Dan Lanning made it extremely clear Monday evening regarding his future as head coach at the University of Oregon.
He’s not going anywhere.
Rumors of him being tied to the now vacant Texas A&M head coaching position are just that,…rumors.
And Lanning made that clear when asked about the Aggie job.
“My name and our program would never be a topic of conversation for another school if we didn’t have something here that everybody else wanted” said Lanning when asked about his commitment to Oregon.
“The reason we have something here that somebody else wants is because our players, our coaches, the support that exists here at Oregon has created. I think I’ve been really really clear here since day one,…everything I want exists right here. I’m not going anywhere.
“There’s zero chance that I would be coaching somewhere else. I’ve got unfinished business here. There’s a lot that I want to accomplish here at Oregon. My number one priority is being elite here at Oregon. We have the resources, the tools,….anybody that can’t understand why you would want to be here at this place doesn’t understand exactly what exists here. What I’ve said before with a 13 year old, a 12 year old and a 10 year old,…to be able to raise your family in a community like this,…to be able to compete for championships and have the ability to get the resources you need.
“A lot of these coaches hang on to these moments,…and they don’t do anything or they don’t say anything,…one is because they don’t want egg on their face when they decide to do something else,….two, because they’re concerned with things that I’m not concerned about like getting a better contract. I’m taken care of extremely well here at Oregon,…I have the resources that I need here at Oregon to be really really successful. I’m not motivated by that,…I’m motivated by winning,…I’m motivated by being elite here.
MONDAY PRESSER; DAN LANNING DISCUSSES RUMORS AND FACING ARIZONA STATE