Tubby Smith was on a weekly call in show this evening and has said he thinks he is staying put in Minnesota for next season.
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[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]Several reports on Monday said Smith was close to replacing John Pelphrey at Arkansas. Smith appeared on his weekly radio show on WCCO-AM Monday night and was asked if he expected to return.[/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]Smith said, “Yes I do.”[/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]The coach said he is continuing to work on a two-year extension with athletic director Joel Maturi. Smith has wanted a new practice facility ever since he arrived in 2007, but the school has not been able to raise the necessary funds to make that happen yet.[/COLOR][/LEFT]
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It always seems when a coach says he is staying at the school he is at means he is going to be leaving soon.
Tubby might stay, but all the talk of him coming back to the SEC sure is interesting.
