My couch. Still no press conference scheduled. I guess UMass fans should take that as a good thing, although that doesn't mean there's no press conference coming tomorrow.

Everything I've heard right now says UMass has comeback with a counteroffer to Providences. I've heard several variations of how much and they all sound like guesses. It's more than I make and less than OK State is offering Bill Self. I feel confident in the accuracy of that statement. Other than that, both sides seem hunkered down.

I hope they prepared a lot of food for the banquet because I'm guessing it's going to be far more attended than normal, even if its just from media people, who are notorious for eating a lot.

To the folks at UMasshoops.com, I don't drink coffee and I would have certainly posted before leaving for Rhode Island.

I know the NCAA has rules about live-blogging from games, can you live blog from a banquet?

...2.5 hours til the banquet...