[Husker] About that whole Altman - Arkansas thing ...

[Bob Beach]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Gaule" <pgaule at cox.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] About that whole Altman - Arkansas thing ...


> Altman said he now wants to retire at Creighton, and you can call me 
> naive, but I believe him.


      I have no reason to not believe him.  I guess the question I would 
have though, is he just figured that out?  This isn't his first Head 
Coaching job.  He was at Marshall and Kansas State before so he should have 
some feel for the comfortability at Creighton.  My guess is he still had 
that fire burning for a National Championship and the likelihood of winning 
one at Creighton is very slim.  As a matter of fact the likelihood of 
winning one at ANY Valley school is slim.  To say he is retiring at 
Creighton says his main goal isn't a National Title.  His family is his main 
goal and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.




> My honest opinion is that his decision was somewhere in the middle between 
> family/loyalty to Creighton and issues at Arkansas.



     Again, not to beat a dead horse and you're probably right.  But, I just 
can't figure out how he would get in that position.  Talking any career move 
over with your family is number one over and above anything else.  Typically 
you know exactly where your family stands before you say yes or no to any 
career change and particularly one that involves relocation.  If you and I 
both know the Arkansas situation is a mess I would have to believe Altman 
knew that before he got there.


     To reiterate, I have nothing against Altman.  As a matter of fact I 
thought a certain team that wears red and plays in the Devaney Center would 
have been well advised to go after Altman in earnest when Collier was gone. 
In the end you have to do what is right for you and your family regardless 
of how it looks to others.  I respect him for that.  When I see things that 
to me don't add up I usually question things.  I am not finding fault.  I am 
just trying to piece the puzzle together.  Maybe I am reading way too much 
into it.


Bob Beach

The more you know the more you realize how much there is you don't know.