Now that Sean Sutton has been fired, the speculation will begin on whether the big bucks of Oklahoma State booster Boone Pickens can lure Kansas coach Bill Self or Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie to Stillwater.

Self is an alum, but it would be difficult to imagine a scenario in which he would leave Lawrence - even for the $3 million or so per season that Pickens could toss around. Gillispie, one of Self's closest friends, has spent just one season at Kentucky.

Gillispie is one of the most difficult coaches in the industry to get a read on, so it's pure speculation whether he would leave Lexington. However, one thing is clear: Gillispie prefers to be out of the limelight - and he'd have that opportunity in Stillwater.

INDIANA JOB LOOKING LESS ATTRACTIVE

One theory for the dismissal of starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis is that interim coach Dan Dakich stands a better shot of keeping the job if it looks less attractive to prospective coaches.

Bassett and Ellis were disciplined by Dakich after missing a pre-arranged appointment last week and then failing to show for a 6 a.m. run the next day, according to the Indianapolis Star.