No more pancakes - or waffling - for Yudof; His `U' contract had a hole big enough to walk through - so he, like many, walked.(NEWS)(Doug Grow) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: June 2, 2002| Author: Grow, Doug | COPYRIGHT 2002 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Doug Grow; Staff Writer

The knee-jerk reaction many of us have about University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof's decision to leave for Texas is: Hope the packing goes well.

That stems from the fact that a lot of us who like living here are weary of high-profile people either leaving or threatening to leave.

Minneapolis schools Superintendent Carol Johnson flirted with Nashville before deciding to honor her contract and stay. St. Paul sch...