Didnt go through the locked Gerry cesspool thread, but figured i could post this here. Roger Wyland, sports director for the Albany NBC news affiliate (and a pretty decent fellow, notwithstanding his love of PSU), commented on his radio show that a source said that Beilein may not have the position locked up. He had a source who told him that one of Patsos's assistants, Jordan Watson, was the source of the leaks to the news, and that it was believed that it was done in order to advance Beilein as a candidate.
In the end, both Roger and his partner agreed that if Beilein is the best candidate, then this should not be enough to thwart his appointment, but who knows if the Athletic Director (and other decision makers) sees it that way.