I fully agree. I just wish the donors would chill. All due respect to Phil Knight and others like him, they're boosters, not coaches or athletic administration, and UO is a public school. If they were in admin or the Oregon State Legislature, they'd make the calls. They didn't choose to pursue those career paths. And that's fine! But they need to know their roles, and those roles are as influencers and nothing else. They can vote with their wallets, if they choose to do so, or they're free to try to throw their money around at UP or Stanford, if they so choose. If not, they can focus on whatever they think is important and take their lumps at UO, if they arrive.
Bad coaching decisions are a thing. Lanning will learn...or he won't...and his career will advance based on those learnings.
Expectations are tough. Lanning is the right hire.
I fully agree. I just wish the donors would chill. All due respect to Phil Knight and others like him, they're boosters, not coaches or athletic administration, and UO is a public school. If they were in admin or the Oregon State Legislature, they'd make the calls. They didn't choose to pursue those career paths. And that's fine! But they need to know their roles, and those roles are as influencers and nothing else. They can vote with their wallets, if they choose to do so, or they're free to try to throw their money around at UP or Stanford, if they so choose. If not, they can focus on whatever they think is important and take their lumps at UO, if they arrive.
Bad coaching decisions are a thing. Lanning will learn...or he won't...and his career will advance based on those learnings.