First off, Dana Altman was reportedly Arkansas’ SIXTH choice for head coach.
That’s what Altman had shown he could do at Creighton (and has now shown he can do at Oregon as well.)īut there was something rotten in Fayeteville, and I think Dana knew it when he got to the Hill. The shine of a National Championship had not quite worn off, and Arkansas was looking to bring in someone that could build and maintain a program. They had been to the NCAA Tournament 2 years in a row, and had some players repping the Hogs in the NBA. The Razorback basketball program, at the time, was still considered to be strong. There’s no reason to suspect that he couldn’t have done that at Arkansas as well. If Dana Altman stays at Arkansas instead of resigning less than 24 hours later to go back to Creighton, where do you think the program would be? After Altman took over at Oregon, he had the Ducks in the Sweet Sixteen after 3 seasons, and they’ve been to the NCAA Tournament every year since 2013. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports MaAnaheim, CA, USA Oregon Ducks head coach Dana Altman watches game action against Duke Blue Devils during the first half of the semifinal game in the West regional of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center. He put on a red tie, took the podium….and instantly mentioned his friends back home in Omaha at Creighton. Yet for some reason, he took the damn job. He was the guy that, as you can clearly see in this video, had no desire to be here.
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He was the guy that didn’t even bother to try to learn how to call the Hogs for his press conference. The fact that I can’t control myself means that I still might lose it completely one day.Įverybody remembers Dana Altman in Arkansas. The fact that I can recognize that means that I haven’t lost my mind. This is an example of being unable to keep things in perspective. The Oregon Ducks have me throwing my support behind the less valuable, more redneck version of the Texas Longhorns.ĭana Altman is the reason I cheer against Creighton, still to this day. There have been times when I’ve been flipping through the channels and see that Creighton is playing someone like Seton Hall, and I’ll stop on the channel for a moment and cheer on the Pirates. They literally have me cheering for Oklahoma, you guys. I try to keep things in perspective, especially when it comes to sports.īut I just can’t help myself when it comes to Oregon basketball. That’s why I enjoy seeing John Pelphrey on my TV, and why I hope that some mid-level football program finally takes a gamble of Reverend Nutt as a head coach. Holding onto grudges or bad feelings won’t help you get ahead in life. It’s a glimpse into an alternate reality for Hog fans, and is a reminder of the mistakes that were made that got us to this point as a program. Meanwhile, Stan Heath, John Pelphrey, and Mike Anderson will be watching the games on TV. By Cory Thone 7 years ago Today, former Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Dana Altman and former quite-possibly-could-have-been head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks Bill Self will tip off in their own Elite 8 contests.
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