and students as acknowledged by a number of people, including Floyd, Desko, and Boeheim. I think he might have handled the ACC meetings a little better but he was in a delicate position and negotiations at such a high level are never complete until they are complete. Why shouldn't the prevailing mood just be to thank him for his service, wish the guy luck, and trust Kent to find a replacement with a similar array of talents?
