A DUCKY SATURDAY by ST

One of the things I've tried to emphasize during the trials and tribulations of Oregon football players post Rose Bowl was that in no way should we view this as a symptom of what jocks at this University are like. These knuckleheads are a handful of rogue brats who don't appreciate what a fantasy it is to be a scholarship athlete at a place like the U of O. In recent months I've had the chance to meet with some amazing student/athletes and their coaches through radio interviews both on SportsTalk here on 95.3 and the Friday Morning Ducktalk show on KUGN. Vin Lananna of Track & Field, softball coach Mike White, Lacrosse boss Jen Larson and more. We've chatted with Taylor Lilly and some of her hoop teammates, Ashton Eaton, some soccer players and it's been enlightening. On Saturday I actually got off my duff and caught a chunk of the Oregon dual meet romp against UCLA. After meeting some friends at Hayward, we ventured over to Howe Field and witnessed the final couple innings of the Duck win over the top ranked and defending national champion Huskies. I really enjoyed the atmosphere at both events. The oddest thing I saw was about a half hour before the track meet when I was picking up my credentials. There was a guy decked out in Washington gear outside the softball team with the barbeque fired up, tailgating for softball? Weird!
How about the UO Baseball team. A couple weeks back they took on top ranked Arizona State, won a game and nearly took the series but Ty Anderson lost a heartbreaker in the opener. Last week they won their 1st Pac 10 set since the return of the sport down on The Farm against Stanford. This past weekend they expanded on those successes by taking 2 of 3 at UCLA who had risen to the top of the rankings. The pitching staff will get tested with a midweek series at Gonzaga tomorrow and Wednesday before the guys return home for USC on Friday.
Okay, with Missouri's Mike Anderson the most recent to rebuff overtures to become the new men's basketball coach, it appears folks representing Mike Gottfried have told the powers that be he's interested in the gig. He is 46 years old and has done some nice work. First he was at Murray State out of the Ohio Valley League and took the Racers to consecutive Big Dance's in the late 1990's. He would eventually get his 1st major gig at Alabama and from his 4th through his 8th season with the Tide would roll to 5 NCAA Tournament's in a row including an Elite 8 birth in 2004. He seems to be a solid coach though the circumstances surrounding his departure in early 2009 are unclear. At this point I'd call him a viable candidate. He was also an assistant on Jim Harrick's 1995 national title team with UCLA so obviously a Pac 10 connection exists.
Okay, I have an Oregon baseball cap and 'Dri-Fit' baseball jersey, size XL. We'll pull 2 names so e-mail your correct answer to the following to stevetannen@live.com
I mentioned Gottfried as a Bruin assistant when they won it all in 1995. Name the other 2 assistants on that staff who are currently head coaches in a major conference?