This college coaching stuff is for the birds, isn’t it?
It was two years ago this month that Dana Altman and I ended up on the phone one dreary morning. He was frustrated. The Oregon Ducks were in an injury-riddled swoon on the basketball court.
“As long as I feel like I'm the best guy for the job, I'll stay with it,” Altman told me. “If the people here ever want to make a change, I won't fight them.”
I will.
Altman’s team is hobbled by injury again this season. It’s 1-10 in the Big Ten and 8-14 overall. The Ducks have lost eight straight basketball games. But there’s a dirty little secret lurking.