SAN FRANCISCO — He'd barely set foot in the lobby of Pac-12 Conference headquarters when Dana Altman was confronted by a camera and microphone for the first time Friday.
"How are things?" a reporter asked, before the camera rolled for Altman's first of many interviews at Pac-12 men's basketball media day.
"We're OK," Altman said, making a face somewhere between a smile and a grimace. "We're OK."
Just OK? Altman's Ducks had just been tabbed at No. 5 in the USA Today top 25 poll of coaches. In his seventh year at the helm, Altman had Oregon in the top spot of the Pac-12 media poll.