Mountain West Commish "Open" to Minnesota AD job

[Harry]

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson told the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press' Marcus Fuller that he's "open" to discussing the athletic director vacancy at Minnesota, his alma mater. Thompson has deep roots at Minnesota, as his brother and several other family members attended or currently attend the U. He grew up about 115 miles West of Minneapolis in Redwood Falls, Minn.

It might make sense for him to make a move now, as the Mountain West and Conference USA are discussing a merger. Also, Thompson helped build the Mountain West into the nation's best BCS non-automatic qualifying conference, only to see the league lose its top two teams (Boise State and TCU) in the latest round of realignment.

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[PlummMeanGreen]

And he was the guy that everyone said was going to be running the show for the Merger...

If I were CUSA I'd immediately put the merger on hold because all the wrong players are bailing (or trying to bail) before it even happens. Not quite sure how many more red flags are needed. It is no secret as to where Britt Banowsky wants to be and it ain't as commish' of CUSA. What a freakin' mess this is becoming.

GMG!