Pat Caputo- Tom Izzo Is Not Bigger Than Michigan State Nor The State Of Michigan. He Shouldn't Be Treated Like It.
The issue is not whether Tom Izzo can leave. Of course he can. It's a free country. He has a $500,000 buyout in his contract. If he pays that, he is free as a bird to fly to Cleveland as fast as Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert's private jet can get him there.
The issue is whether Izzo should leave.
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