2 hours ago2 hr Administrator No. With a month before the season? I am as surprised as you are....Oregon's Dana Altman Retires Less Than 1 Month Before Sta...Less than a month before the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season, Oregon is already dealing with a tumultuous situation after longtime head coach Dana Altman announced his retirement on Wed Mr. OBD
2 hours ago2 hr Moderator No. Reading between the lines of this On3 article, it sounds like he is retiring because he doesn't have the budget to compete at the top of today's CBB NIL world.He wasn't happy about not having the resources to retain top players or create a championship roster.Most of the revenue-sharing money has to go to football. Oregon basketball boosters don't have the money, or there aren't enough boosters interested in basketball.The same thing happened to the baseball team. By Big Ten standards, Oregon has a small number of living alumni. Today's CBB is a different world from when the Tall Firs won the first NCAA championship in 1937 with a win over Ohio State. I expect the Buckeyes combined CFB and CBB budgets dwarf Oregon's combined budgets.And getting a half-share of B1G revenue does not help the cause.Success in today's college sports: follow the $$$.On3Oregon coach Dana Altman to retire after 16 seasons with...Oregon coach Dana Altman has decided to retire ahead of the 2026-27 season, according to a report from On3's Joe Tipton. Altman, 68, has been the Ducks
2 hours ago2 hr Moderator No. 18 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:And getting a half-share of B1G revenue does not help the cause.Although it is a heck of a lot more than a full share of the PAC.19 minutes ago, John Charles said:the timing is weird to say the least.AMEN
2 hours ago2 hr Moderator No. 17 minutes ago, John Charles said:While a change has been inevitable, the timing is weird to say the least.JC, see the On3 article post above. I think Dana is retiring because he doesn't have the budget to compete at the top level of today's NIL-driven CBB.
1 hour ago1 hr No. Hopefully, it isn't a health issue regarding him or a close family member. Otherwise, though, the timing is very strange. Maybe he woke up and just decided he didn't want to go through a season with talent in the lower half of the conference?
1 hour ago1 hr No. Shocking news for this time of year. I thought for sure Altman would had had enough by the end of last season.Maybe he'd seen enough practices to know he couldn't take another year of this.
59 minutes ago59 min Author Administrator No. From John Canzano...."Altman approached AD Rob Mullens this week and told him he needed to retire due to health issues. To Mullens’ credit, he tried to talk Altman out of it, offering that even if the coach could give 70 percent, they’d figure out how to make it work this season.“Dana was very emotional,” the source told me. “It’s just not in his nature to quit.”Altman’s abrupt departure, just eight victories shy of 800, is curious. I expected he’d start the season as coach and get to 800. But a source told me that Altman was in so much pain at practice last week that he had to lie down on the court twice.“Not life-threatening,” the source said. “But he’s having a rough time sleeping.”Tony Stubblefield was 28-54 at DePaul before being fired... Mr. OBD
22 minutes ago22 min Administrator No. Dan talks about Dana.Dan Lanning: "He's as good as they come."
14 minutes ago14 min Moderator No. Wow. They don’t come anymore genuine than Dana. Going to miss him. Hope his health issues resolve soon.
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