Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick, who lost to Neuheisel four consecutive times, could get a look. That could cause a huge in-state uproar in both camps. Imagine Michigan interviewing John Cooper. LSU's Gerry DiNardo also coached under McCartney and might be feeling the pressure after a losing season in Baton Rouge. TCU's Dennis Franchione could get a look, although he is not as accomplished as the others are.
Money is no object despite a state law that restricts state employees to one-year contracts.
CU got around that with Neuheisel by providing him with an expensive house. If Barnett doesn't have an offer by Monday, those other names probably are in the mix. If he turns down an offer this time, he deserves whatever comes along in the future at Northwestern. A coach's graveyard. Dennis Dodd is a senior writer in CBS SportsLine's Kansas City bureau.